I can confirm that pressing the “Stop Charge” button on the infotainment system successfully stops the charge immediately after plugging in and causes no problems with the Intelligent Octopus smart charging. This is a real winner as it will save approximately £210 per year in peak rate charging wait...

While on Intelligent Octopus with the smart charging active in the Octopus app yes, the car will charge at the normal rate until Octopus notice it is charging they will then send a signal to the car to stop charging. The Octopus FAQs say that the check frequency is every 30 minutes. So yes I’m tryin...

I have not tried pressing “Stop Charge” in the infotainment system to suspend the charge after plugging in. I will try it over the next couple of days. The method I will use to prove the Stop charge is: 1. Charger set to “plug&charge” (Dumb mode) 2. Smart charging enabled in Octopus app 3. eMana...

I have an update on the charging occurring immediately after plugging in. Immediately after plugging in go to the My Cupra app and click on STOP on the battery charging page. The car will still start to charge when the Octopus app requests it even if it were stopped in the My Cupra app. Waiting for ...

In response to the questions about exporting. As far as I understand from the FAQs: It states “ As a beta product, only customers with Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) can use Intelligent Octopus. You'll still receive 4.1p/kWh for your export and will be able to benefit from our smart charging schedules...

Update - Octopus have switched the tariff from Go to Intelligent Octopus. This confirms it is possible to switch to intelligent octopus using a Cupra Born.

Although when trying to sign up for Intelligent Octopus while following their normal “Sign Up Now” link replies with “not yet integrated” it appears they have a beta third party integration. Yesterday morning I found Cupra (beta) in the Octopus app and am now being switched to Intelligent Octopus (I...

I would like to ask if anything else went wrong at the same time as the connectivity problems? The reason I ask is that yesterday my Cupra Born v3 went a bit crazy. It drive ok but the systems had a significant wobble. The issues were noticed as follows: 1. Park Assist parking sensors and reversing ...

In support of this, I have been contacting Cupra Customer Support regarding the frequent "updated Settings" resetting random items. They took a few days to look into it and replied today saying that they could not resolve it remotely and that I should book into a workshop for the TPI206840...

In response to the question about using the vehicle’s scheduling rather than the Hypervolt, yes this does resolve the issues relating to the handshake resulting in the plug being unlocked If the charger is set to scheduled charge. Setting the Hypervolt to “Plug & Charge” effectively turns it int...