Intelligent Octopus Go Smart Charging Schedule
Discussion
Today is the first real time I am charging my EV on IOG from low and was wondering what's the ideal way of going it.
Trickle charge it so as to get several smart charging schedules spread over multiple days (rather than one long one) or just plug it in and leave IOG and the app to do its thing.
What I don't know is whether when you charge your car (say for an extra 10%), the entire smart charging schedule remains opened.
For example, right now, SCS says 1830 to 0800. Would it mean that if IOG charges my car to my preferred percentage say, 30%, the smart charging schedule ends and tariff reverts back to normal outside of the 2330 to 0530 discounted window?
Trickle charge it so as to get several smart charging schedules spread over multiple days (rather than one long one) or just plug it in and leave IOG and the app to do its thing.
What I don't know is whether when you charge your car (say for an extra 10%), the entire smart charging schedule remains opened.
For example, right now, SCS says 1830 to 0800. Would it mean that if IOG charges my car to my preferred percentage say, 30%, the smart charging schedule ends and tariff reverts back to normal outside of the 2330 to 0530 discounted window?
Yes once your car reaches the desired % the charging will stop and your tariff will revert to your normal tariff for that time of day. If I want to power the whole house at cheap rate I plug our car ( Mini SE 3 pin plug charging) in when car battery is low and set desired charge to 100% and end time at say 04.30.. Octopus IO will then set charging schedule and 90% of the time I will get whole house charging including the car at cheap rate ( although it normally won’t give you charging at cheap rate during peak hours of 16.30 to 18.00 ). If you don’t want a 100% full battery just reset the desired % once you get to 11.30pm.
Yes once your car reaches the desired % the charging will stop and your tariff will revert to your normal tariff for that time of day. If I want to power the whole house at cheap rate I plug our car ( Mini SE 3 pin plug charging) in when car battery is low and set desired charge to 100% and end time at say 04.30.. Octopus IO will then set charging schedule and 90% of the time I will get whole house charging including the car at cheap rate ( although it normally won’t give you charging at cheap rate during peak hours of 16.30 to 18.00 ). If you don’t want a 100% full battery just reset the desired % once you get to 11.30pm.
Yes once your car reaches the desired % the charging will stop and your tariff will revert to your normal tariff for that time of day. If I want to power the whole house at cheap rate I plug our car ( Mini SE 3 pin plug charging) in when car battery is low and set desired charge to 100% and end time at say 04.30.. Octopus IO will then set charging schedule and 90% of the time I will get whole house charging including the car at cheap rate ( although it normally won’t give you charging at cheap rate during peak hours of 16.30 to 18.00 ). If you don’t want a 100% full battery just reset the desired % once you get to 11.30pm.
Depends on your interpretation of ideal.
Personally I plug the car in when it needs charging and tell IOG how much charge I want by when via my Ohme charger app.
You can game the system as posted above and you’ll probably get away with it. Octopus don’t like this apparently, but I don’t know how much of an eye they keep on it.
There should be a fb group for your smart charger and IOG. I used the Ohme one when first getting started and all the info is there
Personally I plug the car in when it needs charging and tell IOG how much charge I want by when via my Ohme charger app.
You can game the system as posted above and you’ll probably get away with it. Octopus don’t like this apparently, but I don’t know how much of an eye they keep on it.
There should be a fb group for your smart charger and IOG. I used the Ohme one when first getting started and all the info is there
Mark-ri571 said:
Yes once your car reaches the desired % the charging will stop and your tariff will revert to your normal tariff for that time of day. If I want to power the whole house at cheap rate I plug our car ( Mini SE 3 pin plug charging) in when car battery is low and set desired charge to 100% and end time at say 04.30.. Octopus IO will then set charging schedule and 90% of the time I will get whole house charging including the car at cheap rate ( although it normally won’t give you charging at cheap rate during peak hours of 16.30 to 18.00 ). If you don’t want a 100% full battery just reset the desired % once you get to 11.30pm.
So you are using a granny charger? I guess in your case, IOG communicates with your car, otherwise, you'd need a compatible charger.You certainly can 'play' the system, if you cab be bothered. The time, effort and stress though, in the long run, I think is nit worth it.
I plug the car in, look what it's offered me and the adjust my usage accordingly, if I can.
My last bill for April was an average of 7.6p pkwh, 650 Kwh. It does help that I have a better too, so charge and run the house from that.
I also export as much as I can, as it is more cost effective.
I plug the car in, look what it's offered me and the adjust my usage accordingly, if I can.
My last bill for April was an average of 7.6p pkwh, 650 Kwh. It does help that I have a better too, so charge and run the house from that.
I also export as much as I can, as it is more cost effective.
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