Good idea.
Another option would be to introduce a temporary suspension of the Charge Anytime service - a bit like blocking your bank card. From a software pov this would simply be a switchable active/inactive Flag I would have thought.
This would allow users to access functionality without it being overwritten. For example I send a precondition instruction to my car about 10 mins before leaving.
You could try setting a very short time ready by time in the Anytime app and see if that starts the charge straight away and charges to the end. It then won't matter if isn't a particularly cheap time.
Of course that assumes the car isn't already fully charged.
Thanks for posting this idea, @Ru55, and for your thoughts @SBRetd @Jeffus.
I’ve moved the topic into this Smart home section as the idea relates to Charge Anytime and not OVO’s online tools. Still, it’s worth sharing with the Charge Anytime team which I have done.
Can I ask you to confirm the make and models of your EVs? Some related topics here:
Thanks for posting this idea, @Ru55, and for your thoughts @SBRetd @Jeffus.
I’ve moved the topic into this Smart home section as the idea relates to Charge Anytime and not OVO’s online tools. Still, it’s worth sharing with the Charge Anytime team which I have done.
Can I ask you to confirm the make and models of your EVs? Some related topics here:
Thanks for the info it was actually that post I read and linked to this “idea”
I have a Mustang Mach E GT
Hi @Tim_OVO
Do you know if any changes have been made, as my car successfully pre-conditioned this morning?
I will check over the next couple of days to see if it was a fluke or not.
Good idea.
Another option would be to introduce a temporary suspension of the Charge Anytime service - a bit like blocking your bank card. From a software pov this would simply be a switchable active/inactive Flag I would have thought.
This would allow users to access functionality without it being overwritten. For example I send a precondition instruction to my car about 10 mins before leaving.
This would work for cabin pre conditioning but not for battery pre-conditioning as this takes much longer than 10 mins.
Not sure what EV you have but mine does have a “remote start” feature which also warms up the cabin, albeit it using battery power if charge anywhere has disabled charging.
I’ll ask the team @Ru55 
thanks for the update!
Do you know if any changes have been made, as my car successfully pre-conditioned this morning?
I will check over the next couple of days to see if it was a fluke or not.
Hey @Ru55,
Update from the team is that there has been no official communications from Kaluza saying this issue has been resolved so could just be a fluke.
Hi
Getting sporadic times it works so I would agree with you, that it has not been ‘fixed’, I just think sometime the schedules match up, if so it works.
Hope this is something that gets fixed though.
Hi
I have followed the second option suggested by @Ru55 and it works.
Put simply, override the Charge Anytime function by selecting charge immediately. Then set your pre-conditioning parameters.
This works for me because I set my preconditioning about 15 minutes before I leave rather than have a pre-planned time - say from the night before. With a hybrid with limited range on the battery this is an effective option.
I guess that if you are someone who needs to have the car charged up overnight prior to an early morning departure, then this won’t work as you will not want to override the Charge Anytime facility to get the saving.
So an effective hack if you have the time and inclination to manage the facility manually.
Thanks @Ru55
