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Hi all, I'm planning to lease a Kia e-Niro via salary sacrifice and want to get a tethered home charger installed. I had surveys done by my local Rolec EV and Pod Point installers and both seem to think it'll be doable, albeit more expensive than a standard install (my house is weirdly laid out). The question is, which one should I get?
The charge point will be in my back garden behind a locked gate so I'm not fussed about security features. I do, however, need to be able to set a charging time to use off-peak electricity rates. I understand the Kia e-Niro can be set to do this but what happens when I need to override the default settings when we need a longer charge? I'm guessing that this would be easier using a charge point app rather than the car? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
From what I can work out, the Rolec WallPod HomeSmart connects to the internet via GSM (mobile signal), meaning it must be registered and be phoning home all the time, which concerns me. It does have a timer though so we can set it to use off-peak electricity. In contrast, the Pod Point has WiFi capability so can be connected to our internal network. However, as far as I can tell it doesn't have a timer function, which seems bizarre to me!
So yeah it seems like it's a choice between GSM plus app timer, or WiFi plus car timer. What would (or did) you got for? Any thoughts appreciated!
The charge point will be in my back garden behind a locked gate so I'm not fussed about security features. I do, however, need to be able to set a charging time to use off-peak electricity rates. I understand the Kia e-Niro can be set to do this but what happens when I need to override the default settings when we need a longer charge? I'm guessing that this would be easier using a charge point app rather than the car? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
From what I can work out, the Rolec WallPod HomeSmart connects to the internet via GSM (mobile signal), meaning it must be registered and be phoning home all the time, which concerns me. It does have a timer though so we can set it to use off-peak electricity. In contrast, the Pod Point has WiFi capability so can be connected to our internal network. However, as far as I can tell it doesn't have a timer function, which seems bizarre to me!
So yeah it seems like it's a choice between GSM plus app timer, or WiFi plus car timer. What would (or did) you got for? Any thoughts appreciated!