evec: Bringing flexibility to 15,000+ homes

evec built its business on taking cost out of home EV charging. The vecGO range is one of the most affordable smart charger ranges in the UK, sold through an installer network that cares about minutes on site as much as it cares about features. So when evec set out to add flexibility, the test was commercial rather than technical: could the charger earn more than it costs?

With vecFLEX, powered by Axle, it can. Over 15,000 evec owners are earning up to £140 in their first year and £120 every year after, simply by scheduling their charging in the evec app as they already do. evec combined this offer with finance package that can result in vecFLEX rewards being higher than the monthly cost of the charger itself.

A simple proposition for the driver

The proposition is £20 on joining, then £10 a month. A driver sets their charging schedule in the evec app, and Axle makes small adjustments to the session by shifting charging into greener, cheaper periods to support the grid when it needs it.

evec have made onboarding a seemless experience for their drivers. When new customers download the evec mobile application, they can sign-up to vecFLEX as part of their standard onboarding journey. A few clicks and they're in! Users set their schedules and receive their monthly rewards via email.

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Rewards stack on top of a cheap tariff

Combining vecFLEX with a time-of-use tariff can significantly reduce a drivers home charging cost. Put the two together and the cost of running an EV at home starts to disappear.

A driver on a time-of-use tariff can pay as little as 8.5p/kWh between 00:30 and 05:30, against 26.11p/kWh on the July 2026 price cap. For a household charging 1,667 kWh at home each year, that is the difference between £435 and £142. vecFLEX rewards of £120 a year then come off the top.

Unlocking the whole base: CoP11 approval

A reward scheme is only as large as the fleet that qualifies for it. Getting every evec charger eligible took the right technical foundations, and the major unlock came when Axle worked with evec to secure CoP11 approval for the vecGO range.

CoP11 is the metering code of practice that lets a charger's own measurements be used to settle flexibility in GB markets. Without it, participation depends on what can be inferred at the meter, which rules out a large share of households. With it, an evec charger can prove what it did and be paid for it - so eligibility extends across the installed base, not just the chargers fitted this quarter. That was a step change in the number of devices able to join vecFLEX, and in the volume of flexibility the fleet can deliver.

Why it works for everyone

• For owners: the charger becomes a small source of income rather than a cost, while charging behaviour stays the same.
• For evec: rewards answer the price question at the point of sale, and give installers a reason to talk about the app after the job is done.
• For the grid: every enrolled charger is another responsive asset that can ease pressure at peak, keeping more gas off the system.

About evec

evec is a UK EV charging manufacturer on a mission to make EV ownership accessible to everyone. Its vecGO range is OZEV approved and OCPP 1.6J ready, designed with its installer network to cut time on site, and sold to homeowners, landlords, developers and businesses across the UK.

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