Hi, I am on IO and plugged in just after 5pm, but still have not got a charging schedule. I normally stop the charge in the Tesla app as soon as it starts charging and did so today. Then at around 9pm I started a charge for a minute on the Tesla app to see if that kicks the schedule to appear but still nothing. Anyone know if there are issues at Octopus end?
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Anyone had trouble charging last night? Long drive this morning only to wake up with 66%. Checked the charging schedule last night and all normal with multiple charging times. Wondering if there was an issue with the clocks going back an hour. Had to unplug and plug in again to start charge again. Leaving with 80%, not idea just need to stop before destination instead of afterwards.
My schedule appeared at 11.33pm. I only noticed because the car started charging then.
So if I'm reading right thats around 8 kWh non EV use per day plus 60 kWh EV charging per week?
8 x 44.35p = £3.54 non EV
60/7 x 10p = £0.86 EV
37.38p standing charge
£4.77 on IO per day
Versus
8 x 35.8p = £2.86 non EV
60/7 x 35.8p = £3.07 EV
31.51p standing charge
£6.24 on the price cap (London rates)
(Cheaper in some other regions but no-one lands under £4.77)
There are likely flaws in my man maths!
Haha. If the battery is 60kWh isn't it just 60 x 10p /100? Then account for 6 hours on off-peak tariff and then 2.6hours on peak tariff as 60/7 = 8.6 hours to charge a 60kWh battery at 7kw?
Interesting reading.
I'm in the process of getting a smart meter , switch to Octopus, install solar with 10kw of battery storage.
Am I correct in thinking that I can utilise IO to load shift?
i.e charge up the car, the batteries and use the dishwasher etc during the 'off peak' hours and benefit from some attractive rates?
I'm in the process of getting a smart meter , switch to Octopus, install solar with 10kw of battery storage.
Am I correct in thinking that I can utilise IO to load shift?
i.e charge up the car, the batteries and use the dishwasher etc during the 'off peak' hours and benefit from some attractive rates?
Do you presently have an EV? Driving 900 miles a month and only charging 4 times a month doesn't look a likely way to operate ... IMO. That sounds like an ICE style strategy to me! It may not affect calculations much if the total charging adds up to the same but believe me, that's not the way to run an EV ... even one that can safely be charged to 100%. Topping up is the way to go. It's not very comforting driving a car with minimal percentage onboard. And winter is approaching ... you'll be warming the car in the mornings etc.
Thanks for the advice. I don't yet but hopefully taking delivery in next month or so. I will keep it plugged in most of the time but had to make some assumptions for the calculations at this stage.
Thanks for clarifying. Most of my driving is long journeys requiring 100% charges ready. But yes if I take the above approach it's roughly a £16 saving a month by moving to IO. That is assuming I'll be using off-peak to charge all of the time which is unlikely so another scenario is assuming half time on off peak and the other on a split - maximise off-peak and use some peak to ensure 100% charge. Under this more realistic scenario for my usage it's around a £6 saving moving to IO.
You won't get many 100% drives in if only doing 900 miles a month?
Yeah three or four times a month
. Just averaging and working out roughly what the difference might be if I switch for the purposes of calculation.I see, you should be able to get all your charging done in the off peak then. Unless the long drives were back to back that isYeah three or four times a month
It probably means you've set 100% in Octopus and 90% in the car.
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