Yes. Manual charging is still available when needed. Once your vehicle is plugged in, a Boost option will appear on the main Dashboard screen. Selecting Boost will immediately begin charging outside of your smart schedule.
Please ensure your charger is connected to WiFi, your phone remains nearby during the update and you wait the full 5 minutes after confirmation. If issues persist, please contact waEV-charge support.
Our chargers and smart app work with all OVO tariffs, however, as the OVO Charge anytime tariff requires full control over charging, your car must also integrate with them. You can check your compatibility via the below links:
https://www.ovoenergy.com/electric-cars/charge-anytime-cars-and-chargers
Yes. Your charger must first be updated to the latest compatible firmware version before app setup can begin.
The Charger Lock function is coming soon. Once available, charging outside of your configured off-peak tariff window will be restricted unless Boost mode is manually activated.
A Smart tariff is specifically designed for energy-provider-controlled EV charging, where your energy supplier directly manages and controls when your vehicle charges. Examples include Intelligent Octopus Go, EON Next Smart and OVO Charge Anytime.