Annoyingly I’ve never been able to get ‘Scheduled Charging’ to work on my 71 M3LR. Well, there’s not the option to set a ‘stop at’ time which means that the car continues to draw charge until it hits whatever the charge limit is set at. This is fine when you are over half a charge as you can set the charge limit to only add 120miles (4 hours at 5p/kWh) but when the battery is very low, the car has to charge up to 50% as the slider on screen/in app doesn’t allow you to go below 50% meaning additional hours (more than 4hrs) before it hits this limit. Does anyone know how to set a ‘start change’ AND ‘end charge’ time please?
When you picked your car up for the very first time did you experience any defects with the car ? Such as paint defects, panel mis-alignments or anything else? The reason i ask is it seems to be very few cars are picked up without anything wrong with them. I pick mine up May 2022 and I’m very anxious as Tesla dint seem to care about Pd inspections.
This is probably a pointless question but...With the recent weather we've had how has the wall mount and charge port held up, is it secure when it's in the wall? Just thinking kids knocking it or wind blowing it out of the holder
It’s actually a good question to be honest, I would probably be wondering about how the build quality holds up too. I’ve been very impressed with the unit. It’s very sturdy and feels solid when you click the charger back into the wall after charging the car. The cable wraps around the unit nice and tight also so there’s nothing blowing around. Zero issues during the bad weather we’ve had or since I got it. Hope this this helps!
@@elwell4939 it does alot actually I've been toying with this or the Anderson a2 but struggling to justify the extra amount purely for aesthetics I had a concern over the cables wrapping up to but that's just added to it. Thanks
I seem to ave the same problem. Picked up car early December, noticed message the near side camera blocked. Nothing blocking it and it cleared but has started to come on intermittently again. Now I’m not sure if it is working.
Hey Suzy! That’s exciting, hope all goes well with the new EV! The referral link is actually for Octopus, opposed to Pod-Point so don’t worry as you’re already signed up! Thanks.
I have pod point and tried to use the scheduling system now that I am also on Octopus Go, but even once it's set on the app, when I plug the Model 3 in, it starts charging immediately. I assume this isn't right, and maybe the app isn't connecting to the charge point and updating it's settings? I will try speaking to Pod Point.
@@elwell4939 Hi, yes I raised a log with PodPoint via the app and eventually managed to get them to call me at a convenient time. All sorted, it was the PodPoint not managing to connect to my wi-fi, so I turned the 5ghz band off and it's connected fine on the 2.4ghz.
I'm trying to understand the routing of the cable from the house consumer unit to the podpoint before ordering. Ours is in the middle of the house under the stairs will this mean an ugly cable routing through the house? Or are they commonly routed within walls?
Hey Darran, we have the same setup funnily enough - middle of the house, under the stairs. Don’t worry, no ugly cables at all running through the house (at least on our install!)
Mate I have m3 perf and did you consider Tesla gen 3 wall point before going for pod point? My driveway is on the opposite side of the electric meter, and seems will be bit of work to lay the cable on the wall behind the driveway. I am I. Iske of switch to octopus as my prev supplier gone into admin. I think I can’t use your referral code now. Let me know as I would like to use your referral code
I have to use ionity or bp pulse until then. Ionity is like 120 miles in 15 minutes, much faster than Tesla sc. need help and guidance on getting home charging solution fitted. Thanks
I just need to find the bonding connection to my gas supply now so they will come and install the pod point. etron arrives today!!! Gonna need a charger.
Hi I have called octopus today but I couldn’t find your referral code and when I clicked on the link it as me to do it online. Could you provide me with the referral code here so we both get £50 as I have already switched over the phone. Thnx
The only problem I have with the scheduling app is the weird way it times the charging session from start of the charge to when you unplug it (rather than when the scheduled charging ends). I have my pod point set for 1am to 4am every night and just plug in as needed. I plug my car in, and the next morning it shows: 1) 20.6kw added 2) Duration 7:28 3) The start time as 1am 4) end time 8:29am (when I unplugged it!)
@@mgnoodle2589 well, in a word, Yes! My last charge was Wednesday. I programmed a 3 hour charge, and added 21kw, but instead of 1am to 4am (the actual charge time) the pod point app records 1am to 7:23am, which is when I unplugged the car.
Just for future reference, these aren't chargers. The charger is built into the car. This is EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment).. They don't do much more than supply power to the vehicle for it to then charge (convert from AC to DC etc).
I wanted the official Tesla wall charger initially as it looks so sleek but decided to go with Pod-Point as they were included in the government grant whereas Tesla’s is not. Would likely have cost me double the price.
