I have a new Kodiaq iv (2024 PHEV) and I have an issue with home charging. 

 

When charging at home, the car should be charging at 7kw but it its only charging at 4kw (see attached). I have not set the current limiting. I used a public charger and got 10kw. 

 

From talking to people online, I’m not the only one having this issue, the guy in this review said the same thing.

 

Anyone else having this problem?

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What kind of home charger are you using?

1 minute ago, Ootohere said:

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What kind of home charger are you using?

EO Mini Black 7kW (untethered)

It appears to be a well known compatibility issue with VW group vehicles.

 

It goes back as far as 2022!

 

https://www.id3forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2631

 

https://www.id3forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2070&start=20
 

Yep, I spotted that yesterday. Waiting for a response from Skoda. no-doubt they will tell me its an issue with my charger.

Please update us with the response - I’m particularly interested as I’m about to put an order in for an IV myself.

They asked me to contact Elli, their charger partner. Elli came back and said they can only support Skoda and Elli wallboxes.

So back to Skoda I go.

 

I got a very poor and inconclusive stock answer, I'll ask again.

 

^^^ The reason for responses like that is because of this lot.

Have you been able to charge another vehicle at 7kw/h from same wallbox.

 

Just because the wallbox is rated at 7kw doesn't guarantee that it has been configured that way, it might have been set up lower if you have lots of other big power fuses, say 6kw hob, electric ovens, electric water heating, air conditioner, all wired onto fairly old weaker cables to the house.  

 

Check the master fuse (the electricity Boards one next to meter, before cables reach fuse box).  It will have a seal so can't remove it, but see what it's rating is (embossed on its case), might be lot less than modern 100amps.   If your house has older weaker supply, they might have configured your charger to max out at lower rating so that you don't create an overload when other things turned on.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

The master fuse says 60/80A. We did get a load balancer with the charger when it was installed as we have a 10kw electric shower but I've tested car charging when there was low usage in the house.

 

I charged another car a couple of years ago and I'm pretty sure it got close to 7kw, I'll retest it again. My Superb iv only charged at 3.5kw so it wasn't an issue. 

 

The company who installed the charger haven't gotten back to me but I'll keep at them.

 

 

Just an update on this, I've done some testing using other chargers and cables.

 

Kodiaq iv on my 7kw Home Charger

Using cable supplied with the Kodiaq - 4kw

Using cable supplied with a VW ID4 - 6kw

 

VW ID4 on my 7kw Home Charger

Using cable supplied with the Kodiaq - 4kw

Using cable supplied with ID4 - 6kw

 

Kodiaq iv on a 22kw Public Charger

Using cable supplied with the Kodiaq - 10kw

Using cable supplied with a VW ID4 - 10kw

 

Also, the cable supplied with the car  seems to charge at up to 10kwh but just not from my home charger. Also, just to note, the charging cable is not a branded Skoda cable, should it be?

The saga continues, Skoda came back to me with the following:

 

We have received a response from our technical team. As our colleagues have informed us your cables are on 3x20A (3 phases) but the charger is 1x32A (one phase). The Kodiaq can take about 16-20A from a single phase that means, about 4kW. With a single-phase charging, the maximum power is about 7.3kW. This is what the VW ID4 can almost use. To use the full 11KW three phases and a minimum of 16A are needed. Of course, we are talking about theoretical values, and the reality of physics will always be with deviations. 

So it seems to be either the cars software or the cable supplied with the Kodiaq as I charged the car at 6kw using a cable from a ID4. They don’t offer a solution. 🤷‍♂️