Electricity offers dedicated to electric car owners are increasing. They are now 6 energy suppliers to offer contracts for holders of a clean vehicle, according to the UFC-Que Choisir.
The consumer association has embarked on a comparison of offers this Friday, May 2 in order to establish what would be the most advantageous between the different formulas offered. Here are the authors’ conclusions.
Off -peak hours contract, full hours, basic contract, dedicated offers …
To make this comparison, the UFC based on two separate car models: the Renaut Zoé, a small city car with a 52kWh battery and a Tesla Model 3, “A bigger size”with a 50kWh battery. “In both cases, we assumed that their owner made 1,000 km per month, requiring 5 monthly recharges for the Zoé and 3 for the Tesla”indicates the study.
The authors then have “Compared the charging costs of an electric vehicle depending on whether you choose the basic option or the HP-HC option of the regulated electricity sale rate (TRV). »» As a reminder, this offer, which serves as a basis for the development of market offers, consists of an increase in the price of electricity during the hours when the network is the most requested and a drop in price, when it is only very little used.
-Results ? The HP-HC contract of the TRVE (or EDF) is interesting for users of these vehicles. The latter can achieve € 2.94 in savings per month for owners of a zoé in “Taking advantage of off -peak hours”while those of a Tesla will be able to earn an additional € 1.83. The savings can even be more substantial by opting for a Wallbox terminal to control the recharge.
As for dedicated offers, some suppliers offer off -peak hours with even lower prices, or apply “” Super-Creuses “hours during which a third price applies, even lower than that of off-peak hours”. However, an offer seems to detach from others. “Whether you plug into a socket or a wallbox, whether you have a Zoé or a Tesla, whether you are a” good “or” average “student, the octopus offer always comes at the top of our simulations. This is the one that allows the most savings on the recharging of a vehicle compared to the trve ”, conclude the authors of the comparison, with a gain of € 14.68 compared to the basic option.
Offers that can benefit the whole house
Several suppliers have confirmed to the UFC that offers with off-peak, even super-criminals, could also serve “To launch other electrical equipment, especially those programmable: washing machine, dishwasher, hot water tank …” In this case, “It is Alterna’s offer which, overall, allows you to save the most. The gain is around € 50 per month for the electric house compared to the HP-HC option of Trve “Explain the authors.
However, they call on the consumer to remain vigilant about changes in “Time beaches according to the seasons”. “From April to October,” Super-Creuses “hours fall in the middle of the day, when you are rarely at home “they continue. A home will also be able to save money (€ 35 per month) with the Charg’Hures de Totalenergies offer.
