Hi,
I used to be on octopus tracker and just charged the car anytime of day but with the cost increasing I've now moved to their intelligent go (always cheap rate between 23:30-5:30am but with the option of cheaper rates on the day and night). I had been running smoothly most of the time but there's been a few issues lately that I'm talking to Octopus about.
First it was octopus not telling the car to stop charging so it would charge at peak rate.
This time it's the car being plugged in for a long time before it's starts charging. Last night we plugged the car in at 7pm with a charge level of 65%. Octopus gave a schedule of 1:30am - 4am.
When I woke in the morning the charge level was the same and in the app it said "battery not ready". I tried turning the plug off on the wall (smart plug) and it didn't do anything. I had to remove the type 2 and re-insert it before the car charge. Octopus then gave another charging schedule of 2hrs which it continued to charge.
Has anybody else had this issue or found a work around for it?
The reason I would like to stay on Octopus intelligent go, is the cheaper p/kwh and it also helps the cost in the mornings (electric shower and breakfast)
Apologies for the wall of text.
I used to be on octopus tracker and just charged the car anytime of day but with the cost increasing I've now moved to their intelligent go (always cheap rate between 23:30-5:30am but with the option of cheaper rates on the day and night). I had been running smoothly most of the time but there's been a few issues lately that I'm talking to Octopus about.
First it was octopus not telling the car to stop charging so it would charge at peak rate.
This time it's the car being plugged in for a long time before it's starts charging. Last night we plugged the car in at 7pm with a charge level of 65%. Octopus gave a schedule of 1:30am - 4am.
When I woke in the morning the charge level was the same and in the app it said "battery not ready". I tried turning the plug off on the wall (smart plug) and it didn't do anything. I had to remove the type 2 and re-insert it before the car charge. Octopus then gave another charging schedule of 2hrs which it continued to charge.
Has anybody else had this issue or found a work around for it?
The reason I would like to stay on Octopus intelligent go, is the cheaper p/kwh and it also helps the cost in the mornings (electric shower and breakfast)
Apologies for the wall of text.
