What is EV salary sacrifice?

EV salary sacrifice lets employees lease an electric car through their employer, paying from gross salary before tax and National Insurance. It works like Cycle to Work but for electric vehicles, typically saving employees 30–60% compared to personal leasing.

Who can offer EV salary sacrifice?

Any UK employer can register with Octopus Electric Vehicles to offer the scheme. It is popular with SMEs and larger organisations looking for a high-impact employee benefit with strong ESG credentials.

Does the employer pay for the cars?

Employees pay for the lease via salary sacrifice from pre-tax income. The employer facilitates the scheme; Octopus EV manages onboarding, vehicle supply, insurance, maintenance, and reporting.

Can employees charge at home?

Yes. Most salary sacrifice drivers install a home charger and switch to an EV tariff. My Green Home Energy can help with OZEV-approved charger quotes and tariff comparisons after employees receive their vehicle.

Official partner

Electric car salary sacrifice for your team

Offer employees a tax-efficient way to drive electric — like Cycle to Work, but faster. Powered by Octopus Electric Vehicles, trusted by over 7,000 UK employers.

Takes about 3 minutes. Octopus EV will contact you to set up the scheme — no obligation.

7,000+

Employers on scheme

30–60%

Typical employee savings

£0

Upfront employer cost

All-in

Insurance & maintenance

How EV salary sacrifice works

A simple employer benefit with Octopus EV handling the heavy lifting.

Register your company

Complete the short Octopus EV referral form. Their team verifies your organisation and explains next steps.

Launch the benefit

Octopus provides marketing materials, HR dashboard access, and support to communicate the scheme to employees.

Employees choose an EV

Staff browse eligible electric cars, order through the platform, and pay monthly from pre-tax salary.

Charge at home

Drivers install a smart home charger and switch to an EV tariff — we can help with both after delivery.

Start employer registration

Why employers choose Octopus EV

Standout employee benefit — highly valued perk with strong retention and recruitment appeal
ESG & carbon reporting — digital tools for tax and carbon reporting via Octopus HR dashboard
Part of Octopus Energy Group — backed by one of the UK's most trusted energy brands
Light-touch for HR — Octopus manages vehicle supply, insurance, servicing, and employee support

For employees

Lower monthly cost than personal leasing through tax and NI savings
New electric cars with insurance, maintenance, and breakdown cover included
Access to Octopus EV tariffs when they switch home energy (e.g. Intelligent Go)

Don't have the scheme yet? Share this page with your HR team or manager, or ask them to register via the button above.

Complete the EV journey at home

Salary sacrifice covers the car — we help with charging and energy.

Home EV charger

OZEV-approved installers from ~£800 installed.

EV energy tariffs

Off-peak rates from ~7p/kWh for overnight charging.

The Hub

Monitor charging, solar, and tariffs in one dashboard.

EV salary sacrifice FAQs

Employees lease an electric car through their employer and pay monthly from gross salary (before tax and National Insurance). This reduces their tax bill and typically cuts total motoring cost by 30–60% compared to buying or leasing personally.

Employers register the company first. Once the scheme is live, employees can order vehicles. If you are an employee, share this page with HR or use the registration form to express interest — Octopus EV will follow up.

Initial registration takes a few minutes. Octopus EV typically contacts employers within a few working days to complete onboarding and launch communications to staff.

There is no upfront cost to launch the scheme. The employer facilitates salary sacrifice deductions through payroll. Octopus EV manages vehicle supply and fleet services.

Yes — most drivers install a 7kW home charger and use an EV tariff. After your team gets their cars, use our EV charger quote service and tariff comparison to minimise charging costs.

We are an affiliate partner of Octopus Electric Vehicles (Interlink Digital Group Limited). We refer employers to the scheme and may earn commission when vehicles are delivered. Octopus EV operates the salary sacrifice programme.

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Affiliate disclosure: My Green Home Energy is a partner of Octopus Electric Vehicles and may receive commission. Octopus EV provides the salary sacrifice scheme and vehicle contracts.