EV general discussion

[cuke2u]

Wifi/ethernet connection is preferable as you aren't then beholden to monthly SIM "connection" charges when the grace period finishes (aka ohme, where they'll charge £2/mth for the pleasure).

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Also with the SIM connection, you are relying that the service in your area is acceptable.

I am using, and would recommend the hypervolt home 3 pro. This has both wifi and ethernet access, and the app is pretty decent. Also has octopus integration.

Agreed, despite mine having these WiFi issues. The Smart Home Charge techie is coming today to fit the replacement WiFi module, although I could have easily done it myself. I can hopefully show how it is constantly dropping offline.
Fingers crossed it resolves this or it is plan B, which I will will do myself.

 

[J1nxy]

The answer is nobody knows how big the i3 touring boot will be yet except BMW insiders.

A6 e-tron is a bit crap though, feels incredibly low rent and has depreciated like a stone so he may have a point that it could be compared to a new i3 touring.

In what way is the A6 Etron "low rent" the quality and drive i've found to be really good. Range is good even on 21s charge rate is very good from the 5 minutes I used an Ionity charger on the way back from Cardiff and the boot is plenty big enough to fit an ikea pax wardrobe and other bits in with the seats down. Rear space is very good for passengers and there is plenty of leg and foot space. All the systems works well, sound system is great, the pano roof is the best I've had in any car i've had.

I agree they have depreciated fast, but then all electric cars do and it meant I paid a really decent price for mine, and the support from Audi on used cars made it a much better buy than the i4 or others.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Thanks all, makes sense RE cell connection. Is it worth getting the install done via octopus or a local electrician? Or is there nothing in it and I'm overthinking it?

Overthinking it.

A local electrician is more likely to do a bespoke install for you. Octopus is very fixed in terms of their installation methods. The latter works fine for 90% of people.

As much as octopus can talk to the Tesla, I’d still get a charger that can talk to a range of suppliers because the charger is likely to outlast your ownership of the Tesla and you might swap to another supplier that can’t talk to the Tesla.

Hypervolt is well supported across various suppliers smart tariffs. Zappi is also.

 

[Kenai]

Hypervolt is well supported across various suppliers smart tariffs. Zappi is also.

Worth noting Hypervolt still appears to have some issues with IOG if directly integrated, whereby they often seem unable to charge at full speed when controlled by Octopus - becoming more of a problem now Octopus have introduced the 6hr cap

 

[Shadowness]

If you just want to get a charger installed, what's the best option? Seen you can enquire through the chargers own website, you can call local companies, via energy companies etc etc

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Any of the above. Most of them will just sub it out to a local spark anyway.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Worth noting Hypervolt still appears to have some issues with IOG if directly integrated, whereby they often seem unable to charge at full speed when controlled by Octopus - becoming more of a problem now Octopus have introduced the 6hr cap

there is a lot of speculation around this and no one had actually confirmed if it’s actually a problem.

If you ask for an amount of energy that can be fulfilled in 3 hours charging fast or 6 hours charging slower, it makes no difference.

No ones actually confirmed what happens if you ask for the full 42kwh and what happens under the cap.

The charge cap isn’t fully implemented yet, I’ve not had it applied to me for example.

 

[chanjy]

In what way is the A6 Etron "low rent" the quality and drive i've found to be really good. Range is good even on 21s charge rate is very good from the 5 minutes I used an Ionity charger on the way back from Cardiff and the boot is plenty big enough to fit an ikea pax wardrobe and other bits in with the seats down. Rear space is very good for passengers and there is plenty of leg and foot space. All the systems works well, sound system is great, the pano roof is the best I've had in any car i've had.

I agree they have depreciated fast, but then all electric cars do and it meant I paid a really decent price for mine, and the support from Audi on used cars made it a much better buy than the i4 or others.

Sorry just go sit in an i5 and you can't even compare interior quality.

I'm not talking about charge rate, range, space, etc. it just feels like the interior is from a car the segment below that's all. The fact you've compared it to the i4 makes the point better than I could, really.

 

[J1nxy]

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[J1nxy]

Sorry just go sit in an i5 and you can't even compare interior quality.

I'm not talking about charge rate, range, space, etc. it just feels like the interior is from a car the segment below that's all. The fact you've compared it to the i4 makes the point better than I could, really.

I did, I tried just about everything in the sector before I bought the A6, I liked the i4 and i5, but as a package the A6 was better. The interior I find to be really good, quality on my Launch Edition is great as are the systems. Its not the same as the i5 but then each brand has their own identity.

I put the i4 in as a comparison to the used support from the manufacture not as a comparison of the car itself?

 

[chanjy]

I did, I tried just about everything in the sector before I bought the A6, I liked the i4 and i5, but as a package the A6 was better. The interior I find to be really good, quality on my Launch Edition is great as are the systems. Its not the same as the i5 but then each brand has their own identity.

I put the i4 in as a comparison to the used support from the manufacture not as a comparison of the car itself?

You're taking this very personally

I made a comment on a car, it's not a judgement on you or your choices. You've also got the top spec version lol