EV tariff increases the daily tariff !

[Gadget Geek]

All EV 'chargers' have been smart for some time now. Law came into force June 2022 that all new chargers have to be. Not all of course are currently supported with some specific tariffs like IOG etc.

I got my dumb Pod-Point for free in 2019 as part of a deal with Hyundai.

 

[salty]

All EV 'chargers' have been smart for some time now. Law came into force June 2022 that all new chargers have to be. Not all of course are currently supported with some specific tariffs like IOG etc.

I got my dumb Pod-Point for free in 2019 as part of a deal with Hyundai.

Why was that made law?
What was the matter with the old dumb charger, what difference, does it make.

 

[Rolfe]

Of course you're going to charge your home battery during the off-peak period though.

 

[Everest]

Why was that made law?
What was the matter with the old dumb charger, what difference, does it make.

To clarify the point; the law was made for all fixed installation 7kW+ chargers. It does not apply to portable or granny chargers. The reason is to enable intelligent charging controlled by energy companies in order to help balance grid usage as there becomes more and more EV uptake.

 

[mystreet]

My EO mini Pro 2 lost its support back in November. They stated that due to the incoming law they could not support it. More like did not want to spend money on a new program for the Raspberry PI to control it. Lasted all of 5 years before being obsolete. But working well as a dumb charger, car controls timing. With Eon, changing to Octopus Go beginning of May.