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Pod Rolls Out 'Pod Rewards' Paying Drivers for Smart Home EV Charging

The scheme shares grid-flex revenue to offer up to £100 per driver each year.

Overview

  • Available to Pod home-charger customers on single- or dual-rate tariffs, regardless of energy supplier.
  • Company says users can earn up to £100 a year by allowing the app to schedule flexible charging windows.
  • Pod reports £330,000 already distributed during trials and forecasts more than £1 million in rewards by the end of 2026.
  • A late-2025 rule change allowing charger-meter flex widened eligibility beyond households reliant on smart meters.
  • Drivers enroll via the Pod Home app, can withdraw rewards from £10, and ministers have welcomed the incentives, noting home charging can cost about 2p per mile on EV-friendly tariffs.