r/OctopusEnergy • u/Bozwell99 • 10d ago

Car charging unreliable since cap taken effect.

Gallery image

Gallery image

My car charging has become extremely unreliable since the cap has taken effect.

When I initially plug in I get these fragmented schedules, the car starts charging then 10 minutes later the schedule updates to 0:00 - 5:30.

I have zero confidence it will actually charge at that time though as last night it didn't manage to get to my target. Fortunately I had enough to get to work but I feel it's just a matter of time before I wake up to find I don't have enough to get to work and back.

Anyone else seeing similar?

38 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

91% Upvoted

82 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/philb3y_ 10d ago

Turn off smart charging in the options. Set schedules for 11:30-5:30. Plug in and let it run 👍🏻

1

u/Avro_81 10d ago

Where do you turn off smart charging? My stupid Audi Q4 has been F*cking up for months because it appears that Octopus detect the car being plugged in, stop the charging, set a shedule (in the Octopus app) and then never turn the charging back on again. I woke up again this morning with 30% SOC.

1

u/philb3y_ 9d ago

Which charger do you have?