Electric vehicles

Has anyone managed to get an iD3 ver 3:0 to charge on a non smart meter. My car doesn't want to do the handshake to start the charge at anytime. If you have how did you set it up?

Hi All, We recently switched to Ovo to make use of Charge Anytime and have a couple of questions; -I drive a model 3 and have noticed since I started using the Charge Anytime App there has been considerably more battery drain on the car when not in use. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there any way to reduce frequency frequency of updates between the app and the car to minimise battery drain but still utilise Charge Anytime? -second question is we have now added a second EV to the household. How can we set up Charge Anytime for both cars? FYI we only charge at home using a 3 pin plug as due to minimal mileage and charging available at work. Any guidance on these questions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers,JIMMY

I plugged my car in this morning and it charged straight away , I was surprised as I presumed it would come on late at night to be cheaper ???Can anyone shine a light on it for me 

Hi,Looking at the Indra Smart Pro 4 as first EV charger. Read some reviews and it mentions wi-fi connectivity is not built in and that there is a wi-fi dongle which needs to be fitted which will make the charger wi-fi ready. Question is for installation, would there be an additional charge to this dongle being fitted - is this non-standard?About to go through the process but don’t want something limited to mobile network data. Would appreciate if anyone has any insight/experience of this and if there was extra cost or hassle to get wi-fi ready.Thanks in advance

Hey, just got an MG HS PHEV, Ohme charger and went to swap to the OVO Anytime tariff (10p) to then find out my car is not listed (actually no MGs are) so looks like I cannot move onto the tariff? has anyone else have an MG and found the same? Is there an alternative tariff or does it look like I now need to change provider as currently paying 32p flat rate all day which for the car works out not that much cheaper than a gallon of fuel.

Hi,I’ve had the Indra Smart Pro Charger hooked up to my Tesla for more than a week now and I’m on the Charge Anytime tariff.It’s been working well but I think I’ve made a mistake because I’ve installed the Charge Anytime App and configured it to talk to the Tesla.Reading around this forum apparently that isn’t necessary because OVO will control the Indra Smart charger directly without the need of the Charge Anytime App.Could someone please tell me how to roll back from this and remove my credentials etc from the Charge Anytime App?  Is the “Delete Account” option what I need to do? Do I then set the charging schedule in the Indra App and that’s all?Thanks for your help!

I have recently switched to OVO. I understand that I need to activate Charge Anytime using my online account.  The problem is I don’t seem to have this option. I have been to the ‘offers and upgrades’ page where it tells me about Charge Anytime, but I don’t seem to have any way to actually add it to my account.  Does anyone know what I need to do?  Many thanks

New untethered Smart Ohme Epod released but not showing on oVo choice of smart chargers. Surely this is an oversight and it will be compatible as it looks like it should be. Any ideas ?

When using charge anytime. Which easier or more consistent? Connect to the car or connecting to the charger? 

Hi all,I’ve just moved to OVO, and added Charge Anytime so I can charge my new EV at a sensible price 😁I’ve had an Indra Smart Pro charger installed, specifically because it’s on the ‘approved’ list. When I set up Charge Anytime I initially picked my EV - a Cupra - because the Indra hadn’t been installed at that point. But once installed, I went back through the process of setting up Charge Anytime and picked the Indra instead.My first Smart Charge - last night - went well. I set a time for the car to be charged in the Indra App, and it duly did the business 😁. The Indra seems to ‘know’ about Charge Anytime, and also about the Cupra, so everything seems to be joined up. Charge Anytime seems to ‘know’ about the Cupra too, but does not mention the Indra.So finally to my question. What happens when I have a visitor?  Can just I plug in their EV instead, and assume the Indra Charger will smart charge it at Charge Anytime rates? 

I’m new to the ev market. I have a VW id5, I have tried speaking to customer services with very little success. Can anyone tell me what is the problem with adding the ‘Charge Anytime’ to my home tariff with this vehicle.??

I have noted from others that instructions are non existent especially for 80 years olds.I yesterday returned from a holiday to find my Kaluza app had disappeared from my iPad.It when I eventually found it refused to accept my password.I then tried to join the charge anytime and eventually today using the old password as a reset password joined up, I think. What I need to know is, when I have finished with the car each day, do I just plug it in to the charger (Indra) and it does it with me doing no more? I have filled in the times in the Kaluza page and it looks just like the Indra page.Is there anything else I have to do?  

I have made the switch to OVO and according to the website it says ovo has been supplying me since the 5th April, meter reading all provided so I have done everything my end. As we have EV cars I need to add charge anytime asap as they need charging but because the account hasn’t been setup I’m struggling.how long does it take before I can add charge anytime, this while process does not seem efficient.

