Probably. New regulation has just come into effect in the UK that would have prevented Tesla from selling their charger without the new smart features, so I guess the rollout is starting here to test it. I would expect the functionality to be rolled out worldwide once it is bug free rather than have country specific features.
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Wall charger now shows in app
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So what does this actually do in the App?
Basically, I currently have a Indra charger (was installed free as part of a corsa e lease deal) but it’s not great. Was hoping to buy a Tesla Gen 3 unit and get it swapped over. But I need to be able to know how many kWh it’s used each month (to give to my dad as I’m in an annex on his house and have a sub electric meter, but he needs to know how many kWh I’ve used in the cheap night rate period)
My Indra does this but is a bit flakey, keeps loosing connection and loosing the stats. Plus I’d like the Tesla button on the charger!!
I can’t rely on the charge stats from the Tesla itself through the app as I also charge my wife’s electric corsa e)
Thanks
Basically, I currently have a Indra charger (was installed free as part of a corsa e lease deal) but it’s not great. Was hoping to buy a Tesla Gen 3 unit and get it swapped over. But I need to be able to know how many kWh it’s used each month (to give to my dad as I’m in an annex on his house and have a sub electric meter, but he needs to know how many kWh I’ve used in the cheap night rate period)
My Indra does this but is a bit flakey, keeps loosing connection and loosing the stats. Plus I’d like the Tesla button on the charger!!
I can’t rely on the charge stats from the Tesla itself through the app as I also charge my wife’s electric corsa e)
Thanks
scdoubleu
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To be honest, other than the fancy car-in-garage graphic, it doesn't add a whole lot.
There's a new option under "Energy" on the Powerwall tab to "View EV Charging History" (this is probably somewhere else for owners without a Powerwall). The charging history seems to be patchy too. I'm not seeing entries for today's sessions, but the history does go back a couple of months so Tesla has been recording them even before this update. There is also no way to attribute a charging session to a specific TWC, of which I have two in the garage. This isn't a big deal for me as I have a separate homemade device recording charge power on each TWC.
The option to configure a charging schedule is also new. Though as mentioned by @SpareHeadOne it requires physical access to the TWC to change! I've disabled it as I frequently charge in the daytime with excess solar.
But it's a start, and I hope Tesla will continue to add/improve TWC features. Then again, the cynic in me says this is the bare minimum to meet the latest UK regs, and no further enhancements will occur.
Edit: Seems the charge sessions are logged only upon removing the charge plug. Multiple start/stop events are merged, and the session records the total kWh delivered. There's also an option to download history; the filename hints that it's for all sessions within the last 12 months.
There's a new option under "Energy" on the Powerwall tab to "View EV Charging History" (this is probably somewhere else for owners without a Powerwall). The charging history seems to be patchy too. I'm not seeing entries for today's sessions, but the history does go back a couple of months so Tesla has been recording them even before this update. There is also no way to attribute a charging session to a specific TWC, of which I have two in the garage. This isn't a big deal for me as I have a separate homemade device recording charge power on each TWC.
The option to configure a charging schedule is also new. Though as mentioned by @SpareHeadOne it requires physical access to the TWC to change! I've disabled it as I frequently charge in the daytime with excess solar.
But it's a start, and I hope Tesla will continue to add/improve TWC features. Then again, the cynic in me says this is the bare minimum to meet the latest UK regs, and no further enhancements will occur.
Edit: Seems the charge sessions are logged only upon removing the charge plug. Multiple start/stop events are merged, and the session records the total kWh delivered. There's also an option to download history; the filename hints that it's for all sessions within the last 12 months.
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Also noticed with this update that I can’t open the boot or fruit from the app anymore - unless it’s moved and can’t find it?
Cyberspeed
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For those who have the WC in their Tesla app.
What app version do you have, what WC firmware, does having a powerwall a must?
What app version do you have, what WC firmware, does having a powerwall a must?
- My App is: 4.9.2-1087
- WC: 22.7.0
App is 4.10.0-1111
WC updated to the latest last night, didn’t make a not of what that is
WC updated to the latest last night, didn’t make a not of what that is
SpareHeadOne
Member
Did you mean to type "WC in Tesla app not showing"? Or you're saying you actually do see the option in the app to add it? (I'm in the US and on the latest of everything, and don't see the option yet.)
scdoubleu
Member
Others have mentioned the App version. My TWCs are now on firmware version 22.24.5. The firmware was updated as part of integrating them with the app.
Cyberspeed
Member
I do not see it as an option. Only see add powerwall and Vehicle. TWC is not an option.
scdoubleu
Member
If I had to guess, I'd say that Tesla pushed this through specifically so its TWC v3 complies with the new UK regulations. It doesn't surprise me if the feature is not (yet at least) available outside the UK.
Undecided_2
Member
How do you add the WC if you no longer have the quick start guide? It doesn’t like the QR codes on the charger.
You can’t, u need that QR code or the WiFi and password to the charger to add it
Undecided_2
Member
I have the WiFi and password to the WC if I connect via the admin portal, but I don’t have an alternative to the QR code method in the app.
I called tech support and they said to scan the QR code on the instruction manual online. That didn’t work. They said to add it using an alternative method in-app. There isn’t an option. So they’ve passed this onto someone else.
I called tech support and they said to scan the QR code on the instruction manual online. That didn’t work. They said to add it using an alternative method in-app. There isn’t an option. So they’ve passed this onto someone else.
I think it gives you the option to enter it manually, or just connect your phone manually to the Gen3, then go through the add process and it skips the QR bit, I had to add the Gen3 manually as QR bit kept failing
Undecided_2
Member
I just rebooted my phone. Yes, there is a manually enter option available now. It wasn’t there when I was on the phone to support, oh well.
Undecided_2
Member
Ok. So the only way to change the schedule charge is to scan the QR code and log back onto the charger. This is pants! Why wouldn’t they enable me to make changes to the schedule charge without having to go to the charger in my garages. Ugh. #firstworldproblems
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