About us
Making EV charging cheaper, simpler, and more accessible for everyone
We built the UK's first and only way to pay for EV charging through salary sacrifice, so drivers save on every charge at home, at work, or in public.
Why we created The Charge Scheme
Electric vehicles are the future, but the cost of charging is a growing barrier for many people.
While home charging is affordable, over 9 million households in the UK cannot access it because they have no off-street parking. They are forced to rely on the public charging network, which can cost significantly more than petrol or diesel.
That is not just frustrating, it is slowing down the transition to EVs. If we want to reach our net zero targets, we need to make EV adoption easy, fair, and cost-effective for everyone.
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UK households with no off-street parking, and no cheap way to charge at home.
20-50%
The saving employees make on charging costs through salary sacrifice.
Salary sacrifice makes EV charging more affordable
Ultra rapid & rapid: 50kW +
'Fast' 8-49kW
Diesel & petrol
Home tariff (Ofgem capped rate)
EV tariff (e.g. OVO Charge Anytime)
Source: RAC Charge Watch, Ofgem, The Electric Car Scheme.
| Ultra rapid & rapid: 50kW + | 24p per mile | With The Charge Scheme: 17p per mile |
|---|---|---|
| 'Fast' 8-49kW | 20p per mile | With The Charge Scheme: 14p per mile |
| Diesel & petrol | 17p per mile | 16p per mile |
| Home tariff (Ofgem capped rate) | 8p per mile | With The Charge Scheme: 5p per mile |
| EV tariff (e.g. OVO Charge Anytime) | 2p per mile | With The Charge Scheme: 0.5p per mile |
Our solution: The Charge Scheme
We created The Charge Scheme to fix this. It is the UK's first and only solution that lets employees use salary sacrifice to cover the cost of EV charging, whether at home, at work, or in public. That means instant savings of 20-50% on charging costs, taken directly from gross salary.
This bolt-on benefit works with any existing EV salary sacrifice or company car scheme. There is no need to change providers or start from scratch.
Who we are
The Charge Scheme is built by the team behind The Electric Car Scheme, a company on a mission to accelerate the UK's transition to net zero by making electric cars more affordable for employees and simpler for businesses.
We have already helped thousands of companies adopt EVs through salary sacrifice, and now we are tackling the next big challenge: charging.
We are proud to be part of a B Corp certified team, committed to building solutions that are good for business, good for people, and good for the planet.
Employee benefits
Benefits that people actually use and feel every month.
Charging infrastructure
Deep knowledge of electric cars and the UK charging network.
Fleet and payroll
Fleet management and payroll integration that finance teams trust.
Simple, scalable products
Products built to make real change, not add more admin.
What we believe
Switching to electric should be easy
Not just for those with access to a home charger, but for all employees.
Charging should not be a barrier
If people are paying more to charge than they would to fill up, we have missed the point.
We have a role to play in net zero
We are building tools that help companies and employees get there, one charge at a time.
Our vision
To become the UK's go-to platform for EV charging as a benefit, helping every business empower their teams to drive electric and save money at home, at work, or on the road.
Backed by experience
We are proud to have built trusted partnerships with:
Thousands of UK businesses
Companies of every size already running salary sacrifice with us.
Leading fleet and benefits providers
We work alongside the providers you already use.
Policy advisors
Specialists working on net zero and electrification.
And we are just getting started.
See how it works in under a minute
From setting up the app to money back in your pocket, this is the whole Charge Scheme journey: charge as you normally would, log your mileage once a month, and the cost comes out of your gross salary.
Employees save 20-50% on charging. Payroll gets one clear monthly instruction. Nothing changes about how anyone charges.
Book a demo to see how The Charge Scheme fits into your benefits and fleet package.
Let's make charging cheaper for your team
Talk to us about adding EV charging savings to your benefits package, or read the full detail in our explainer.