We have recently bought a VW-ID3 and are using a ‘Granny’ charger during Economy 7 night period. Would Charge Anytime work with this type of charger? Also - does anyone know when OVO will include VW’s in its list of eligible vehicles? 

Live in a block of flats with communal supply of electricity to garages. I was told by the property manager that it is impossible to separate the usage of electricity to individual garages. Am planning on getting an EV and wanted to have an EV charger installed where I park, but it seems installation is not possible due to communal use of electricity. Is there a workaround to have a separate meter for my bit of the garage?Thanking you in advance. 

Good evening just been reading this forum as I thought I was going mad with my Porsche App , Kaluza web app and charge anytime app ….  I’ve had Indra and charged EV out multiple times to my home and there are some serious issues which should be addressed Firstly the charge anytime app is the dominant app if you have an Indra smart pro charger and are using the OVO anytime tariff.  the charge anytime app adds erroneous profiles and timers to the Porsche app ,a profile called ENODE and a timer which is usually a day to two ahead . The charged EV and Indra people I’ve had out watched this happen in real time.  The only solution for us was to ONLY use the charge anytime app to schedule the car charging setting it at 50% min and 85% - 100% max (annoying that the app only allows one schedule and not a 7 day version this really really would be helpful)  When plugging the car in you may still get a red charger error but as l

I have the Charge Anytime app all set up and working with my Tesla.Everything is fine, if I just leave it to do it’s thing, but I have a problem when using the ‘Urgent Charge’ function. Basically it will just stop charging randomly.I hit the Urgent Charge button in the app and after waiting a bit the car sometimes starts charging without doing anything, and sometimes I have to go to the car app and hit the ‘Start Charge’ button. Either way it will stop charging sometimes after a few minutes, and I’ll have to do it all again. This means that any time I need to charge I basically have to keep checking the car app, which is useless.Anyone else have this problem, or a solution?I did wonder if it was anything to do with my partner also having the app. When I set it up on their phone I used their Tesla account credentials (for access to the car), so I wondered if the two might be competing in some way? Both apps will show the urgent charge status when it’s swit

I am expecting my EV in November , I’m an SSE ENERGY customer, SSE have pointed me towards ZOOM EV for my EV tariff , they say I have to join OVO .. I’m not at home during the day so all my charging will be done overnight, the info I see is the tariff is set 24hrs a day at 16.7p KWH , I was hoping for an off peak discounted rate …. Can someone Please help, advise and ping me in the right direction if what to do that is the cheapest option thanks  

Well here is your chance.… Opened by a ChargedEv engineer in front of me (I didn't ask) while i finally have my replacement unit. @Transparent , @Blastoise186  thought you may in partuculat be interested. And yes, he left it opend like this in the rain too...

Hi, I get delivery of an EV in March and got my EV charger installed (Easee One) last week. I’m like most members are on a Standard variable rate. I see that the OVO EV package requires a specific charger which I didn’t realise. The question is  can can I switch to an EV tariff using my Easee One and would it be cost efficient or should I stick to the standard variable? I do around 700-1000 miles a month, mostly local so will charge every so often but want to charge at the cheapest possible rate and don’t mind charging off-peak.

Given the upcoming weather, and the fact all my ev charge plugs  and all public chargepoints all say "donnot use in thunderstorms" I was wondering:A) WhyB) What is the real riskC) Will anything prevent it actually chargingD) If you have a virtually flat battery in a storm, what should you do if you need to keep driving!E) Is it (more?)dangerous with a v2g?

Had an EV installer around today. Took a look around and decided it was too difficult to wire back to the existing consumer unit and the easiest option was to fit an additional CU in the meter box (the charger unit will be adjacent to it). He suggested that my supplier might be able to arrange it as the job would entail isolating the meter while the work was done. Is this something Ovo do or could arrange and if so how do I go about it? Chris

Hi all,  We are current EV Everywhere customers with a smart charger fitted in July 19. We are now moving house and need to figure out what do with our smart charger. Ideally we’d have a charger fitted in the new house but I don’t know if we transfer kit from old house to be house? If we don’t transfer the charger would there be an additional cost as we have already used the government grant with the first charger?  ThanksRebecca

Hi all,I had an OVO SmartMeter installed in 2017.We've just bought an electric car (a PHEV - a second hand Mitsubishi Outlander).To fit a charging point in our driveway I've engaged ChargedEV, who have forwarded the enquiry to UK Power networks to install a 100 amp fuse.In advance of that I need to identify if our meter tails and consumer unit tails are 25mm (rather than 16mm).As I understand it, OVO 'own' the meter tails.I (or at least a qualified electrician) 'own' the consumer unit tails.UK Power networks 'own' that fuse.How do I work out what size the Ovo meter tails they are?(And any advice on the same for the consumer unit connection welcome!)Many thanks, Neil