Live availability
See which charge points are actually free before you detour.
FreeInstaVolt · Cherwell Valley4 / 6
In useFastned · Bicester0 / 4
FaultOsprey · Banbury0 / 2
UK · Early access 2026
Charge with
Charge with
one app.
Volty puts every charger on a single map, with live availability, one price list and one account.
Free to join · No card needed to look around
Source: Zapmap UK charging infrastructure statistics, end of June 2026.
09:41
OX25 2PT
All networks150 kW+Free now
InstaVolt · Cherwell Valley92p
Fastned · Bicester79p
Believ · Kidlington66p
Cheapest nearby
66p/kWh
Believ · 5.1 miles
Last session
£37.90
41.2 kWh · 12 Aug
The problem
Six apps on your phone
Six apps on your phone
and no idea what it costs.
Every network runs its own app, with its own account and with its own quirks. Drivers end up juggling multiple logins between apps, with no idea about a cheaoer, faster charger that is just around the corner. The infrastructure isn't the problem any more, it's the layer on top.
bp pulseSeparate account
InstaVoltContactless only
OspreySeparate account
Pod PointSeparate app
Shell RechargeSeparate app
IONITYSubscription tier
Volty
One map to rule them all. One account that works across supported networks.
- Nothing new to install at the charger
- One payment method, one receipt
- They keep the chargers, we fix the mess
Transparent pricing
Know the price before you pull in.
Same car, with the same 40 kWh to charge, with different prices. Volty shows what a stop will actually cost you, per location, before you commit to the stop.
Tesla Cheapest
63p
£25.20
Believ
66p
£26.40
Sainsbury's Smart Charge
72p
£28.80
Fastned
79p
£31.60
InstaVolt
92p
£36.80
UK average, rapid & ultra-rapid
80p
£32.00
Picking the cheapest saved £6.80 on this stop.
Published pay-as-you-go rates, Zapmap, July 2026. Volty shows live network rates in-app.
What Volty does
Everything done for you between you and the plug.
Route planning
Enter where you're going and Volty builds the charging stops into the journey, sequenced around your car, the road ahead and what each stop will cost.
Birmingham
Edinburgh
Find chargers
One map covering multiple UK networks, connector type, speed and location, without switching apps.
Transparent pricing
Compare rates side by side and see the real cost of a stop before you plug in.
Smart charging stops
Recommendations weighted by battery level, distance, charging speed, price and availability, not just whatever is nearest.
One account
Charge across supported networks on a single Volty account. No new sign-up in a car park at eleven at night.
Rolling out network by networkCharging history
Every session in one list — where, how much energy, what it cost, and what you've spent this month.
Simple payments
One payment method for charging across supported networks, with one receipt at the end of it.
On the roadmapReliable information
A charger that exists isn't the same as a charger that works. Over time, Volty will combine historical session data with driver reports to flag the points that keep failing — so a recommendation means something.
On the roadmap
Long journeys
Plan for the trip,
Plan for the trip,
not just the stop.
Tell Volty where you're going. It works out how many stops you actually need, roughly what they'll cost and how much time they will add.
- Stops sequenced around your real battery level
- Cost of the journey estimated up front
- Busy and faulty points ruled out before they waste your time
Birmingham → Edinburgh
≈ 290 miles
1
DepartArrive
1
charging stop
£36
estimated charging cost
27 min
added to the drive
Assumptions: 77 kWh usable battery · 3.4 mi/kWh motorway average · arrive with 10 % in reserve · charge to 80 % · 100 kW average session rate · 80p/kWh, the UK weighted-average rapid rate for July 2026. An estimate, not a quote.
One account
All networks.
All networks.
One monthly total.
Charging on six networks currently means six sets of receipts and no idea what you actually spend. Volty keeps every session in one place — the kWh, the rate you paid and the running total.
- Every session, every network, one history
- Your real average price per kWh, tracked over time
- Exportable for expenses and mileage claims
Charging history
August 2026InstaVolt · Cherwell Valley
12 Aug · 160 kW · 92p/kWh
41.2 kWh
£37.90
Sainsbury's Smart Charge · Leeds
07 Aug · 150 kW · 72p/kWh
28.6 kWh
£20.59
Believ · Bristol, on-street
02 Aug · 22 kW · 66p/kWh
19.4 kWh
£12.80
Fastned · Maidstone
29 Jul · 300 kW · 79p/kWh
36.0 kWh
£28.44
125.2 kWh · avg 79.7p/kWh
£99.73
Product roadmap
Built in order,
Built in order,
not to a date.
Volty is being built one stage at a time, and each stage stands on the one before it. We publish the order rather than release windows, because the order is the part we can be honest about.
Now — early access
Stage 01 of 05
Discover
Where can I plug in, is it free right now, and what will it cost? One map across multiple UK networks.
Why it sits here
Routing, payments and cards all sit on top of charger data. If the map underneath is wrong, everything above it inherits the same gaps.
Live in early access on iOS and Android, opening region by region.
Join early accessThe map
- Multi-network charging map
- Charger availability
- Network information
Charger detail
- Pricing and tariff information
- Connector types
- Charging speeds
Getting to it
- Search and filtering
- iOS and Android apps
Planned
Stage 03 of 05
Charge
One account and one payment method, with every session ending up in the same place.
Why it sits here
Starting a charge means money and identity, so it waits until the map and the routing above it are dependable.
Rolls out network by network, as agreements land.
Starting a session
- Start charging from Volty
- Charging sessions
- Live session information
Paying for it
- Payment processing
- Receipts
Afterwards
- Charging history
Planned
Stage 04 of 05
Tap
A card for the units that still expect plastic. Tap it, and the session behaves like one started in the app.
Why it sits here
The card only makes sense once sessions, payments and history already work. It is another way into the same flow, not a second one.
Follows Charge, because the card reuses the same session and billing plumbing.
The card
- Volty RFID card
- Tap to charge
Linked to your account
- Link RFID card to a Volty account
- Card management
Sessions
- Automatic session tracking
Later
Stage 05 of 05
Connect
Direct relationships with operators, so status, price and control come from the source.
Why it sits here
It runs underneath everything and deepens over time. Each integration makes the stages above more accurate instead of adding a screen.
Ongoing. Every operator added improves Discover, Navigate, Charge and Tap at once.
Integrations
- Direct charging-network integrations
- OCPI
- CPO APIs
Data from the source
- Live charger status
- Tariffs
Session control
- Authentication
- Start/stop charging
Build order
Discover is live. The rest follow in this order — select a stage to open it above.
Early access · UK
Stop collecting
Stop collecting
charging apps.
Join the early access list and we'll get you into Volty as we open up region by region. We'll email you when your area is live — and nothing else.
You're on the list.
We'll be in touch when Volty opens in your area.