Helping businesses and employees make the switch to electric driving
JPEC Green Energy is pleased to recommend the electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme from Octopus Electric Vehicles.
For many businesses, switching to electric vehicles is becoming an important part of reducing emissions, improving employee benefits and preparing for a lower-carbon future. However, the upfront cost of an electric vehicle can still feel like a barrier for many drivers.
The Octopus Electric Vehicles salary sacrifice scheme is designed to make electric driving more affordable and easier to manage. It allows employees to access a brand-new electric vehicle through their employer, with payments taken from their gross salary before tax.
For businesses, it can be a simple way to offer a valuable employee benefit while supporting sustainability goals.
What is an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme?
A salary sacrifice scheme allows an employee to give up part of their gross salary in exchange for a benefit. In this case, the benefit is a brand-new electric vehicle.
Because the payment is taken from gross salary, before Income Tax and National Insurance, employees can make savings compared with arranging a vehicle privately. According to Octopus Electric Vehicles, employees could save up to 40% on the monthly cost of a new EV.
The scheme can include much more than just the car. Depending on eligibility and the package chosen, it may also include:
- The electric vehicle
- Home charging support
- Energy offers
- Insurance
- Servicing and maintenance
- Breakdown cover
- Tyres
This makes the move to electric driving simpler, because many of the main costs are brought together into one monthly payment.
How the scheme works for employers
As the employer, your business signs up to offer the scheme as an employee benefit.
Employees can then choose an electric vehicle through the scheme and pay for it from their gross salary. This helps them reduce the amount of Income Tax and National Insurance they pay, while giving them access to a new electric vehicle without an upfront deposit.
For the business, the scheme can help improve your benefits package, support your environmental goals and potentially reduce employer National Insurance costs.
It is also designed to be accessible for companies of different sizes, with no set-up cost for the business.
Why businesses may want to offer EV salary sacrifice
Offering an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme can be a practical step for businesses that want to support greener travel without managing their own fleet of vehicles.
It may help your business to:
- Support net zero and sustainability targets
- Offer a more attractive employee benefits package
- Reduce National Insurance costs
- Help employees move away from petrol and diesel vehicles
- Demonstrate a practical commitment to lower-carbon choices
- Give staff access to EV advice, charging support and ongoing vehicle care
Octopus Electric Vehicles also offers early-termination protection for certain unforeseen circumstances, helping to reduce risk for employers.
Benefits for employees
For employees, the main appeal is straightforward: access to a brand-new electric vehicle through one monthly payment, with potential savings through salary sacrifice.
The scheme can make electric driving feel less complicated because key running costs can be included in the package. This means employees do not have to arrange every element separately.
The potential benefits include:
- No upfront deposit
- A new electric vehicle through their employer
- Savings on Income Tax and National Insurance
- One monthly payment
- Access to charging offers
- Maintenance, servicing, breakdown cover and tyres included
- Insurance included, subject to eligibility
- Support from the Octopus EV team when choosing a vehicle
For employees who are unsure about making the switch to electric, this can provide a more supported way to start.
What about charging?
Charging is often one of the biggest questions people have when considering an electric vehicle.
The Octopus Electric Vehicles scheme can include a free home charger with standard installation, plus 4,000 miles of free home charging. For employees without off-street parking, Octopus can offer 4,000 free miles of credit through Octopus Electroverse instead, subject to the relevant terms and conditions.
This is useful because not every driver has the same home setup. Some people can charge on a driveway, while others rely more on public charging.
How this fits with JPEC Green Energy
At JPEC Green Energy, we help homes and businesses make practical changes to their energy setup. This includes solar panels, battery storage, EV charging, heat pumps and wider electrical services.
An EV salary sacrifice scheme can sit neatly alongside these improvements. For example, a business may want to support staff with electric vehicles, while also looking at workplace charging, solar generation or battery storage to reduce long-term energy costs.
For homeowners and employees, an electric vehicle may also be part of a wider move towards cleaner energy at home, especially when combined with solar panels, smart tariffs or battery storage.
Is EV salary sacrifice right for every business?
Not every scheme is right for every company, so it is important to look at the details before signing up.
Businesses should consider:
- How many employees may be interested
- How the scheme fits with existing benefits
- Any payroll or HR requirements
- Eligibility rules
- Early-termination terms
- How employees will charge their vehicles
- Whether workplace EV charging may also be useful
The benefit of using an established provider such as Octopus Electric Vehicles is that businesses and employees can get support through the process, rather than having to work everything out alone.
Find out more
If your business is interested in offering electric vehicle salary sacrifice, Octopus Electric Vehicles can provide more information about how the scheme works and what is included.
You can register your interest using the link below:
