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Tesla to add the ability to Charge EV with excess solar
- Thread starter holeydonut
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Probably best to continue discussion on this topic in the thread where the feature(s) were actually released.
teslamotorsclub.com
Tesla officially launches Charge On Solar
How do you get to work if your car is plugged in at home 🚗 ? Work from home? :) That is what I do. My wife's commute is 20 feet, mine is 40 feet. :rolleyes:
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If one is not one 23.12.10 or higher, did folks have to call Tesla to get the update. Mine is on 23.12.2
phsoccer
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Mine is also at 23.12.2. I've been wondering how to get my PW upgraded. It appears we may all be getting the car software soon, but how to update the PWs.
I'm was in the Texas VPP Beta and they tell me I need an update in my PW software to be put in the permanent VPP, so maybe I'll get the update soon.
I also was on 23.12.2 just a few days ago, but have been updated to 23.12.10. I didn't do anything to make that happen.
It also requires car to be on 2023.26.x, which is only been released to a few cars so far, as of today 7/25, and does not appear to include FSD, at least not yet, hopefully soon. The App version needs to be 4.22.5 or higher, which is available on the app stores.
So I'd suggest to be patient. In the mean time I'm still doing it manually.
There is an item on the PW gateway Installer Menu about checking for updates. I noticed this the other day, but was working on something else and so did not try it. I do not know if this would accelerate your update.
For those not aware, the installer menu is accessed from either the Gateway's own WiFi: Connect to TEG-xxx, browser to http://192.168.91.1. Or from your own lan on whatever IP address your router has assigned via DHCP. Authentication is by toggling PW off and on.
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jj,I would have merged the two of these threads together, but since the other one is from the TMC admin themselves, I left it alone
Any chance you can edit my post to correct a typo? It should say:
PowerWall (i.e. gateway): 23.12.10. See App/PowerWall/Settings/ My Home Info.
I tried to consolidate the requirements into a single posting, but typo'd away a "0" rendering it wrong, among other minor editi glitches.
Thanks,
SW
I think another mod beat me to it, because it seems to already be edited.
I didn't write it down, but I am pretty sure that mine was at 23.12.2 a couple weeks ago, and has been updated since to 23.12.10.
Accuracy from Tesla support people sometimes seems a bit hit or miss. Not as bad as PG&E, though.... ;-)
But the pacing factor is probably the 2023.26 update for the car. TeslaFi shows that Tesla stopped the 2023.26.1 after around 1,000, and released only a handful so far on 2023.26.3. TeslaFi is indicating that neither one has FSD attached. I'm still stuck at 2023.7.x, extra punishment for those of us who volunteer to help test FSDβ. As my dad once said, no good deed goes unpunished. ;-)
I just called to Tesla again. I got a different answer. Yes 23.12.10 is newer. Was told he could not push it manually, but made a request to see if my update could be pushed. Oh well, shall see. But since I can just leave plugged in, and start to charge when my PW's are fully charged, but, would be fun to try. Now sure how this would work with 2 gw's, and my batteries not being able to dump to the car
I didn't read Tesla's Charge on Solar site until now. It seems like it will prioritize charging the car up to it's solar setpoint rather than prioritizing charging the PWs first (unless they are below their reserve, Storm Watch is triggered, or during a VPP event). At least to me this seems backwards although I understand others might have different use cases. I would rather have my PWs full first and then dump any excess solar into the car if it is available. Using ChargeHQ now and it has the ability to prioritize the car or the PWs.
phsoccer
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I’m not sure I understand this. My PWs never go below the Backup Reserve point, currently 25%, unless the power goes off. I guess you could just plug the car in when you are ready for Charge on Solar. Since I’m in the VPP, I’m not sure how any of this will work. Tesla controls my PWs when in the VPP.
On another note, I see the latest app added the ability to charge my car for $25/month. If I drove more, I would do that rather than Charge on Solar, but I’m not sure I use $25/month worth of charging on a normal basis.
CrazyRabbit
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I have the car software updated and the app, but the PW is still on 23.12.2. But the more I learn about this feature I don't think I'll use it much. As YBlaser said I want my PW charged as the 1st priority, then the car. And I also would like a setting in the app to 'freeze' the PW State of Charge where it is when I start charging the car. So I'm not charging the car battery from the PWs. I do this manually right now by setting the standby to the PW SOC, or I set the car to charge later at night when the PW's have drained down to the standby level. On my billing arrangement there is no incentive to charge the car from Solar versus the Grid. But I'd rather use the PW charge to run the house instead of charge the car. Sometimes I forget to set the Standby back to 20% and I waste the charge on the PW.
CrazyRabbit
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Just got 23.12.10
I now see charge on solar on my phone app
Will have to see what it does
I now see charge on solar on my phone app
Will have to see what it does
I just setup both of my Gateways with the sw. Since my PW's are and car and not on the same circuits, I got to play more to see how this works.
If it can do what I do manually, meaning, if the powerwalls are charged to 100%, then if car needs to be charged, turn it in, great.
BUT, since I have 2 gw's, and need all 7 batteries fully charged to do 48amps, 11kw, no sure if this will have enough smarts
for my unique setup.
If it can do what I do manually, meaning, if the powerwalls are charged to 100%, then if car needs to be charged, turn it in, great.
BUT, since I have 2 gw's, and need all 7 batteries fully charged to do 48amps, 11kw, no sure if this will have enough smarts
for my unique setup.
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