Charging time set in car not being honored.

[keithnteri]

I have a TOU plan with my electric provider. Between 4 PM and 9PM is peak time so my charges are way higher during those times. I get home at 5:30PM. If I plug in when I get home the car immediately starts charging.

Why does the car charge when I already programmed it to not charge during walk time.
Really trying to understand the purpose of setting charge times if it doesn’t work.

any advice is appreciated.

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[Mach-Lee]

Are you using a Level 1 (120V) charger?

 

[Pioneer74]

In the app, under preferred charge times, do you have it selected to charge when plugged in or use preferred charge settings?

 

[keithnteri]

Are you using a Level 1 (120V) charger?

Yes until I can get my electrician out to put in a 50 amp breaker and 8 gage wiring.

 

[keithnteri]

In the app, under preferred charge times, do you have it selected to charge when plugged in or use preferred charge settings?

I have use preferred charge settings.

 

[Maquis]

Yes until I can get my electrician out to put in a 50 amp breaker and 8 gage wiring.

Since your car can not reach the level you have set (90%) on level 1, it charges outside of the times. Try reducing the 90% to reachable level. Figure 1 kWh per hour. You have a 20 hour window, so 20 kWh, max. That’s less than 30% of a SR battery.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Yes until I can get my electrician out to put in a 50 amp breaker and 8 gage wiring.

That would be why then. 9PM-4PM is not enough time for the car to reach 90%, so then charging will start immediately.

You'll have to manually mange it by plugging in late until the L2 charger can be installed, then it will work normally.

 

[Maquis]

You'll have to manually mange it by plugging in late until the L2 charger can be installed, then it will work normally.

Or lower the SoC target to a level achievable in the time window.

 

[squirrels2nuts]

i have the same problem. just use my time settings! i don't care if it doesn't charge to my limit.

 

[laika]

Mine has never worked properly. It was always a lottery when I woke up if it had charged at all. For about 6 months I complained to Ford. It went back 5 times and they said there was nothing wrong with the car.
I get all the stuff about not reaching the charge in the time it has been set and I set knowing that it would. Fords answer was to use my Zappi time settings which is what I do. I don’t know what it will charge to but I know it will charge in the right times with the cheap electricity.
not great service from Ford as they just gave up. I sent them many images of the settings on FP and car.

 

[RickMachE]

Yes until I can get my electrician out to put in a 50 amp breaker and 8 gage wiring.

Here's the fix for your 110v charging issue.

Buy a WiFi outlet, and set it for the TOU hours. https://amzn.to/46VaaYZ

 

[HughJazzol]

A related question after learning that it is better to avoid charging right away after a drive. Let it rest and charge in an hour or 2.

My car has 65%, I have L2 charging at home, and I want to set a deferred charging time to get to my default, 85%.

I set a home start time of 9pm, ending at 4,5,or 6am. Regardless of the end time, after pressing save, my Fordpass app shows the new weekday change for a second or two, and then it reverts to ANYTIME. I tried to delete my home location, but it didn't get deleted.

Is it because that's too short of a charging time to reach my target charge, even though it isn't? Six hours is plenty of time to add 20% at 32amps.

Or is the fordpass app being goofy again?

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

A related question after learning that it is better to avoid charging right away after a drive. Let it rest and charge in an hour or 2.

My car has 65%, I have L2 charging at home, and I want to set a deferred charging time to get to my default, 85%.

I set a home start time of 9pm, ending at 4,5,or 6am. Regardless of the end time, after pressing save, my Fordpass app shows the new weekday change for a second or two, and then it reverts to ANYTIME. I tried to delete my home location, but it didn't get deleted.

Is it because that's too short of a charging time to reach my target charge, even though it isn't? Six hours is plenty of time to add 20% at 32amps.

Or is the fordpass app being goofy again?

Make charging schedule changes in he car using the charge app on the main screen,

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