Hi - I have just taken delivery of a Tesla M3 and I already had a Pod Point charger from my previous car a Golf GTE. When I unlocked the GTE the charger plug would unlock as well but on the Tesla I have to use the unlock button in the Tesla App to get the charger plug to release. Is this your experience as well? Cheers
Hey Brian! Congrats on the Model 3 purchase. You’re in for a treat! Unfortunately that is my experience too. It would be great if there was a toggle such as ‘Unlock charge port when Bluetooth key is within range’ or similar as I also find this a little annoying! Worth noting that this can be done on the screen inside also.
@@elwell4939 Thanks for the reply - annoying as you say but a great car. The only other point I have is my M3 does not charge to the rated 360 WLTP range - its consistently 325 under test. I tried quite a few electric cars before purchase and they all charged to the advertised range. I have an LG battery 75KWH which will never charge to 360 miles and reading the reviews it would seem that a 79KWH battery was used originally and helped the increase in range from the 2020 model. Do you know what is installed in your car? Looking at the WLTP certification site an 82KWH battery would seem be implied from the results.
I've just ordered a Model 3 - an easy choice. Selecting a suitable charger is much more difficult! Does the Tesla allow you to set both the start and end charge times - or do you set only the start time and a charge percentage that you want to achieve before it automatically stops charging?
It’s the latter. It works really well though. It will charge up to the set charge percentage and will stop on its own! Otherwise Pod-Point have now released an update to support scheduled charging in their app which lets you set a start and and end time instead of using the in-car settings as another option.
@@elwell4939 If you set the charge times from the Pod Point App, you can effectively lock the charger to prevent it being used by others when your not there. So don't bother buying their key lock system to disable the charger when your on holiday, just set the timer for 12:00 to 12:01.
I went with the EO Smart Charger, cause I think the PodPoint looks like a spare wheel stuck on the wall. Similar price with the OLEV Grant, installed by McNally. App gives me charging history so I can track KwH used and figure out Miles per KwH independently.
Having given up on local firms none of which are set up to cover the grant / interested in EV charging installation, it’s between EO and Pod Point. I’ve not heard anything good about Rolec.
@@elwell4939 Glad you had a good experience. I narrowed Pod-Point down to 1 of 3. I was hoping for Pod-Point to come through as my company is also considering them but as they are the only ones where their appointed installer hasn’t bothered to contact me after over a week to sort out a non standard install quote I’ve moved on without them.
Rolec are the Nokia of EV chargers, every one had one once but they've been left behind as they are awkward to fit for installers, with no PEN fault protection so earth rods are required 95% of the time. I would go with the Sync EV over the EO mini (they look the same)as it has PEN fault protection so no earth rods or extra equipment is needed. It also has load management to prevent overload of the main fuse. It's a little bit more expensive but is far superior. In regards to installing consumer units in meter boxes, this is not allowed by the local DNO. They could ask for the equipment to be removed as the meter box belongs to them for there equipment....many installers seem to ignore this though so it's always a risk.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Useful for me as I’m going through the process of finding a charger. Do you know if the software will be updated to allow for a scheduled charge as my new ev doesn’t have that feature.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Honestly I’m not sure if that is a planned update or not! I’ll see if I can get in touch with them and find out.
Had a reply regarding the scheduled charging feature! They said “Hello, Thanks for getting in touch regarding scheduled charging. This feature is on our roadmap and although we can’t release dates just yet, but we'll be sure to keep you updated with our latest product releases on our social channels. :)”
I'm collecting my first EV (Audi E-tron) this week and it comes with free PodPoint charger. It's a shame they don't allow to schedule charging. Sound like an easy thing to implement. I guess will have to schedule in the car settings.
I had my pod point installed today- the engineer said there’s an update coming imminently for scheduled charging, although check if you can do this on the Audi app as I know you can with Peugeot’s one
I think you dodged a bullet with rolec😁 I hear you don't need an earth spike now for podpoint units, did they install one on your installation? Can't see one from this video, also did they install an additional matt:e unit by the fuse board? Thanks 👍
Lucky me! No, it’s was super straightforward. They did install an additional unit in the external fuse box (just out of view to the left of the Pod-Point unit!)
Good video, very informative. I would like to see more of the electrical installation. Was the charger wired directly into your existing consumer unit or was it wired through an additional supply point in the external wall meter cupboard. Thanks. Jason
Thanks for feedback, I definitely could have included that. It was all wired into the external electrical cupboard which is actually just out of camera view to the left of where they installed the Pod-Point unit. Hope this helps!
I've just ordered a Peugeot e-2008 through work and awaiting install date from Pod Point- good to hear your good experience with them. The car arrives in May, I'll be sure to use your Octopus referral if it is still valid then :)
