EVs... no one wants them! (Vol. 2)
Discussion
SpeckledJim said:
Octopus aren't limiting how much you can have. You're making things up. Again.
Whatever Jim.Google AI: Octopus Energy is limiting electricity for its smart EV tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go by enforcing a six-hour daily cap on cheap off-peak charging per household, cracking down on users gaming the system with slow-charging workarounds, and introducing higher "bump" rates after the initial six hours
MightyBadger said:
SpeckledJim said:
Octopus aren't limiting how much you can have. You're making things up. Again.
Whatever Jim.Google AI: Octopus Energy is limiting electricity for its smart EV tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go by enforcing a six-hour daily cap on cheap off-peak charging per household, cracking down on users gaming the system with slow-charging workarounds, and introducing higher "bump" rates after the initial six hours
Just like Shell offering a 2p per litre discount for the first 50 litres.
MightyBadger said:
SpeckledJim said:
Octopus aren't limiting how much you can have. You're making things up. Again.
Whatever Jim.Google AI: Octopus Energy is limiting electricity for its smart EV tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go by enforcing a six-hour daily cap on cheap off-peak charging per household, cracking down on users gaming the system with slow-charging workarounds, and introducing higher "bump" rates after the initial six hours
SpeckledJim said:
MightyBadger said:
blueg33 said:
I ve heard that petrol prices are going to go up.
They have always been going up since I have started driving, it's nothing new. I don't even look at prices when filling. Couldn't tell you how much a litre is.Would be more annoyed if I was limited to how much fuel I could put in my car when filling up.
MightyBadger said:
blueg33 said:
Just like Shell offering a 2p per litre discount for the first 50 litres.
This may help
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwiYl...
blueg33 said:
Not clicking a random link lol.So is everyone saying Octopus isn't limiting it's energy even though Octopus are saying they are?
MightyBadger said:
SpeckledJim said:
Octopus aren't limiting how much you can have. You're making things up. Again.
Whatever Jim.Google AI: Octopus Energy is limiting electricity for its smart EV tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go by enforcing a six-hour daily cap on cheap off-peak charging per household, cracking down on users gaming the system with slow-charging workarounds, and introducing higher "bump" rates after the initial six hours
And the number of people who will regularly need the 'that price' is very small indeed.
Pick the fights you can win. They don't go ROAARRRR!!! like a 1.5 TDi does. That's always a winner for you. Stick with that one.
MightyBadger said:
blueg33 said:
Not clicking a random link lol.So is everyone saying Octopus isn't limiting it's energy even though Octopus are saying they are?
SpeckledJim said:
So it's not limited at all then. You can have as much as you want. Some at 'this price' and the rest at 'that price' and ALL of it is cheaper than petrol.
And the number of people who will regularly need the 'that price' is very small indeed.
Pick the fights you can win. They don't go ROAARRRR!!! like a 1.5 TDi does. That's always a winner for you. Stick with that one.
Eh? I don't even know anyone who owns a 1.5tdi. Strange but expected reply from you though.And the number of people who will regularly need the 'that price' is very small indeed.
Pick the fights you can win. They don't go ROAARRRR!!! like a 1.5 TDi does. That's always a winner for you. Stick with that one.
MightyBadger said:
SpeckledJim said:
So it's not limited at all then. You can have as much as you want. Some at 'this price' and the rest at 'that price' and ALL of it is cheaper than petrol.
And the number of people who will regularly need the 'that price' is very small indeed.
Pick the fights you can win. They don't go ROAARRRR!!! like a 1.5 TDi does. That's always a winner for you. Stick with that one.
Eh? I don't even know anyone who owns a 1.5tdi. Strange but expected reply from you though.And the number of people who will regularly need the 'that price' is very small indeed.
Pick the fights you can win. They don't go ROAARRRR!!! like a 1.5 TDi does. That's always a winner for you. Stick with that one.
fooman said:
Octopus limiting to max 12 hours of cheap rate? I was surprised this much was allowed.
It never was according to their Ts & Cs. What was happening was that some were deliberately throttling their charge rate so that they could get many more hours at the cheap rate, which of course benefitted the whole house.Now they're saying, the following;
• Intelligent Octopus Go customers will continue to receive 6 hours of off-peak electricity for your whole home between 11:30pm and 5:30am. Guaranteed, reliable, schedule-friendly off-peak savings.
• Plus up to 6 hours of super-cheap smart charging every 24 hours – these may be during your home’s off-peak hours (11:30pm - 05:30am), outside those times, or a mix of both.
• Whenever the 6 hours smart charging is scheduled outside your off-peak window, the electricity for your whole home will also be at the discounted rates.
• If we need to schedule more than 6 hours to reach your target charge, only the first 6 hours of charging will be at the discounted rate – extra half-hours will be charged at your Bump rate (even if they’re scheduled during the off-peak window).
Curious to see how this works with Intelligent Go.
As it stands if I plug in at 6pm and the car starts charging, the whole house swaps to 7.5p. Then between 2330 and 0530 the guaranteed hours are also at 7.5p and that's when my Powerwall is set to charge.
I don't want the car eating the discounted hours in the evening and then the Powerwall charging at normal rate. I expect that's not the way it'll work but I'd like to find out.
As it stands if I plug in at 6pm and the car starts charging, the whole house swaps to 7.5p. Then between 2330 and 0530 the guaranteed hours are also at 7.5p and that's when my Powerwall is set to charge.
I don't want the car eating the discounted hours in the evening and then the Powerwall charging at normal rate. I expect that's not the way it'll work but I'd like to find out.
Edited by SpeckledJim on Monday 15th December 11:41
SpeckledJim said:
Curious to see how this works with Intelligent Go.
As it stands if I plug in at 6pm and the car starts charging, the whole house swaps to 7.5p. Then between 1130 and 0530 the guaranteed hours are also at 7.5p and that's when my Powerwall is set to charge.
I don't want the car eating the discounted hours in the evening and then the Powerwall charging at normal rate. I expect that's not the way it'll work but I'd like to find out.
The low whole house tariff will remain guaranteed during 11:30-05:30. If you've already used up your 6 hours of car charging, any car charging during the cheap window will be at the bump rate (they're going to have to work this out from the OIG integration, the meter won't know). As it stands if I plug in at 6pm and the car starts charging, the whole house swaps to 7.5p. Then between 1130 and 0530 the guaranteed hours are also at 7.5p and that's when my Powerwall is set to charge.
I don't want the car eating the discounted hours in the evening and then the Powerwall charging at normal rate. I expect that's not the way it'll work but I'd like to find out.
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