2p per mile confirmed for 500,000 households with driveways

NewsCost Of LivingMidlands traffic and travel500,000 customers have ditched petrol and combustible13:43, 05 Aug 20262p per mile charges have been confirmed for 500,000 drivers. Octopus Energy has found 500,000 customers have ditched petrol and combustible engines for electric vehicles, or EVs.These half a million drivers are dodging soaring petrol prices by charging on ‘Intelligent Octopus Go’. It saves the average EV driver more than £850 a year compared with a similar petrol car.With petrol back at £1.60 a litre and forecourt fuel theft on the rise, more drivers are switching to cheaper overnight charging at home. While petrol prices are now £1.60 a litre, drivers on smart EV tariffs can avoid the pain at the pumps.READ MORE DWP confirms strict new punishment from October for all benefit