Scheduled Charging Advice Needed

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UniqueUser1
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Hi Everyone,

I’ve recently joined Octopus Go with the cheaper 4 hour nightly rate.

I’m wondering is it best to control the charge times via the Cupra settings & routine, or use the PodPoint charger app?

Does anyone know if there’s a preferred option for the car?

Cheers!
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Daveion
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From my standpoint the history of in car charge scheduling thru ID3 to Born has been so poor as reported by owners I have never bothered.
The PodPoint Solo works perfectly on Octopus Go and it's all on the app. I'm not going to fix something that's not broken.
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Always use the charger to schedule timings, set the maximum state of charge e.g. 80% normal use, 100% prior to starting a long journey by he car, and leave the charger to do everything else.
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Benjo88
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Fully agree with monkeyhangar on this one. I do exactly that and works a treat everythime.
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monkeyhanger wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:46 pm Always use the charger to schedule timings, set the maximum state of charge e.g. 80% normal use, 100% prior to starting a long journey by he car, and leave the charger to do everything else.

I agree, I have a Hypervolt and all is good...
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UniqueUser1
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Post by UniqueUser1 »

Thanks for the advice everyone it’s much appreciated!

Last night I tried the schedule via the Pod Point app & all seemed fine.

Going to try the car routine & dumb charger mode to see if anything is different.

Interestingly the Pod Point app seems a lot more unstable compared to the Cupra app!
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