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EV salary sacrifice - the sustainable employee benefit

Use EV salary sacrifice to hit your Net Zero goals & improve employee retention

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Join over 5000 companies committed to hitting Net Zero

Putting more EVs on the road will make a big difference in the fight against climate change, with a salary sacrifice scheme your company can:

  • Reduce tailpipe emissions to 0 for everyone that gets a car
  • Save 770 trees worth of carbon for each EV on the road
  • Walk the walk, not just talk the talk on reducing carbon emissions
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What does the ZEV mandate mean?

The ZEV mandate became Law in Great Britain on 3rd January 2024. It requires all new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2035. It also requires 22% of new car sales to be Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) by the end of the year, or face hefty fines.

Electric cars are definitely the future, EV salary sacrifice will let your employees get ahead of the curve.

The electric revolution is already here

Is your business ready?

What challenges can your business face with electric car adoption?

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How salary sacrifice can help your business

Beyond hitting Net Zero, improve employee retention, boost your company profile and more

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Save on ULEZ charges

Reduce costs for your employees that travel into low emission zones

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Benefits of joining our Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Attract & keep the best talent

75% of employees say that they're more likely to stay due to their employee benefits package.

Free to set up & easy to run

Free and easy to manage with our HR portal. Minimal admin, maximum team happiness.

Protection for your business

Protecting your business from the unexpected. We cover a wide range of events, from resignations to sick leave.

Over half of employees (59%) are more likely to join or stay with an organisation if they have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Find out more in our sustainable workforce report.

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What do our customers think?

When I realised it was possible for us to give our employees the opportunity to lease an electric vehicle and save money, it was simply too good to ignore.

Wightlink
Keith Greenfield

CEO at Wightlink

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One of the things I really like about the Octopus EV scheme is that it’s the full package. The charger, plus the Octopus Energy tariff - I think the whole offer is really attractive.

TPXimpact
Neil Clark

Planet Officer at TPXimpact

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Yes. Our scheme is open to all, no matter the company size. We want EVs accessible and affordable for all!

To join, companies must simply pass an initial credit check and employees will need to be on a permanent contract and employed on a salary to be eligible for the scheme.

Business Contract Hire may be better suited if the business is a small company of directors who pay themselves in dividends.

Yes! Our scheme costs nothing to join. There are no set up fees and no hidden costs.

Our scheme can be financially efficient for companies through the employer National Insurance Contribution savings you can make.


Our HR Dashboard makes employers' experience super simple, through an easy to use, digital portal. They'll also get support from a dedicated Account Manager so they make the most of the scheme.

To get started, all employers can book a 1:1 session with our onboarding specialists to chat through launching and managing the scheme before they go live.


We make it hassle-free for employers to manage the scheme, with our digital-first approach.

Through our dedicated HR dashboard, employers can get all the information about the scheme. This makes it simple to launch, approve orders, complete tax and carbon reporting and so much more.


We offer everything you need to hit the road.

Our package includes:

  • Your brand new EV
  • A free Ohme ePod (untethered) home charger, installed by an expert engineer 4,000 miles of free charge (at home or on the public network)
  • Maintenance
  • Servicing
  • Replacement tyres
  • Breakdown cover
  • Insurance (some employers choose not to include this)

Check out this guide that explains exactly what's included in salary sacrifice and how much it costs.

Employees make savings on their tax and personal benefits when they switch to an electric car under our salary sacrifice scheme.

The payments come straight out of the employee's gross pay, which reduces their monthly salary. Because of this reduction in salary, there is a subsequent reduction on income tax and national insurance payments.

Money that you'd normally never see (because it goes straight out of your pay to HMRC) actually goes straight towards your electric car payments.

If you were leasing a car out of your net monthly payments (your salary after tax), you'd be paying your taxes and paying your car payments too. That's why it works out so much cheaper to get an electric vehicle through our salary sacrifice scheme.