Does EV charging make financial sense? | The Great Green Challenge on Tour with George Clarke

In this video, TV presenter and architect George Clarke kicks off ScottishPower’s Great Green Challenge On Tour. You can learn more about The Great Green Challenge here: https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/great... As ScottishPower’s Greener Living Ambassador, he’s on a mission to find out why many people think greener living is out of reach. Taking to the road in an electric car, for his first challenge he visits the village of Winchburgh, just outside Edinburgh, to meet homeowners Carlo and Angie. He hears first-hand about their experience of driving an electric car and using an EV home charger. They also chat to George about the benefits of using ScottishPower’s EV Optimise add-on, which lets them charge for just 8p per kWh* day and night, with charging sessions automatically scheduled for the cheapest and greenest times**. Discover more about installing an EV home charger at https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/elect... and learn more about EV Optimise at https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/ev-op.... 00:00 George Clarke introduces EV home charger challenge 01:04 Day one of the Great Green Challenge On Tour 01:50 Does getting an EV home charger make financial sense? 03:20 George charges his EV with a public charger 03:45 George visits Carlo and Anggi in Winchburgh 07:08 What difference does a home charger make to everyday life? 07:30 What are the benefits of EV Optimise? 8:55 George receives his next Great Green Challenge *All electricity used will be charged at your normal unit rate based on your ScottishPower tariff. The credit for your EV smart charging session will appear as credit on your bill. Your EV Optimise Credit is calculated as the difference between your normal unit rate (excluding VAT) and the Smart Charging Rate, multiplied by the amount of Smart Charge consumption. The VAT is calculated on your original electricity charges before the EV Optimise Credit is applied, meaning the VAT amount will not reduce in line with the Credit. **The greenest times of day will be when the carbon intensity of the electricity required to charge your EV is at its lowest. This will vary each day depending on a number of factors, including weather conditions, renewable energy generation and demand on the grid.