Hypervolt announced on 11 June 2024 that its range of home EV chargers is now compatible with OVO's Charge Anytime add-on, which supplies electricity at 7p per kWh1. The company said the integration lets OVO customers control a Hypervolt charger from within the Charge Anytime app1.
The add-on is powered by Kaluza's software and automatically shifts charging to periods when emissions and prices are low, though Hypervolt states the discounted rate is available at any time of day or night1. OVO's Charge Anytime add-on has enabled customers to save over £7.5 million since its launch in 2023, according to the announcement1. Hypervolt said its customers can now charge at home for around 2p per mile, a figure its own footnote calculates at 1.75p per mile based on 7,000 miles a year at 4 miles per kWh, with the 7p per kWh rate stated as at 1 January 20241. A separate footnote, based on 3 miles per kWh and the rate as at 1 November 2023, puts the figure at 2.3p per mile and a running cost of £190 a year1.
Hypervolt also published a comparison between the electric Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Motor and the petrol B4 AWD. It put the electric car's running cost at 1.78p per mile on Charge Anytime against 16.9p per mile for the petrol version at 39.8 mpg, using a UK average petrol price of 148.80p per litre on 7 June 20241. Over 7,400 miles a year, the average British driver's mileage cited in that comparison, Hypervolt calculated £138.84 for the EV and £1,318.20 for petrol, a difference of £1,179.361. The two mileage figures used in the announcement, 7,000 and 7,400 miles, are not reconciled in the text1.
"Hypervolt are delighted to announce that our market leading range of EV chargers are now compatible with OVO's specialist EV charging add-on, Charge Anytime, at 7p/kWh"
Hypervolt said it is approaching 100k charging units installed in UK homes and that its chargers support solar and battery storage integration, including anti-battery drain prevention, through its UltraGrid platform1. OVO's Director of EV, Alex Thwaites, said the partnership would extend affordable charging to more customers, and Hypervolt's Head of Partnerships, David Woodford, and Kaluza's Director of Global Partnerships, Fabian Teichmueller, also gave statements1. The announcement did not state which Hypervolt models are covered, whether existing owners need a firmware update, or whether the rate is fixed for a set period; none of these has been reported1.
Why it matters for households
For a household with a Hypervolt charger and an OVO supply, the practical change is that charging can be scheduled and monitored in the same app as the tariff, rather than through a separate charger app. That matters for EV charger apps and connectivity, because control sits with the supplier's software rather than the wallbox alone. The 7p per kWh rate is an add-on rate rather than a whole-home tariff, so its value depends on how much of a home's consumption is the car; the EV charging bolt-on rates page sets out how these products compare. Households that pair a charger with solar and a battery have a further consideration, since Hypervolt cites anti-battery drain prevention as a feature of its home EV chargers, and the interaction between a cheap overnight rate and stored solar is not addressed in the announcement1. The running-cost figures quoted are the manufacturer's own and depend on vehicle efficiency and driving style, as its footnotes state1.
What happens next
No further dates were given. The announcement does not set out a rollout schedule, a start date for the integration beyond the 11 June 2024 publication, or any change to the 7p per kWh rate1.
Sources1 cited
- OVO and Hypervolt Launch Charge Anytime Integration | Hypervolt, blog.hypervolt.co.uk