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philipgh
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Kia EV and OVO Charge Anytime - when will this be eligible for direct to vehicle (D2V)?

  • March 1, 2023
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I had a Easee charger fitted as recommended by my electrician last year. I am due to take delivery of my Kia EV shortly. I am also a OVO energy customer.

 

Bizarrely I seem unable to take advantage of the anytime + tariff as i have neither a compatible charger or car. How can this be the case? Has it now come to the point where you choose the car and charger based on an available electricity tariff?! Com on OVO get Kia on board ASAP.

    Best answer by Tim_OVO

    Updated on 25/02/25 by Abby_OVO

     

    There are now two ways you can get Charge Anytime:

     

    You must have an eligible EV or Smart Charger, we’re constantly looking into ways to broaden eligibility of this product so if your technology isn’t currently on this list keep an eye on our page for updates! 

     

    Thanks for the feedback, @philipgh @Tom Salmon. I appreciate this. 

     

    From my understanding, adding additional electric vehicles via direct to vehicle, and additional charges, means working with those companies and their technology to unlock Charge Anytime. As a result it’s very difficult to provide insight on time frames. I’m told that OVO are really keen to unlock Charge Anytime with any many partners as possible as fast as possible.

     

     

    Have you considered asking Kia?

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    Blastoise186
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    Blastoise186Super User
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    August 23, 2023

    I’ve just seen today that Octopus have stopped Kia EV owners signing up because of numerous problems with charging failing overnight, and with continuous polling of the car causing the 12V battery to go flat.

    Which might be one reason why OVO hasn’t been able to add Kia support yet

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      HangNail999
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      August 23, 2023

      I’ve just seen today that Octopus have stopped Kia EV owners signing up because of numerous problems with charging failing overnight, and with continuous polling of the car causing the 12V battery to go flat.

      Which might be one reason why OVO hasn’t been able to add Kia support yet

      If only we had some visibility about when Kia will be added to the list

      Is there a delay because Kaluza are encountering the same problems, or is there simply nothing happening? It would be good to know.

      It’s a bit like waiting at the airport for a delayed flight and nobody tells you anything. 🙄

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      Colzee
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      October 12, 2023

      You would be better switching to Octopus energy as I too have a Kia Niro EV 3 arriving this month and have been waiting impatiently for Kaluza  to add Kia to list , I have a Sync EV charger and no intention of changing it.

      There’s been a lot of discussion on the Kia EV forums about continuing problems with Octopus Energy. It might be a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire.

       

      Now with Octopus, Switch over went smoothly and car now charges with off peak rate, no intention of switching back to OVO, now out of the fire and into the frying pan.

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      HangNail999
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      October 12, 2023

      You would be better switching to Octopus energy as I too have a Kia Niro EV 3 arriving this month and have been waiting impatiently for Kaluza  to add Kia to list , I have a Sync EV charger and no intention of changing it.

      There’s been a lot of discussion on the Kia EV forums about continuing problems with Octopus Energy. It might be a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire.

       

      Now with Octopus, Switch over went smoothly and car now charges with off peak rate, no intention of switching back to OVO, now out of the fire and into the frying pan.

      Good luck. Hope it doesn’t go horribly wrong.

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        Colzee
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        October 12, 2023

        Thanks for the good luck and also your unbiased and constructive comments, your an asset to this forum.

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        Paul4AA
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        February 2, 2024

        I’ve decided to purchase a used eNiro but have just read this worrying forum posting.  If I order an Ohme ePod untethered charger will that work okay with Ovo charging?

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        HangNail999
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        February 3, 2024

        The Ohme ePod is a supported charge point.
        I’m currently on the beta test program for the KIa Niro EV since the end of November 2023. My charge point is a Pod Point Solo 3. So far, no problems to report. It’s great having to only pay 7p/kWh to charge the car without a hike in the “day rate”. In fact, there is no day rate, as it’s an EV-only tariff. You can also take advantage of the OVO Power Power Challenge where you can get £15 per month off your electricity bill by reducing your power demands between 4pm and 7pm.

         

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          Paul4AA
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          February 4, 2024

          I’ve not got a charger yet and queried the use of the Ohme ePod above, as an untethered charger using Ovo Energy and a Kia eNiro.   How would the charging be managed as the Kia salesman said I’d use the Kia app, YouTube videos on the Ohme suggest I use the Ohme app to program the desired charge percentage, and from what I’ve gathered Ovo controls the charge.  That’s seemingly three separate companies giving conflicting information on controlling the charge.  So in practice how goes it work?  

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          BPLightlogSuper User
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          February 4, 2024

          @Paul4AA as the Charge Anytime system uses either a compatible charger or EV and Ohme is a compatible charger you would (I believe) just use the Ohme app once connected to OVO. 
          See here 

           

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            HangNail999
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            February 4, 2024

            As BPLightlog said, you don’t need the OVO Anytime app if you have a compatible charge point. You just use the Ohme app, and turn off any charging schedules you have set in the car.
            My Pod Point Solo 3 is not supported, so I use the OVO app to communicate directly with the car.

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