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Re: programmed charging

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:43 am
by MotMot
If you have a low overall rate then I’d agree. But those don’t exist any more.

I’m saving £75+ a month charging at night with Octopus go… that’s the cost of the charger in less than a year.. (7.5/30p).

But I think the frustration about the timed charging is that VW made it so crazily complicated and unreliable - whereas nearly every other EV manufacturer makes it very simple and effective.

Re: programmed charging

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:09 pm
by mramcha
I had a Family Performance Pro delivered yesterday with SW version 3.0 but my home charger will not get installed until the 16th to be able to test. Thankfully it is smart, so I have a choice of scheduling either on the charger or the car. (Although I would prefer the car)

For what it’s worth, it seems as if cars delivered now are being delivered with either 2.3 or 3.0.

For existing cars, upgrading to 2.4 at the dealership (including new 12v battery) is a pre requisite to being able to do a OTA upgrade to 3.0.

For new cars, obviously it is easy to ship them with 3.0.

I suspect cars arriving now with 2.3 had their build started, and then delayed while waiting for components.

Re: programmed charging

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:57 pm
by monkeyhanger
Scheduled charging saves a fortune on Octopus go, just don't try to have both the car and the charger fighting each other to schedule. Depending on the charger, i'd have the charger do it all, just have the car set to the maximum charge state you want to achieve e.g. 80% if you're not going on a long journey.

Re: programmed charging

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 5:47 am
by mramcha
I have 3.0, and I am doing car scheduled charging based on location, and it works absolutely fine.