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GOT AN EV? POWER UP YOUR NIGHTS

Plug-in your EV, run the dishwasher and charge up your devices. 



With our EV Discount you can enjoy 20% off your household’s variable electricity usage between 9pm and 7am. Terms and eligibility criteria apply.

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To get this offer, you need to own or have a long-term lease for a plug-in vehicle, plus meet our other eligibility criteria.

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To get this offer, you need to own or have a long-term lease for a plug-in vehicle, plus meet our other eligibility criteria.

GET OFFER

SIGN UP

To get this offer, you need to own or have a long-term lease for a plug-in vehicle, plus meet our other eligibility criteria.

GET OFFER

DRIVING ELECTRIC

Charging an EV at home costs the equivalent of just $1.60 per litre to fill up, according to EECA estimates. Electric transport could help reduce our nation’s reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, and help you save money at the same time. Wonderful! 

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Our generation assets produce electricity from 100% renewable sources: hydro, geothermal and wind.

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Charging your EV at home works out to be the equivalent of $1.60 a litre.

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More than 85% of New Zealand’s electricity generation comes from renewable sources.

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BIG STREET BIKERS

Together with Big Street Bikers, we’re helping to decarbonise New Zealand by making e.biking easier than ever. We’re bringing the world’s most secure bike locking stations to streets across Aotearoa.

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BIG STREET BIKERS

Together with Big Street Bikers, we’re helping to decarbonise New Zealand by making e.biking easier than ever. We’re bringing the world’s most secure bike locking stations to streets across Aotearoa.

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BIG STREET BIKERS

Together with Big Street Bikers, we’re helping to decarbonise New Zealand by making e.biking easier than ever. We’re bringing the world’s most secure bike locking stations to streets across Aotearoa.

FIND OUT MORE
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MEET EVIE

She's a restored, refreshed, classic 1957 Ford Fairlane - fully electric, with plenty of grunt on a mission to enjoy Energy made Wonderful.



Evie turns heads wherever she goes. Find out more about NZ's most famous electric conversion.

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MEET EVIE

She's a restored, refreshed, classic 1957 Ford Fairlane - fully electric, with plenty of grunt on a mission to enjoy Energy made Wonderful.



Evie turns heads wherever she goes. Find out more about NZ's most famous electric conversion.

LEARN MORE
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MEET EVIE

She's a restored, refreshed, classic 1957 Ford Fairlane - fully electric, with plenty of grunt on a mission to enjoy Energy made Wonderful.



Evie turns heads wherever she goes. Find out more about NZ's most famous electric conversion.

LEARN MORE
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HAVE A QUESTION?

Check out our most frequently asked questions about the EV Discount.

To get the EV Discount, you need to own or have a long-term lease for a plug-in vehicle, plus have a smart meter at your property. If you’d like to get this offer please complete the sign-up form or contact our team. Terms and eligibility criteria apply.


Yes, with our EV Discount, you’ll get 20% off all your household’s variable electricity usage from 9pm to 7am. This discount doesn’t apply to your non-variable electricity charges, such as your daily fixed charge and the electricity authority levy.


The EV Discount can only be applied to your primary residence. 

Sorry, this offer can’t be combined with any others. Get in touch with our team if you’d like to confirm whether you’d be eligible for the EV Discount.

Once the EV Discount is applied to your account, you’ll see this on your billas a calculation within your electricity charges. Which will show both the amount of electricity used between 9pm and 7am and the corresponding discount as a credit.

You’ll need a communicating smart meter at your property to be eligible for this offer. This is because a smart meter would allow us to record and then apply a discount to the power you use between 9pm and 7am.