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Charge Anytime - Is there a way to ascertain when I can next charge the car just from the app (without needing to connect to the charger)

  • February 17, 2023
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I've recently started using the EV Anytime add on and am largely delighted with it, however one slight issue I've experienced - as someone who doesn't have off-street parking / a driveway - is that I need to hook my car up to the charger before the app will advise when it will next charge.

This isn't ideal as I don't necessarily want to leave the car connected to the charger whilst the cable needs to run over the pavement (albeit within a pavement 'ramp') overnight.

If there was a way to ascertain when I can next charge the car just from the app (without needing to connect to the charger) this would allow me to go out at that time (if it's a suitable time), instead of hooking the car up to only then be advised it might be another 6/12 hours before charging can start.

Is there scope for this to be considered within a future release/upgrade of the app?

Thanks 

    Best answer by Tim_OVO

    Updated on 15/01/23 by Emmanuelle_OVO:

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    as someone who doesn't have off-street parking / a driveway - is that I need to hook my car up to the charger before the app will advise when it will next charge.

    This isn't ideal as I don't necessarily want to leave the car connected to the charger whilst the cable needs to run over the pavement (albeit within a pavement 'ramp') overnight.

    If there was a way to ascertain when I can next charge the car just from the app (without needing to connect to the charger) this would allow me to go out at that time (if it's a suitable time), instead of hooking the car up to only then be advised it might be another 6/12 hours before charging can start.

    Is there scope for this to be considered within a future release/upgrade of the app?

     

    A quick update on this idea is that the product designers have seen this idea and added it to the feature to do list. 

     

    I’m told one of the main reasons it’s not a priority is that, with Charge Anytime, the technology behind it (Kaluza Flex) works best when the car is plugged in, the longer the better. The reason is that moments of low carbon intensity can be utilised whenever they arise. 

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    Tim_OVO
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    March 7, 2023

    Interesting question, @Jeffus - my naive assumption is that low grid demand tends to equal low carbon intensity and price. Those gas powered stations only turn on when they have to top up the supply. But who knows how volatile this relationship is in practice. 

     

    Charge Anytime uses Kaluza Flex to intelligently charge - check out their site for how it works!

    Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
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      August 30, 2023

      Hi, just following up on this post and wondered if there had been any discussions on the suggestion made.

       

      Many thanks.

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