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Hi all.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my question. 

I am strongly considering getting a BMW 5 series 530e PHEV.  It's a huge investment and as part of my research I have been looking at charging.  My research has shown some compatibility issues with BMW/MINI around preconditioning, and according to some forums posts, the ability to complete a charge at all.

There is a disclaimer also shown on the car charging information pages on the OVO website around this issue with BWM/MINI.

My question is, does this issue arise when the Charge Anytime App is used for direct to vehicle charing only.  Ie, if I installed a supported charger through OVO, such as an Ohme charging unit, and did all the scheduling through that, would this deliver full fat, supported functionality including preconditioning?

 

I don't want to get a new car, which should be an amazing experience, and walk into a world of stress with the systems all linking up or the car failing to charge!!

Thanks for much for any insights anyone can share.

 

 

Hi @ElliUK ,

As far as we know, it seems to be worse if you’re doing it via the Charger than if you’re doing it via D2V. I’d recommend having a word with the Charge Anytime team in the morning on 0330 175 9678 Option 2 and they can advise using the latest info they’ve got.

Thank you @Blastoise186 for your reply.  Very much appreciated.

Hi @ElliUK,

 

It seems our forum volunteer has already given some good advice here.

 

Please let us know if you have any trouble getting through to the team.

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