EV Fleet charging solutions: an Octopus Fleet guide

The UK government revealed their new budget for the EV transition and it blows old stats out of the water - with companies accessing up to £1 million per location for depot charging, and over 70% grants for some of the heaviest EVs in the market. There’s multiple ways to keep your fleet charging beyond the public network. 

Getting your charging infrastructure right is essential to future-proofing your fleet. Unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution - each fleet is different, and each fleet needs a mix of charging options. From home charging, to public charging, and (especially with the new grants) depot charging right at your business doorstep. 

But with all these options across the market, how can you decide what’s the best charging infrastructure for your fleet? 

Here’s everything you need to know about the different charging options to keep your fleet on the road. 

Public charging for fleets

What is public charging?

It’s charging on the public network with chargers found while out and about - such as supermarkets, fuel stations, and even lamposts. Public chargers come in all shapes and sizes and can be available to your fleet when on the go.  

When is public charging the best option for my fleet? 

Public charging is a key part of any fleet charging strategy. Especially if your drivers clock serious daily mileage: If they’re smashing regional routes, a mid-day DC rapid charge keeps them moving. Or maybe you run a take-home fleet with no driveways: For drivers living in apartments or terraced housing, public chargers near their homes or routes are an absolute lifesaver.

With Octopus Fleet your drivers will be able to use Electroverse - the largest charging network across Europe.  

New to Electroverse? There’s a bunch of great blogs helping with set up and understanding public charging over on the Electroverse site. We’ve helped out by picking out the most helpful ones for your fleet here: 

• How to use the Electoverse app

• How to use the Octopus Electroverse car apps

• Charging location pins on Octopus Electroverse map

Home charging for fleets

In the Octopus way, home charging reimbursement is tech driven, providing a super easy charging option for fleets. 

What is home charging reimbursement? 

Home charging allows your drivers to charge up their business EVs from the comfort of their own home. The reimbursement part keeps the invoicing simple. It’s a super easy way to keep your fleet charged without the stress of invoices. Rather than charging at home and faffing with the mess of energy expenses, our technology does it for you. 

How does home charging reimbursement work? 

Your drivers charge at home and the cost of their charge gets reimbursed back into their home energy account. It allows the drivers to charge at home, and your business to benefit from home energy tariffs - all without the hassle of lengthy invoices. 

With Octopus Fleet, the drivers use their home charging login to track their charges as "Business" or "Personal". We work with our partners to reimburse the cost to your drivers’ homes, and you get the cost consolidated in your monthly invoice. All the data is tracked in real time on the fleet dashboard - giving you full visibility across your fleet charging. 

Need more convincing? Check out our blog for the Top 5 Reasons Home Charging is for your fleet. 

Depot charging for fleets

Investing in charging infrastructure at your workplace means accessible charging for your fleet right at your doorstep. 

In 2026, it’s become even more affordable! With the updates to the Workplace Charging Scheme, you could be saving up to £500 per socket, covering up to 75% of costs. For more ways to save, check out our blog on EV incentives and grants.  

By including charging into the day-to-day life of your drivers, keeping them on the road, and downtime low, is super simple.

How Octopus Fleet supports your fleet charging

• Keep your charging data in one place. From home charging reimbursement, to recharging on the public network - Octopus Fleet consolidates all charging and cost to the fleet platform. 

• More than just seeing your data - you can export it! With super simple reporting and invoice downloads, you can consolidate and share your data as you need. With our intuitive platform, you can filter by driver, invoice, and date - or by product for invoicing.  

• All our charging payments and reporting are HMRC compliant - keeping your tax year simple and easy. 

• With all charging under the same platform, you can get full visibility over all your charging. Whether it's for your monthly reporting or annual planning, Octopus Fleet’s data tells you all you need to know about your EV charging habits. 

The future of EV fleets is data driven decisions - that’s why Octopus Fleet is here to not only provide top quality charging solutions, but to simplify every stage of your fleet electrification. 

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