ev.energy: Home EV Charging

ev.energy: Home EV Charging manages charging for supported electric vehicles with a focus on scheduling, energy choice, and visibility into charging activity. The app can move charging away from peak periods and use available greener or lower-cost energy, while letting users set when their car needs to be ready.

Schedule charging around your needs

The central control is a smart charging schedule. Users provide the time by which the vehicle should be ready, and the app manages the charging timing around that requirement. This is intended to avoid peak periods where possible and support charging with energy that is greener or cheaper when available.

Users can also override the planned schedule when they need power immediately. The documented Boost control provides a way to start charging right away instead of waiting for the scheduled charging period. This gives the schedule flexibility without removing the option for immediate charging.

Use home solar power

The app supports solar-focused charging for users with self-generated solar power. Its solar smart charging function is described as using that available energy to charge the vehicle, with the stated goal of delivering renewable charging from the user's solar generation.

Smart charging is described as requiring no extra hardware for Tesla and selected smart cars, which can charge with any home setup according to the supplied information. Compatibility is therefore dependent on the vehicle being among the supported models.

Review energy and carbon information

ev.energy: Home EV Charging provides views of energy consumption and the vehicle's carbon impact. Users can monitor this information for charging at home and while away, giving them a way to review how their charging activity relates to energy use and emissions.

Earn rewards through smart charging

The app also includes reward points for smart charging. The supplied information says that points can be redeemed for rewards such as gift cards and zero-carbon EV charging with carbon offsetting. These rewards are connected to using the app's smart charging approach rather than to charging manually outside the schedule.