Octopus Electric Vehicles

Octopus Electric Vehicles secures £550m facility with Lloyds Bank

Additional funds will play a pivotal role in financing Octopus’ EV salary sacrifice programme.

Fisker Ocean available to lease from Octopus EV

Octopus Electric Vehicles has agreed a deal with Fisker to become one of the first lease providers in the UK to offer the new Fisker Ocean SUV.

Electric vehicles 22 Nov

Octopus launches salary sacrifice scheme for used EVs

A salary sacrifice scheme for second-hand electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched by Octopus Electric Vehicles.

Salary Sacrifice 31 Jul

Octopus Electric Vehicles raises £150m to fund salary sacrifice expansion

Octopus Electric Vehicles has raised £150 million from Pollen Street Capital to help expand its salary sacrifice offer.

Salary Sacrifice 21 Jun

Octopus EV orders 5,000 electric vehicles from BYD

As part of the agreement, Octopus EV will also become BYD’s recommended salary sacrifice partner for their business customers in the UK.

BYD 13 Mar

Octopus Energy grows UK’s largest virtual power plant

Octopus Energy now manages more than 100 megawatts of electric car charging power via its smart tariff ‘Intelligent Octopus’.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 8 Feb

Octopus backs green rental company for infrastructure projects

Octopus Group is backing InfraFleet with up to £10 million in start-up capital.

12 Jan

Three-quarters of employees want salary sacrifice EV car benefit

Employees are wanting access to workplace benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicle schemes, new research from YouGov suggests.

Salary Sacrifice 7 Dec

DfT figures reveal disparity in regional charge point growth

After having the largest increase in the previous quarter, the North-East saw its number of charge points fall by 1.1%, a decrease of 13 devices.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 27 Oct

Octopus Energy’s EV roaming service surpasses 300,000 chargers

Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) roaming service Electric Universe has surpassed 300,000 charge points globally.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 13 Sep

Hundreds of businesses sign-up to EV salary sacrifice scheme

Octopus Electric Vehicles has hit a milestone of more than 1,500 companies joining its salary sacrifice scheme in just over a year since its launch.

Salary Sacrifice 23 Jun

Fleet briefs: Latest industry news from Octopus, Quartix, Grosvenor Leasing, Maxus and BCA

Octopus Electric Vehicles secures HSBC UK funding for its salary sacrifice scheme and Quartix announces the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) planning service.

sustainability 6 Jun

Dan Martin, Elmtronics CEO, and John Szymik, CEO of Octopus Energy Services

Octopus and Elmtronics partnership to help drive fleet electrification

A new partnership between Octopus Energy and Elmtronics aims to make it easier for businesses looking to electrify their fleet.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 9 Feb

DF Capital launches EV salary sacrifice scheme for employees

DF Capital has launched an electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme with Octopus Electric Vehicles.

Salary Sacrifice 8 Feb

Octopus Electric Vehicles rolls out Jaama Key2 software

Octopus Electric Vehicles has implemented Jaama’s Key2 software to manage the day-to-day running of its EV salary sacrifice and business contract hire fleet.

Fleet Management Software 18 Oct

Your Co-op Energy launches EV salary sacrifice scheme

Your Co-op Energy has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme in partnership with Octopus Electric Vehicles.

Salary Sacrifice 13 Oct

Sureserve Group uses Octopus Energy to charge electric fleet

Sureserve Group partners with Octopus Energy to offer employees home charging installations and a smart tariff to help electrify its 600-strong fleet.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 28 Jul

Fleet briefs: Latest from Radius, AFP, Ebbon-Dacs and Fleet Logistics

Radius acquires insuretech business Modus and the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is hosting a new webinar on post-Covid fleet management.

2 Jun

Octopus appoints Fleet Assist and FMG

Octopus Electric Vehicles has appointed Fleet Assist to help manage its electric vehicle (EV) fleet and support its servicing, maintenance, and MOT requirements.

20 May

Octopus aiming to shake up the salary sacrifice market

Octopus Electric Vehicles is promising to shake up the salary sacrifice market with the launch of its new electric car leasing service, Electric Dreams.

Salary Sacrifice 7 May