12 August 2026
Summary
waEV-smart automatically optimises home EV charging around your electricity tariff, so you can plug in when you get home, wake up to a charged car, and earn rewards for charging at the right time.
What if your EV charger could do more than simply charge your car? What if it could automatically reduce your energy bills — and even reward you for charging at the right time?
That’s exactly what waEV-smart has been designed to do.
When most people buy a home EV charger, they focus on the hardware. How fast does it charge? Does it look good? Will it work with my car? They’re all important questions — but they’re only part of the story.
The biggest savings don’t come from the charger itself. They come from how it’s configured and managed after installation. Smart software is now just as important as the unit on the wall, giving drivers the ability to integrate with energy tariffs, automate charging and reduce running costs.
This article was originally published by our retail partner Volta EV on 12 August 2026, and has been adapted here for waEV-charge customers.
Many EV charger manufacturers offer an app, but often they’re little more than a remote on/off switch.
waEV-smart is different.
As electricity tariffs become more dynamic, manually setting charging schedules simply isn’t practical. Drivers want to charge when electricity is cheapest without having to monitor prices every day. waEV-smart was built to automate that process.
Designed specifically to help homeowners reduce charging costs, the software intelligently manages your charging around your electricity tariff, helping you charge when energy is cheaper and, in many cases, greener. It also gives you complete visibility over your charging sessions, allowing you to monitor usage, control your charger remotely and make changes whenever you need to.
In short, it thinks for you.
One of the biggest advantages of waEV-smart is its ability to integrate with compatible smart electricity tariffs, helping you get the most from your EV charger without constantly checking energy prices.
Rather than manually setting charging schedules, waEV-smart can automatically optimise charging around your tariff, ensuring your vehicle charges when electricity is at its cheapest. Simply tell the app when you need your car ready, and it takes care of the rest.
For homeowners, this means lower charging costs with minimal effort. As energy suppliers continue to roll out smart EV tariffs, choosing a charger supported by intelligent software like waEV-smart helps future-proof your home charging setup while making everyday charging simpler and more cost-effective.
If you are on Intelligent Octopus Go, waEV-charge also offers a direct integration. Read more on our Intelligent Octopus page.
Imagine arriving home at 6 pm, plugging in your EV and walking away. Instead of charging immediately at peak prices, waEV-smart waits until electricity is cheaper overnight, ensuring your car is ready for the morning while helping reduce your energy costs.
Nobody wants to stay up until midnight just to plug in their car because that’s when electricity is cheapest.
With waEV-smart, you don’t have to.
Simply tell the app when you need your vehicle ready, and it automatically schedules charging during lower-cost periods where possible. If your plans change, you can use the Boost function to start charging immediately without changing your regular schedule.
It’s the sort of convenience EV charging should have had from the beginning.
The future of EV charging isn’t faster chargers — it’s smarter chargers. As energy tariffs become increasingly dynamic, intelligent software will play a bigger role in helping drivers reduce costs and make the most of renewable energy.
One of the features that really sets waEV-smart apart is its reward programme.
Instead of simply helping you reduce your electricity bill, the platform can also reward eligible customers for charging in ways that help balance demand on the electricity grid. As the grid becomes increasingly reliant on renewable energy, flexible charging plays an important role, and waEV-smart lets you benefit from it.
Eligible users can earn monthly cash rewards simply by letting the app optimise their charging — currently up to £15 a month, with a welcome credit after the first 30 days of smart charging. Earnings build up in the app and can be withdrawn to your bank account.
It’s a refreshing approach that turns your EV charger into something that actively works in your favour.
As electricity tariffs become smarter and energy management plays a bigger role in EV ownership, software will only become more important.
Features such as automatic scheduling, tariff optimisation, remote management and smart charging rewards are quickly becoming essential rather than optional.
waEV-smart reflects where the EV charging industry is heading — helping drivers charge at the right time, at the right price, and with as little effort as possible.
If you already have a waEV-charge EV1s or EV1i, download waEV-smart and connect your charger. If you are still choosing a charger, explore the EV1s and EV1i, then get started on our waEV-smart page.
This article was written by the waEV-charge Team. waEV-charge specialises in installing and manufacturing EV chargers for both home and commercial use in the UK. If you're interested in electric car chargers, click here to discover more about our products.