Octopus Electroverse: public charging for Octopus EV tariff customers

Even with cheap home charging, most drivers need public chargers sometimes. Octopus Electroverse is Octopus’s answer: one card and one app that work across a large number of networks in the UK and Europe.

What it is

• A physical card you tap on the charger, and an app to find chargers, see prices and start sessions.
• Covers many networks with a single account, so you do not need an app per network.
• Billed in one place, rather than to separate accounts.

The discount for EV tariff customers

Octopus gives a discount on public charging through Electroverse to customers on its EV tariffs. When we checked, the Intelligent Octopus Go page described it as 8% off.

Keep it for when you need it

Public charging is far dearer than charging at home on an EV tariff. Zapmap’s index put average rapid and ultra-rapid pay-as-you-go prices at 79p/kWh in September 2026, roughly ten times Intelligent Octopus Go’s off-peak rate. A discount helps, but the best saving is to do most of your charging at home overnight. See cost to charge on Octopus.

Getting the best price

• Check the price in the app before plugging in. Prices vary by network and sometimes by charger.
• Compare with the network’s own app on routes you use often; some networks offer subscriptions that beat card prices for regular users.
• Use slower destination chargers where you can: at a hotel or supermarket they are often cheaper than rapid chargers.

For a side-by-side with another multi-network app, read Octopus Electroverse vs Bonnet. For network-by-network prices, see our charging guides.