AGL Energy (AGL) has revamped its Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan by offering cheaper charging overnight.
It has launched the AGL Night Saver Energy Plan to provide customers a discounted offer at a time shown to suit them and which sees customers pay a lower than off-peak rate between midnight and 6am.
This follows research from trials with AGL customers in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) during the past three years show that most home EV charging is overnight.
Reports suggest the Night Saver Energy Plan for fully charging a standard Tesla Model 3 or Model Y rear-wheel drive with a 62kWh battery at about eight cents per kWh could cost as little as $5.
Customers will also have the flexibility to charge at any time of the day and receive a discounted rate, recognising the importance of having a fully charged car to help alleviate range anxiety, says AGL.
The improved EV charging plan demonstrates AGL’s commitment to providing products and services to help drive the uptake of EVs and the electrification of transport, says AGL chief customer officer Jo Egan.
“As a leader in the energy transition, we are evolving our products and services to ensure they are flexible, simple and suit our customers’ lifestyle,” she says.
“We know our customers charge while they sleep and we have remodelled our EV energy plan to give them an affordable price to charge at the most convenient time.”
For New South Wales customers who sign up for AGL’s Night Saver EV energy plan, AGL has an additional offer for customers to receive special charging rates at BP Pulse rapid ultra-fast chargers as part of a partnership to help customers find a charge at home or on the go, with offers to be made available in other states shortly.
Egan says AGL launched the first electric car subscription service in 2020, held the largest residential smart charging trial in Australia, and partnered with global technology and energy providers like Kaluza and BP Pulse to bring EV innovation to Australia.
“The AGL Night Saver EV Energy Plan is part of a suite of customer offers and trials that we have rolled out to help our customers make the switch to an EV and help decarbonise the way they live, move and work.”
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