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Karen Maynard
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October 29, 2024
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How can you identify the actual cost of energy used for EV charging from the app?

  • October 29, 2024
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Hi, I bought an electric vehicle in April this year. I can see in the app and on hard copy bills that there is a line with ‘Charge Anytime Credit’. The corresponding figure is negative, presumably showing money saved. I want to find out how much of my total bill is actually from charging the car. There seems to be no way of finding this out, other than calculating it manually (not that easy). OVO must know this figure in order to provide the credit figure. Spoke to OVO and they couldn’t find a way to identify the car charging cost either. Anybody got any ideas? Thanks.

    Best answer by Nukecad

    Updated on 30/07/25 by Abby_OVO

     

    I don’t have an EV myself but try the following manual calculation
    (Put it in a spreadsheet to make it even easier?):

    1. Take your normal home tariff cost per kWh and deduct 7p from it.
      (So if your normal tariff is 26p/kWh you would use 19p)
    2. Divide your Anytime Credit by that new figure.
    3. That will give the kWh where you got credited for charging the vehicle through Anytime.*
    4. Multiply that kWh by 7p to get the Anytime cost for charging the vehicle.

    *Of course that’s only for the charging done through Anytime that you got a credit for.
    If you have overridden Anytime, say for a quick charge, then that kWh/cost will not be included in the calculation because you wouldn’t get an Anytime credit for the override.

     

    Want to know more about how Charge Anytime works? Check out this really helpful YouTube video from the team! We’ve also got lots of helpful topics on the Forum, check out our topic hub below for some of the top articles:

     

     

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    speuk
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    October 29, 2024

    Nope, only manual calculation.  I do it every month to enter into my accounts.  I just tot up the kwh added during the month and multiple x 7p 

      Jasmin10
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      Jasmin10
      Rank 4
      October 30, 2024

      Hi Karen,

      I’ve had my EV for three years now and at the beginning diligently tried to work out each month what the charging costs were but found it very hard to get an accurate figure from anywhere. 

      I was using the Indra app to get information from my home charging point, the OVO app and then my monthly bill which was no help as it didn’t specify cost for charging the EV separately to all my electricity usage. None of these 3 ways tallied with each other and the figures they all gave were very different.

      After about 2 years I stopped trying to keep track as I didn’t feel I could be sure as to what the actual amount was, which is usually the first question people ask me when they find out I have an EV! 

      One thing I do know is it’s way less than petrol/diesel and I’m thoroughly enjoying having an EV - hope you are too.

      Jasmin

       

       

        Nukecad
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        NukecadSuper UserSolved
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        October 30, 2024

        Updated on 30/07/25 by Abby_OVO

         

        I don’t have an EV myself but try the following manual calculation
        (Put it in a spreadsheet to make it even easier?):

        1. Take your normal home tariff cost per kWh and deduct 7p from it.
          (So if your normal tariff is 26p/kWh you would use 19p)
        2. Divide your Anytime Credit by that new figure.
        3. That will give the kWh where you got credited for charging the vehicle through Anytime.*
        4. Multiply that kWh by 7p to get the Anytime cost for charging the vehicle.

        *Of course that’s only for the charging done through Anytime that you got a credit for.
        If you have overridden Anytime, say for a quick charge, then that kWh/cost will not be included in the calculation because you wouldn’t get an Anytime credit for the override.

         

        Want to know more about how Charge Anytime works? Check out this really helpful YouTube video from the team! We’ve also got lots of helpful topics on the Forum, check out our topic hub below for some of the top articles:

         

         

        I said, Hey - Watts going on.
          Abby_OVO
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          Abby_OVO
          Community Manager
          October 31, 2024

          Hey @Jasmin10 Thanks for popping on this thread with that advice and experience, it’s very much appreciated! I’m really glad you’re enjoying an EV!😊

           

          @Karen Maynard I hope the responses you’ve had have been helpful. Hopefully Nukecad’s explanation helps.

           

          I don’t have an EV myself but try the following manual calculation
          (Put it in a spreadsheet to make it even easier?):

          1. Take your normal home tariff cost per kWh and deduct 7p from it.
            (So if your normal tariff is 26p/kWh you would use 19p)
          2. Divide your Anytime Credit by that new figure.
          3. That will give the kWh where you got credited for charging the vehicle through Anytime.*
          4. Multiply that kWh by 7p to get the Anytime cost for charging the vehicle.

          *Of course that’s only for the charging done through Anytime that you got a credit for.
          If you have overridden Anytime, say for a quick charge, then that kWh/cost will not be included in the calculation because you wouldn’t get an Anytime credit for the override.

           

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          Jasmin10
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          Jasmin10
          Rank 4
          November 4, 2024

          Actually ​​​​​Nukecad, would this work? Simply take the total kWh usage for each month from the history on my Indra app (home charger), times it by 0.07 (7p) then add on 5% for VAT? I did this for September and it came to about £6 when I rounded it up.

          But where does the Charge Anytime amount come in?

          Jasmin.

            Nukecad
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            NukecadSuper User
            Super User
            November 4, 2024

            It would in certain circumstances - as long as you only ever used Anytime and never did a quick charge.

            Your  kWh figure from the Indra app presumably does not make the distinction about if those kWh were used in Anytime or outside of Anytime for a quick charge.

            It's only the charging done on Anytime that counts for the 7p rate.

            Quick charging is outside of Anytime so would be charged at your standard rate.

            I said, Hey - Watts going on.
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              besucool
              Newcomer
              November 8, 2024

              thanks

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