Energy firm EDF Energy has secured a partnership with Peugeot and Citroen to supply electric vehicle recharging products and services to electric car buyers.
Both fleet and residential customers who buy a Peugeot iON or Citroen C-Zero will have access to EDF’s package of recharging services.
The residential package, with a free site survey, includes the installation of a dedicated 16A charging point, which will allow the EV owner to recharge their car up to 35 per cent faster (compared to a regular 10A household power point).
The package also includes a timer to enable easy off peak recharging, a smart meter and an EV consumption statement which shows owners the cost of charging the car, along with a full 3 year warranty on the charge point. And, the first 500 residential customers will also receive 1,000 electricity miles free – for just £799.
EDF Energy’s low carbon charge point package means households can save money by receiving 20 per cent cheaper electricity during evenings and weekends with the Eco 20:20 tariff. In recent trials, EDF Energy found that 66 per cent of home charging was carried out during the evening and weekends, making Eco 20:20 an ideal tariff for electric vehicle owners.
The Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-Zero are becoming increasingly attractive from a cost saving and low carbon perspective. Households can benefit with cost savings over a conventional petrol or diesel engine, resulting in a potential annual saving of up to £5,400, according to caluculations included in SMMT’s Electric Car Guide 2011. It costs £1.92 to charge a Peugeot iOn or Citroën C-Zero from empty, which works out at around 3p a mile, a lot less than a traditional petrol vehicle of 16p a mile.
EDF Energy will offer business fleet customers a range of recharging products and services depending on the organisation’s requirements. These include: site survey, technical report, a range of recharging products, installation services and smart metering technology. EDF Energy has been facilitating the site survey and installation of charge points at all Peugeot and Citroën appointed EV dealers across the UK. In addition, EDF Energy has already provided training to dealership staff on safe recharging.
Eric Salomon, Energy Field Services Director at EDF Energy, said: “We are delighted to be working with Peugeot UK and Citroën UK and to offer an electric vehicles package to the domestic and fleet customers. As Britain’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, it fits perfectly with EDF Energy’s ambitions to be a leader in low carbon solutions. We understand that the take-up of clean, low-carbon electric transport is crucial to Britain in meeting its carbon reduction targets.”
