From November 2025, electric car owners will be able to take advantage of so-called "super-off-peak" hours to charge their vehicles at a knockdown price!
A measure to encourage smart charging
The principle is simple: offer even cheaper slots than current off-peak hours to encourage users to consume at the right time. The target is hours of low demand or excess production of renewable electricity, particularly solar.
Currently, off-peak hours are mostly at night. From the end of 2025, some of them will be moved to daytime hours, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., when solar production is at its peak. The remaining hours, at least five, will be reserved for the night, between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. These new price ranges will offer a significantly more advantageous price per kilowatt-hour, enabling concrete savings for regular users.
This development is part of a logic of intelligent management of the electricity network. By shifting consumption to off-peak periods, the strain on infrastructure is alleviated, while promoting the production of green energy which would otherwise sometimes be lost due to lack of demand. Enedis must therefore present an action plan to this effect by September 1, 2025.
A cost simulator for easy comparison
Another key announcement linked to this reform: the creation of a national simulator to estimate the cost of charging. Also planned for the end of 2025, this tool will allow motorists to compare in real time the rates applied per terminal, according to the time, the supplier and the type of subscription. An initiative designed to bring transparency to a still young and sometimes confusing market, particularly for public charging stations where prices can vary greatly.
Behind this pricing reform, a whole national strategy is being put in place to support the growth of electric vehicles. The government has set ambitious objectives: to increase the number of charging points installed from 2.5 million to 7 million by 2030, including 400,000 accessible to the public.
While the measure has been welcomed by industry players, one point remains to be monitored: consumer information. Each supplier will have to notify its customers at least one month before the new schedules are implemented.
Offers already in place... pending the national reform
While this tariff overhaul will officially come into effect at the end of 2025, several suppliers have not waited to offer their own targeted "electric vehicle charging" offers.
At TotalEnergies, for example, the "Charge'Heures" offer applies a rate of -50% between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Ilek, for its part, offers a fixed rate of €0.1286/kWh between 3:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., approximately 45% less than standard off-peak hours. EDF, via its "Vert Électrique Auto" option, remains more traditional but already allows you to optimize your nighttime charging.
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