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philipgh
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March 1, 2023
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Kia EV and OVO Charge Anytime - when will this be eligible for direct to vehicle (D2V)?

  • March 1, 2023
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I had a Easee charger fitted as recommended by my electrician last year. I am due to take delivery of my Kia EV shortly. I am also a OVO energy customer.

 

Bizarrely I seem unable to take advantage of the anytime + tariff as i have neither a compatible charger or car. How can this be the case? Has it now come to the point where you choose the car and charger based on an available electricity tariff?! Com on OVO get Kia on board ASAP.

    Best answer by Tim_OVO

    Updated on 25/02/25 by Abby_OVO

     

    There are now two ways you can get Charge Anytime:

     

    You must have an eligible EV or Smart Charger, we’re constantly looking into ways to broaden eligibility of this product so if your technology isn’t currently on this list keep an eye on our page for updates! 

     

    Thanks for the feedback, @philipgh @Tom Salmon. I appreciate this. 

     

    From my understanding, adding additional electric vehicles via direct to vehicle, and additional charges, means working with those companies and their technology to unlock Charge Anytime. As a result it’s very difficult to provide insight on time frames. I’m told that OVO are really keen to unlock Charge Anytime with any many partners as possible as fast as possible.

     

     

    Have you considered asking Kia?

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    Jeffus
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    Jeffus
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    June 5, 2023

    The problem with other EV tariffs is that the cheap rate is only available at a fixed period during the night. The idea of being able to charge at “anytime” is a compelling idea. Hopefully EVO will add support for KIa cars in the not too distant future. I don’t really want to switch suppliers as I’m currently on a fixed rate tariff that’s lower than the energy cap.

    I didn’t know that Pod Point was acquired by EDF. Apparently this happened in 2020.

    The situation is somewhat surprising given the number of Kia EVs OVO have purchased in the past

    https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2021/01/12/ovo-energy-expands-electric-fleet-with-40-kia-e-niro-evs

    Although neither is the Vauxhall Vivaro

    https://evfleetworld.co.uk/ovo-energy-orders-1000-plus-vauxhall-electric-vans/

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      HangNail999
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      June 5, 2023

      The situation is somewhat surprising given the number of Kia EVs OVO have purchased in the past

      https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2021/01/12/ovo-energy-expands-electric-fleet-with-40-kia-e-niro-evs

      Although neither is the Vauxhall Vivaro

      https://evfleetworld.co.uk/ovo-energy-orders-1000-plus-vauxhall-electric-vans/

       

      That’s interesting, and certainly begs the question as to why Kia are not yet supported.
      It appears that neither the e-Niro nor the Niro EV are in the list.

      Jeffus
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      Jeffus
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      June 5, 2023

      That’s interesting, and certainly begs the question as to why Kia are not yet supported.
      It appears that neither the e-Niro nor the Niro EV are in the list.

       

      Yep interesting the electric vans and cars  OVO currently use are not supported yet at least. I suspect their staff have compatible charges given that is what OVO offer right now so they don't have an issue. 

       

       

       

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        richv
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        August 2, 2023

        hello  

        kia e-niro is not on the OVO list of EV cars which connect via 

        any ideas

         

        Richard

         

        BPLightlog
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        BPLightlogSuper User
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        August 2, 2023

        Hi @richv , you could use one of the smart chargers approved and then you can use Charge Anytime

        https://www.ovoenergy.com/electric-cars/charge-anytime-cars-and-chargers

        It's either a compatible EV or a compatible charger

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          richv
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          August 2, 2023

          thanks for help 

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          HangNail999
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          August 15, 2023

          I have a Kia Niro EV3 and a Pod Point home charger, and am obviously not going to change my charger, and do not want to change energy suppliers. Therefore I emailed smarthome@ovoenergy.com in July 2023 to register my interest in OVO’s Charge Anytime tariff on the advice of an OVO Energy representative at the Blenheim Palace EV Event, and here was the reply:

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          Thanks for getting in touch.
           
          We don't currently have a way to register interest for Charge Anytime. However we regularly update our Compatible Charge Anytime EVs and smart chargers page on the website for when new EVs are added to the list.
           
          Thanks,
           
          Nathan
          Zero Carbon Living Ops Support Expert
           
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          Perhaps, if more people ask, then Kia can make its way to the top of the list.
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          Colzee
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          August 15, 2023

          You would be better switching to Octopus energy as I too have a Kia Niro EV 3 arriving this month and have been waiting impatiently for Kaluza  to add Kia to list , I have a Sync EV charger and no intention of changing it.

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          HangNail999
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          August 15, 2023

          You would be better switching to Octopus energy as I too have a Kia Niro EV 3 arriving this month and have been waiting impatiently for Kaluza  to add Kia to list , I have a Sync EV charger and no intention of changing it.

          There’s been a lot of discussion on the Kia EV forums about continuing problems with Octopus Energy. It might be a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire.

           

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          HangNail999
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          August 23, 2023

          I’ve just seen today that Octopus have stopped Kia EV owners signing up because of numerous problems with charging failing overnight, and with continuous polling of the car causing the 12V battery to go flat.

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