EV general discussion

Diddums · 2026-11-05T14:10:22+0000

Question for Tesla owners - if I've got no signal, is the only way to get in the car using the card thingy? Can I add a card to my Android wallet?

Also, if my phone is dead I'm assuming that's it, no entry without card?

tamzzy · 2026-11-05T14:31:24+0000

Diddums said:
Question for Tesla owners - if I've got no signal, is the only way to get in the car using the card thingy?

the phone key uses bluetooth, doesn't matter if you have a cell signal or not

Diddums said:
Also, if my phone is dead I'm assuming that's it, no entry without card?

i think so

Diddums · 2026-11-05T14:32:51+0000

tamzzy said:
the phone key uses bluetooth, doesn't matter if you have a cell signal or not

i think so

Oh awesome, that's great news. Thanks.

booyaka · 2026-11-05T15:12:39+0000

tamzzy said:
the phone key uses bluetooth, doesn't matter if you have a cell signal or not

i think so

This - however, I've never carried the card ever in 7 years - phone has been fine.

n30_mkii · 2026-11-05T17:00:26+0000

Anyone purchased a Model Y on current PCH or PCP from Tesla directly? Seems like a pretty good rate for the premium awd?

tamzzy · 2026-11-05T17:13:26+0000

booyaka said:
This - however, I've never carried the card ever in 7 years - phone has been fine.

Haha I'm too much of a wuss not to carry the card. I mean it's only the size of a credit card so it's no biggies and fits in my wallet

booyaka · 2026-11-05T17:20:15+0000

tamzzy said:
Haha I'm too much of a wuss not to carry the card. I mean it's only the size of a credit card so it's no biggies and fits in my wallet

yeah - I barely take my wallet anywhere these days.... Hence why no keycard :cry:

All on my phone (Amex, Tesla key, Bank card etc etc) - I know there is always a tiny risk of loosing phone but it doesn't bother me....

Rilot · 2026-11-05T17:51:27+0000

Hypervolt charger installed today. It's..... very glowy.
Pity it doesn't have a button on it to release the charger like the Tesla one does. No bother to just tap my watch to do it though. Seems to work fine. Hard to get excited about it though.

tamzzy · 2026-11-05T17:54:27+0000

Rilot said:
It's..... very glowy.

can turn off the lights in the app

Rilot said:
Pity it doesn't have a button on it to release the charger like the Tesla one does.

pull the rear passenger door handle for 3s and the latch will disengage (tesla cars only)

Rilot said:
Seems to work fine. Hard to get excited about it though.

it's an EV charger, i'd be surprised if anyone finds it exciting :cry:

Kenai · 2026-11-05T17:55:48+0000

Rilot said:
Hard to get excited about it though.

Are you sure you didn't mean you are excited to get hard about it? :km:

Rilot · 2026-11-05T18:00:31+0000

tamzzy said:
pull the rear passenger door handle for 3s and the latch will disengage (tesla cars only)

OK, this is superb. Thankyou.

Rilot · 2026-11-05T18:59:15+0000

Well, I'm totally failing to add the car and charger to my Octopus account. It asks for permissions, adds a virtual key, then says "Sorry, couldn't connect to the car". Tried removing it from Tesla 3rd party apps. No idea how to proceed because it should just work apparently. Clearly not.

Kenai · 2026-11-05T19:00:24+0000

You say car AND charger but surely you can only integrate one?

Rilot · 2026-11-05T19:02:20+0000

Tried adding car on its own and selecting "home 3pin", still fails. Can't add charger without a car as far as I can see.

chanjy · 2026-11-05T19:41:56+0000

Rilot said:
Well, I'm totally failing to add the car and charger to my Octopus account. It asks for permissions, adds a virtual key, then says "Sorry, couldn't connect to the car". Tried removing it from Tesla 3rd party apps. No idea how to proceed because it should just work apparently. Clearly not.

Charger set to immediately charge on connection? Not in smart mode?

No charge restrictions or time preference on the car’s own settings either?

b0rn2sk8 · 2026-11-05T20:42:54+0000

Rilot said:
Well, I'm totally failing to add the car and charger to my Octopus account. It asks for permissions, adds a virtual key, then says "Sorry, couldn't connect to the car". Tried removing it from Tesla 3rd party apps. No idea how to proceed because it should just work apparently. Clearly not.

Do it when you are sat in the car, you then swipe your key card in the centre console to enable the virtual key.

Rilot · 2026-11-05T21:23:01+0000

Right. Have tried inside the car. Outside the car. With the charger connected. With the charger disconnected. With the car on WiFi. With the car on cellular. With my keycard in the centre area. Without etc. Always the same. Cannot connect to your car.
The virtual key gets added correctly and I can see Octopus as a 3rd party connector on the Tesla website. Still no good.

Not a great start.

tamzzy · 2026-11-05T21:26:56+0000

maybe octopus just playing up this evening, probably worth to just leave it for the night and try again tomorrow

Penfold101 · 2026-11-05T21:29:21+0000

tamzzy said:
maybe octopus just playing up this evening

It’s got 9 brains and 8 arms - ALWAYS playing up…

b0rn2sk8 · 2026-11-05T22:08:30+0000

Rilot said:
Right. Have tried inside the car. Outside the car. With the charger connected. With the charger disconnected. With the car on WiFi. With the car on cellular. With my keycard in the centre area. Without etc. Always the same. Cannot connect to your car.
The virtual key gets added correctly and I can see Octopus as a 3rd party connector on the Tesla website. Still no good.

Not a great start.

Option 2, during the set up process, tell them you have a something like BYD Seal (or something with a similar or slightly bigger battery) which is an unsupported car and it will default to enrolling your charger instead.