Octopus Plug nCharge is here

[Trilby]

https://electroverse.octopus.energy/com ... and-charge

With ID3 support but only at Ionity for now

[aayron]

Thats interesting. I've registered and they are going to generate a certificate which I need to install in my car so the Ionity chargers can authenticate my vehicle. Be interesting to see how that works - apparently I will get installation instructions!

[aayron]

Thats interesting. I've registered and they are going to generate a certificate which I need to install in my car so the Ionity chargers can authenticate my vehicle. Be interesting to see how that works - apparently I will get installation instructions!

That was quick - I got a reply back from the system almost immediately and the certificate was in my VW App for installing under the plug-and-charge option. It installed fine but replaced the existing "We Charge by elli" certificate (which I had never used anyway). If the car can only handle one certificate at a time and all the charging companies are going to use a different certificates then it all seems a bit problematic.

[Trilby]

Yes, the same happened to me, although I had to update my VW connect app to activate the install button.

I've not used the Elli thing either, but I have used Ionity. I think the point here is to start to get a bit more joined up, so it would be good if there is one certificate to rule them all.

[MotMot]

Used it since last summer. Works great.

[Scratch]

Used it since last summer. Works great.

I had one failure in Germany last September.

[s9bl]

Yes, been available since Feb last year.

[Midgex]

... the point here is to start to get a bit more joined up, so it would be good if there is one certificate to rule them all.

That's one approach.
The government announced a while back that regulations or law would be brought in to require the charging companies to roam - I suppose analogously to mobile phone companies - and accept each other's tokens and bpass bills around.

It seems sensible, and if the government finds a few moments spare from its busy schedule of fighting itself and the world perhaps it will happen.

The charging structures, subscriptions etc seem needlessly baroque - not for the benefit of the users, but part of a scramble between the companies to be the survivor when it all settles down.

[Skippy]

It only currently (sorry about the bad pun) works with Ionity. The nearest one to me is about 120 miles away, so I don't think I will bother!