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Energy Efficient You is proud to recommend the 100% electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme from Octopus Electric Vehicles.

Smart EV Savings

What is the Octopus Electric Vehicles salary sacrifice scheme?

A salary sacrifice car scheme is an employee benefit that lets your team access a range of electric vehicles at no upfront cost.

Octopus EV salary sacrifice car scheme offers a number of tax and personal benefits savings for the employee who pays for their electric vehicle from their gross salary before tax.

Your team can save up to 40% on the monthly cost of a brand-new EV, while boosting your sustainability credentials with zero set-up cost for your business. Plus, it’s open to companies of all shapes and sizes.

You and your team get everything you need to hit the road from Octopus Electric Vehicles: a car, a charger, and energy. The lot.

Want to find out more? Click here to register your interest.

For Employers: Key Benefits & How It Works

How does it work?

You, as a business, sign up to the scheme to provide it as an employee benefit to your team. Your team pays for a brand new EV from their gross salary, helping them save on National Insurance and Income Tax. As a business, you recover some of the cost through the employee’s gross pay.

Why is Octopus EV salary sacrifice great for your company?

Hit your net zero targets

Hit your net zero targets and show both your team and your customers that you care about fighting climate change. On average, a business saves 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ per year through EV salary sacrifice.

Boosts your benefits package

It boosts your benefits package. 75% of employees say that they’re more likely to stay at their work because of their benefits package.

Keep 100% of Your NI Savings

Unlike some providers, Octopus EV passes back 100% of your National Insurance savings. There are no launch costs, giving your organisation complete flexibility to reinvest savings or share them with employees.

Built-In Budget Protection

Octopus EV includes Early Termination Protection from day one, covering situations such as parental leave and long-term sickness. Employees may also be able to return their vehicle after three months for qualifying work-related reasons.

Bespoke events for your team

Bespoke events for your team. Octopus EV organises bespoke events to help your team experience the world of EVs and give you everything you need to promote the scheme.

Government Approved Supplier

Octopus Electric Vehicles is an approved Government Commercial Agency (GCA) supplier with extensive experience supporting public sector organisations, including academy trusts and colleges.

Complete EV package

Your team gets the complete EV package. The car, charger, energy, insurance (subject to eligibility), servicing, maintenance, breakdown and tyres. The lot. That includes a free home charger with standard installation, plus 4,000 miles of free home charging. No off-street parking? No problem. You can get 4,000 free miles of credit on Octopus Electroverse. Check out the full T&Cs for these charging offers here.

For Employees: Why You'll Love Octopus EV

How does it work?

You get to drive a brand-new EV as a benefit from your employer, through one easy monthly payment. You pay for your new EV from your gross salary, saving you money on National Insurance and Income Tax.

Want to find out more? Click here to register your interest.

What makes Octopus EV salary sacrifice great for the employee?

Get the whole EV package

Get the whole EV package in one simple monthly payment, you get access to a brand new EV, access to great charging offers, insurance (subject to eligibility), breakdown cover, maintenance and servicing and tyre replacement

Ordering is
hassle-free

The Octopus EV team is on hand to help you pick the perfect EV. They’re rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, so you’re in safe hands

No upfront deposit required

No upfront deposit required plus no hidden surprises or fees. Everything you need is covered in one monthly payment for peace of mind.

Cut your carbon emissions

Cut your carbon emissions. Drivers can save up to 2.7 tonnes of carbon per year vs a petrol car.

Living with an Electric Vehicle

Living with an EV is cheaper than a petrol or diesel car. Over a quarter of Octopus Electric Vehicles’ drivers said they save £150 a month on fuel costs compared to their last petrol or diesel car.

Built For Public Sector Organisations

Whether you're an academy trust, college or another eligible public sector organisation, Octopus EV provides expert support, Government-approved experience and built-in protection to help you launch an employee salary sacrifice scheme with confidence.

How does it work?

Want to find out more? Click here to register your interest

Great News For Academy Trusts & Colleges

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes are once again available for academy trusts and colleges. This update gives education organisations the opportunity to offer employees an attractive workplace benefit while supporting sustainability goals and reducing National Insurance costs.

Although academy trusts and colleges will still need to complete the necessary internal approval processes outlined by the DfE, the Octopus Electric Vehicles team helps simplify implementation by providing guidance throughout the journey.

If you’ve previously considered introducing an EV salary sacrifice scheme, now is an excellent time to revisit the opportunity.

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Energy Efficient You X Octopus Electric Vehicles Partnership

Smart EV Savings

What is the Octopus Electric Vehicles salary sacrifice scheme?

For Employers: Key Benefits & How It Works

How does it work?

Why is Octopus EV salary sacrifice great for your company?

Hit your net zero targets

Boosts your benefits package

Keep 100% of Your NI Savings

Built-In Budget Protection

Bespoke events for your team

Government Approved Supplier

Complete EV package

For Employees: Why You'll Love Octopus EV