Hengus
Well-known member
A question for those who use 'off peak' charging. I am finding that setting the car up for 'off -peak' charging can be a bit hit and miss.
My 'off- peak' window is 0030 to 0430am. It's a new i3 so I have access to The Digital Charging Service but no Wallbox. I can set the car up to charge via the App and I can see the settings in the car. The car starts and then pauses the charge. So far: so good.
Yesterday, I did all the above when I returned home at 10.52am. The car has charged to 100% SOC and the amount of charge needed (about 18kWhs) was well within the off-peak window but a quick calculation on cost suggests that charging started at about 11pm last night.
My question is this. Is it possible that there is a bug (or design) in the software that turns a paused charger on after a pause of 12 hours irrespective of the settings in the car? Am I missing something?
My 'off- peak' window is 0030 to 0430am. It's a new i3 so I have access to The Digital Charging Service but no Wallbox. I can set the car up to charge via the App and I can see the settings in the car. The car starts and then pauses the charge. So far: so good.
Yesterday, I did all the above when I returned home at 10.52am. The car has charged to 100% SOC and the amount of charge needed (about 18kWhs) was well within the off-peak window but a quick calculation on cost suggests that charging started at about 11pm last night.
My question is this. Is it possible that there is a bug (or design) in the software that turns a paused charger on after a pause of 12 hours irrespective of the settings in the car? Am I missing something?