….adding more info, which might be helpful for people considering electric/hybrid.
As soon as I ordered the car, I set about swapping to Octopus, with the intention of using the Octopus Go tariff, specifically aimed at people with electric cars.
I initially made contact with them mid-july. They have officially made me a new customer today, which seems to coincide with my first D.D payment to them. However, right back when I first started looking to move to them, I explained I wanted new smart meters.
I rang them again, today, now that I am an ‘official’ customer, to see how this was progressing, and to explain my car is coming in next 3 weeks. They said they don’t prioritise for car deliveries, they simply work on the premise that they will offer you a slot when their engineers are in your specific area. She gave me an installation date of 28th August, and said after that point, I could apply for the Octopus Go tariff. She said it would take another 2 weeks whilst they established my smart meter was working correctly and if everything was running smoothly, at that point I could be on the Go tariff.
From start to finish, it will have been about 2 months, to swap elec companies and have the correct meter and tariff. So if you are thinking of swapping, it might be worth looking into this as soon as you’ve ordered the car, as it seems to take a little while.