tado° Smart Charging

How will you benefit?

Cut your electricity costs

Always ready when you are

Keep track of usage and costs

Use more green energy

Smart charging – automatic savings

tado° Smart Charging links your dynamic tariff to your vehicle. The app identifies when electricity is especially cheap and automatically charges your car at these times. You'll save with every charge, without even thinking about it.

EV charging at home with solar panels on the roof, tado° Smart Charging app showing 38% battery and active charging stopping at 4:00 pm

Set it up in minutes

Activate Smart Charging in the tado° app and connect your tariff to your vehicle in just a few steps. All you need is an hourly-dynamic electricity tariff, such as HOURLY by tado° Energy. Other providers will work too.

tado° Smart Charging app overview showing vehicle at 62% charge, scheduled to finish by 19:50

Get started straight away

You can immediately use smart planning to automate your charging sessions. The app makes sure your car is always ready when you need it. And if you have a PV system, it will prioritise using your solar power.

tado° Smart Charging app showing charging paused, set to resume at 19:00 and complete by 22:30, ready by 7:00

Total transparency

With tado° Smart Charging, you can see exactly when your car is scheduled to charge for your next trip. You can also review how much energy has been charged at which market electricity prices.

tado° Smart Charging app Charging Sessions screen showing 20.5 kWh charged and 28% cost savings

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Compatible with your EV

The Smart Charging feature in the tado° app is compatible with almost all EV brands on the European market.

Use cheaper – or even free – electricity

Don’t have a dynamic electricity tariff yet?

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With HOURLY by tado° Energy, you can benefit from hourly tariff adjustments based on wholesale electricity prices. We'll pass on the purchase price directly to you. This means you'll always charge your car at the lowest price. Available in Germany and Austria.

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Chart showing tado° charging during low-price hours on a dynamic electricity tariff, with up to 35% savings potential compared to a fixed rate

Ready for great-value charging?

It's easy to activate our Smart Charging service in the tado° app. And if you combine it with a tado° Energy tariff, you can use Smart Charging free of charge.

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Smart Charging

For a limited time: beta users can try the new Smart Charging feature in the tado° app free of charge for the first six months. Works with any dynamic electricity tariff.

6 months free,

then €2.99/month. Cancel at any time.

tado° Smart Charging app showing how to link a dynamic electricity tariff like aWATTar to enable automatic cost-based charging

Smart Charging + tariff

Good news! If you are on a tado° Energy or aWATTar tariff, you will get tado° Smart Charging included absolutely free of charge, helping you power your EV for even less.

€2.99

€0.00

for the entire duration of your tariff

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Manage your energy in one app

The tado° app helps you balance cost and comfort. You can decide how much automation you want.

Smart Charging

Link your dynamic electricity tariff to tado° Smart Charging and charge your EV when electricity is the cheapest. tado° takes dynamic prices into account to automatically ensure cost-efficient charging — with no effort on your part.

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Electricity Price app screen showing current price of 7.6 ct/kWh and a 7-day forecast chart

Smart Energy

Get the most out of your hourly dynamic tariff and save even more money. Our smart solutions integrate your tariff with your electric car or heat pump.

tado° app home screen showing room temperatures, air comfort, and geofencing functions

Smart Thermostats

Intelligent and efficient heating control. Thanks to automated schedules, geofencing and smart controls, you can enjoy the perfect indoor climate at all times – with minimal energy consumption. Suitable for heat pumps, boilers, radiators and underfloor heating.

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Frequently asked questions

How does smart charging work?

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Smart charging refers to the intelligent management and control of the charging process of electric vehicles (EVs). It uses modern technology to optimise charging times, reduce costs and minimise the load on the electricity grid.

What are the requirements for tado° Smart Charging?

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To use tado° Smart Charging, you need an hourly dynamic electricity tariff from any provider. tado° Smart Charging is compatible with almost all electric car brands on the European market.

Does tado° Smart Charging work with my electric vehicle?

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tado° Smart Charging is compatible with almost all electric car brands on the European market. Simply download the tado° app for free and activate Smart Charging. One of the first steps will show you directly whether your EV is compatible.

In which countries can I use the tado° Smart Charging app and in which languages?

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tado° Smart Charging is currently available in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

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tado° Smart Charging is available in German and English.

How can I save money with the tado° Smart Charging app?

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As soon as you connect your electric car to tado° Smart Charging, you can start saving with your hourly dynamic electricity tariff. tado° optimises your charging schedule to charge as much as possible at the cheapest times. In the app, you can always see how much was charged at which market electricity prices.

How much does tado° Smart Charging cost?

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We’re offering the beta version free of charge for six months for a limited time. After that, it costs € 2.99 per month and can be cancelled at any time on a monthly basis.

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If you’re on a tado° Energy or aWATTar electricity tariff (available in Germany and Austria), tado° Smart Charging is included free of charge for the entire duration of your tariff.