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Charge Planner

If you enter a departure time and a charging goal, the planning algorithm will automatically find the best loading times.

The planner is only active in Solar and Min+Solar mode. Self-produced solar energy continues to be preferred. If your own energy is not enough, the rest is charged from the power grid. Depending on whether you have one dynamic electricity tariff or a data source for CO₂-predictions currently have three charging strategies:

  1. Cheap charging (dynamic electricity tariff available): Vehicle charges in the cheapest hours before departure.
  2. Green charging (CO₂ forecast available): Vehicle charges in the hours with the lowest CO₂ emissions.
  3. Standard: The planner charges the required energy in the hours shortly before departure. This means that the vehicle's battery is still warm when you leave and less active heating energy is required.

The loading strategies cannot be selected manually, but are selected automatically based on the stored data source.

Create charging plan​

To set a plan, click on Plan at the charging point. If evcc knows the charge level of your vehicle (online API) and the battery capacity, you can enter the desired charge level in % in addition to the departure time in the dialog. You will be shown a preview of the charging times. Use the "Active" switch to activate your plan.

Screenshot of a charging plan using the charging statusScreenshot of a charging plan using the charging status

If the charge level and capacity are not known, planning is done by specifying an energy quantity in kWh.

Screenshot of a charging plan using energy quantityScreenshot of a charging plan using energy quantity

The charging goal is saved. If you unplug your vehicle before reaching the goal and plug it back in later, the plan will continue.

Currently, planning is limited to one entry. In a later release, it will be possible to set multiple plans and define repetitions.