Ohme is new smart EV charger partner for Avant Homes

Dynamic smart charging company Ohme is the new official home EV charging partner for housebuilder Avant Homes.

The agreement will see Avant Homes offer Ohme ePod chargers on a range of its new homes, aligning with its commitment to providing energy-efficient housing and implementation of the Future Homes Standard.

Avant Homes Group head of business processes, Rachel Appleby, said: “At Avant, we are constructing and selling quality homes for everyone and we understand the importance of sustainability for our business, our customers and the environment.

“We have partnered with Ohme as its commitment to providing low cost, low C02 charging made it the ideal choice for us and our buyers.”

Avant Homes has plans to reduce the carbon emissions of its new homes by 75-80% compared to homes built under the current building regulations from 2019. Ohme’s future-proof technology is able to integrate with all energy providers and gives EV drivers great choice & affordability.

All Ohme’s EV chargers feature dynamic smart charging technology to connect with the national grid in real time and automatically adjust their charging for drivers to take advantage of all the times of low-price charging with smart off-peak electricity tariffs. 

They can also automatically charge when the highest levels of renewable energy are available to help energy providers to balance supply and demand of electricity on the grid.

With the average UK driver covering 6,800 miles a year, smart charging on an off-peak tariff such as Octopus Intelligent in a typical EV would cost just £127.50 for a year’s worth of driving.

At the Standard Variable Tariff that same annual mileage would cost £493. By comparison, the same mileage in an equivalent petrol car would cost a driver more than £1,200.

“This new agreement with Avant Homes underlines Ohme’s commitment to the built environment marketplace,” said David Watson, CEO at Ohme. “This link between Avant Homes and Ohme is a great collaboration and an important step towards a low-carbon future.”

For further information about Avant Homes or Ohme visit www.avanthomes.co.uk or www.ohme-ev.com

ENDS

For more press information please contact:

Nat Barnes, Head of PR, Ohme – [email protected]

James Clarke, Avant Homes, Brand8 PR – [email protected]

About Ohme

Ohme was founded in 2017 and is the UK’s leading smart charging platform provider.

At the forefront of EV charging, Ohme offers a smart charging system solution for consumers, business and fleets that enables consumers to charge at off-peak times and reduce their charging costs and environmental impact. Ohme has been named by outside investors as a ‘gigacorn’ – a company that has the potential to get rid of one gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.

Ohme is the official charger provider for Motability Operations, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar and the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Volvo Car Ireland. Ohme has just passed the rigorous industry standard certifications for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 for monitoring quality processes and information security.

About Avant Homes

Avant Homes Group currently operates across the north of England, the Midlands and Scotland from nine regional operating businesses. 

Avant Homes Group employs more than 600 people. The housebuilder’s ambition is to grow its multi-tenure business further across its existing regions and beyond, creating communities and providing employment opportunities for many.

Avant Homes Group is also committed to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities in line with its vision to construct and sell “quality homes, for everyone”.

The housebuilder’s ESG strategy recognises its obligations to all stakeholders to deliver a sustainable future. Avant Homes’ house types are significantly more energy efficient compared to existing housing stock and appeal to a wide range of customers with different affordability requirements.

Each of Avant Homes’ developments provide a safe place for employees and sub-contractors to work, while supporting its supply chain. The housebuilder creates communities in places where people want to live.

Avant Homes is committed to securing sustainable growth through private for sale, private rented (PRS) and additional affordable housing.

This better serves customers and communities, particularly where the cost of living has increased, and affordability is stretched.

Avant Homes has invested in the internal expertise to develop and deliver strategic relationships with PRS investors as well as affordable housing providers.