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lm7693 wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:28 pm In reply to an earlier post, I have a VW ID Charger Pro. I ordered it about 2 weeks before picking up the car in September. It arrived at the start of November. It works fine, and seems reliable. This is my first EV so I had nothing to compare it with - I just got it on the recommendation of the dealer. With hindsight, I didn't need some of its features, so I might have saved myself some money by going for something more basic.

It doesn't help with the timed charging, though!

In the UK? One of these?

https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/electric/r ... id-charger

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Yes - one of these. I am only just reading now that they are not generally available in the UK, which is a surprise as there were no issues getting it. I am in Northern Ireland, if that makes a difference...
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Thanks for the information, It seems as though there is more than 1 suitable home charger,, that will allow a scheduled charge. I am on Octopus so i guess i could switch to the Octopus Go tarrif and charge overnight on a schedule
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lm7693 wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:49 pm Yes - one of these. I am only just reading now that they are not generally available in the UK, which is a surprise as there were no issues getting it. I am in Northern Ireland, if that makes a difference...

I heard the issue for the rest of the UK is with getting approval from the DNOs (energy distributors), but they are specific to GB rather than including you in NI.
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Narked@50 wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:32 pm Thanks for the information, It seems as though there is more than 1 suitable home charger,, that will allow a scheduled charge. I am on Octopus so i guess i could switch to the Octopus Go tarrif and charge overnight on a schedule

I have the Go Faster tariff with Octopus, it’s like go but with some flexibility on start time and duration of the off-peak period - mine is 20:30-01:30 every day at a rate of 5.5p so I just plug my car in at 20:30 and don’t worry about scheduling. You have to email Octopus to ask for Go Faster.
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Hi. Does anybody know what the ‘Volkswagen Account’ is that the Ohme app asks you to log in to? I have tried my We Connect credentials, but to no effect. The app doesn’t seem to know how much charge is in my battery when the charge cable is connected, so always shows the wrong charge level.
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Post by Devonlad »

Hi, I think it might mean the VW ID3 app, though I can't be certain. I use the Ohme charger and have to have a workaround when I want to charge using the Octopus Go in the middle of the night, as the car goes to sleep and doesn't yet wake up automatically
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Hi Devonlad. Is the ID 3 app the same as the We Connect app? If so, I’ve tried to connect to that through the Ohme app but to no avail. I’m due to move onto the Octopus Agile tariff and I’m wondering if/how this will work given that the charger doesn’t seem to recognise the state of charge existing in the battery, and now you’re telling me that your car won’t wake up for an overnight charge. This whole charging process seems totally unnecessarily complicated. I’ve currently got nine different apps on my phone plus one rfid card. I’m due to take my car in for the 2.1 software update in a few weeks, maybe that will help with overnight charge scheduling.
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The "ID.3 app" is called We Connect ID
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Post by Devonlad »

Hi Bigeyedbean, As scott28tt said the app is actually called the WeConnect ID, sorry if I misled you. With the Ohme charger I found the company to be extremely helpful in getting things sorted so I could get the car charged between 0030 - 0430 on the Octopus Go cheap rate tariff.
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Thanks Devonlad. I’ll give them a call if I have any issues.
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I hope this is the correct thread, apologies in advance if not. I have a daily commute of approx 120 miles, would it be detrimental to the battery if I were to charge to 90% daily? I would like to have some additional range available if necessary on occasion. I am new to the world of EVs and am keen to maintain the battery health. Thank you.
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Post by mc1611 »

Good question CSRCH, I owned a BMW i3 for 4 years and BMW never mentioned to charge to 80%. It was always to 100%. Given the limited range, the scarcity of public charging points (and the ridiculous price they charge) I can’t afford to loose 20% of the range.
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CSRCH wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:56 am I hope this is the correct thread, apologies in advance if not. I have a daily commute of approx 120 miles, would it be detrimental to the battery if I were to charge to 90% daily? I would like to have some additional range available if necessary on occasion. I am new to the world of EVs and am keen to maintain the battery health. Thank you.
From my understanding, having the battery sit for long periods of time at over 80% charge will shorten its life. In your case, if you charge to 90% or even 100% just before your commute it should not adversely affect your battery.
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Post by Burtonman »

I have a similar problem to an earlier contributor, 30 miles per hour charging unscheduled and9 if I schedule after Midnight. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
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Post by AndersG »

From my understanding, having the battery sit for long periods of time at over 80% charge will shorten its life.
That is correct. Just look at how factory-new Lithium cells are delivered from the factory, they are at approx 80% SOC. The manual also recommends 80% IIRC. It is when you go on that long, crosscountry drive you charge to 100%
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Burtonman wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:51 am I have a similar problem to an earlier contributor, 30 miles per hour charging unscheduled and9 if I schedule after Midnight. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

You’re probably not doing anything wrong, the in-car scheduled charging is known to be troublesome. If you can do a scheduled charge with your charger that will be the best option til VW crack the in-car stuff.

Some report greater success with the in-car stuff by setting multiple shorter timers rather than a single longer one, so maybe give that a go and see what happens.
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