I’ve had my PHEV for a few weeks, and generally really impressed, especially now I’ve worked out how to turn off the distracting and annoying ‘safety’ features.

I’m having some issues charging - I’m using a 3 pin cable into a smart timer plug (Tapó) to benefit from overnight ev tariff; however this seems to upset the car (not always) and charging light goes red and car doesn’t charge. App shows ‘charging status unavailable’ or similar.

It seems car doesn’t like the smart plug (or a mechanical timer I have tried - this is also flaky) possibly because they are only rated at 13 amps so quite low for constant 2.8kw or so.

Any thoughts? Anyone got a reliable solution? Thansk

I am using a Meross MSS315 smart socket and it’s working fine. It gets a little warm but not hot. It has a temperature sensor and it will cut out if it gets too hot (70 degrees for 30 mins).

Could it be the mode 2 cable that’s causing the issue? I have one from Masterplug and it seems to be pretty good.

I only charge at 10A (for safety)… can you select a lower power level?

Edited 16 July, 202516 Jul by BudgieUK

Thanks - it’s not the cable as it works fine without the plug.

I’m going to wire in a 40 amp wifi timer, hopefully that will sort it