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OVO Staff
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July 21, 2022
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A thank you to all our V2G trialists: what happens next?

  • July 21, 2022
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A thank you to all our V2G trialists: what happens next?

Here’s everything you need to know about what happens to your charger, the V2G app, and more once your trial ends. 

 

It’s been a fantastic few years for our V2G trial and we’ve learned so much about both the technology and the part it'll play in the future of energy.

If you’ve been involved in the trial, we want to say a big thank you – we couldn’t have done it without you! And, remember, the charger is yours to keep once the trial ends. After all, you’ve helped both us and the world of V2G tech a whole lot!

Since it’s yours, you decide who powers it. So while we hope you’ll stay with us, if your trial has ended, you’re welcome to change who supplies your home.

 

We’re proud to power your home and EV

 

We hope you’ll stay when your trial ends, but if you did decide to leave OVO Energy, while you’ll keep your charger, you won’t be able to log into the V2G app powered by Kaluza. This means your charger will lose its smart features and you won’t earn OVO V2G credits.

We’ll also have to delete any historical charging data stored on your account in line with our privacy policy – so if you’d like to keep it, we recommend downloading your data in the app or taking a screenshot ahead of switching away from us. 

 

As the owner of the charger, you’ll be responsible for taking care of repairs and maintenance. If you have any problems with your charger, you’ll need to get in touch with Indra at support@indra.co.uk

 

Stay with us for great export rates

 

We hope you’ve enjoyed being part of our early V2G community. If your trial has ended or will end soon, it’s really important to us that you keep on getting a great deal selling energy back to the grid.

That’s why we’ve recently been in touch to tell you about our new V2G export rates, which you can earn up to 31 December 2022. 

 

Our export rate from 1 July 2022 

 

  • Your import rate + 11p if you also have solar panels
  • Your import rate + 15p if you don’t have solar panels

 

Stay with us on the journey to a greener future

 

We know a smarter, connected energy grid powered by more renewable energy is one of the best ways to fight the climate crisis. That’s why our V2G trial is just one of the ways we’re helping to get more green energy tech into people’s homes.

If you’re interested in taking part in future tech trials, please visit our website to register your interest and we’ll be in touch.

For now, that’s everything – we hope you enjoy using your V2G charger for years to come!
 

33 replies

Newcomer
November 1, 2022

@Rishtonleaf how were you planning on turning the V2G charger into a V2H? As far as I understand, we dont have access to any interface which would allow us to control anything?

 

I was hoping that I could just use my charger for the V2H trial, however I dont feel like paying extra for it. I might as well just get a battery system installed, given the car may well not be home while the solar generation is active.

 

Thanks

 

Kihon

Newcomer
November 1, 2022

Believe Indra charging 250 to reprogram so im told.

Ive not torn into charger but it will communicate to an ip address eg kaluza. Simplest way i was thinking about was to redefine ip address or change programming within. Its just how to reverse engineer but above my station but have colleagues who program automotive vehicles so to reverse engineer wouldnt be to hard but still wtg on Indra before go down that route

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
November 1, 2022

Believe Indra charging 250 to reprogram so im told.

Ive not torn into charger but it will communicate to an ip address eg kaluza. Simplest way i was thinking about was to redefine ip address or change programming within. Its just how to reverse engineer but above my station but have colleagues who program automotive vehicles so to reverse engineer wouldnt be to hard but still wtg on Indra before go down that route

Technically, that’d be hacking which might get you into trouble. I probably wouldn’t recommend it.

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Newcomer
November 1, 2022

@Blastoise186 How can i be done for hacking something that belongs to me, eg the Indra V2G unit you re address the source ip to another ip which could be simply on my home network or get the script re-written within the unit, which you own.

Newcomer
November 1, 2022

@Rishtonleaf ,@Blastoise186 I would also suspect that the communication between the Charger and the server would be encrypted, which would make it very difficult to reverse engineer.

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
November 1, 2022

Unless you have a DPI Firewall with SSL Inspection/Interception that is. But chances are you don’t and it probably wouldn’t work anyway.

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Newcomer
November 1, 2022

@kihon@Blastoise186 

As i said waiting on Indra first and v2h.

But nothing is fully secure as for DPI and SSL i only need IP address and trust me Blastoise i have plenty of colleagues involved in cyber intelligence in automotive but as said dont need to yet. As for looking at packets check out Wireshark - go deep

 

:)

Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
November 1, 2022

@Blastoise186 How can i be done for hacking something that belongs to me, eg the Indra V2G unit you re address the source ip to another ip which could be simply on my home network or get the script re-written within the unit, which you own.

Hi @Rishtonleaf i am curious

Have you asked Indra about their thoughts on what you have been thinking about doing?

Are there any license conditions associated with the charger software and hardware? 

I appreciate it is only your thoughts at the moment. 

Newcomer
November 1, 2022

@Jeffus  your absolutely 110% correct only thoughts at the moment but is possible. As for hardware its mine after 2years so thats ok. As for software i havent that i know agreed to any licences but good point to review. But there is a way around that like all computers eg delete windows and install open source. Not getting into it any further but will when know future direction in next few months.

 

 

 

Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
November 1, 2022

@Jeffus  your absolutely 110% correct only thoughts at the moment but is possible. As for hardware its mine after 2years so thats ok. As for software i havent that i know agreed to any licences but good point to review. But there is a way around that like all computers eg delete windows and install open source. Not getting into it any further but will when know future direction in next few months.

 

 

 

@Rishtonleaf i will direct Indra to your posts and ask for their feedback as it may help inform others thinking about this.

Let us know how you get on.