Use our app to enjoy zero-cost, zero-carbon, solar-powered EV charging without costly hardware upgrades.
Sign up today to start your 30 day free trial of ev.energy SOLAR and experience the benefits for yourself! After your trial, enjoy our affordable plan at just $10 a month or save even more with our annual subscription of $100.
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If you’ve invested in home solar panels, or are just about to, this one’s for you.
Our app has two solar options that make it easy to soak up the sun.
Solar Only
Ramp the electric current of your charge up or down to meet your self-generated solar output for a truly zero-cost, zero-carbon without using energy from the grid.
Coming soon for Tesla vehicles.
Solar Smart
Charge with Solar Only when the sun is shining, then pull in grid energy when required to ensure a full charge. You get the cheapest, greenest charge every time, guaranteed.
Works with all compatible cars and chargers.
Add your details and find out how much money you could save with Solar Charging.
These pioneers went the extra mile to help us build Solar Charging for everyone - and made some serious savings along the way.
The ev.energy app works with the top electric vehicle and EV charger manufacturers. No need for extra hardware.
EV drivers everywhere love using the ev.energy app. Here’s why.
ev.energy’s Solar Smart system calculates the best time to charge your vehicle based on your electricity tariff and your solar panel output, as well as when greener electricity is available from your supplier.
Solar Smart uses a highly accurate solar irradiation forecasting algorithm to optimise your charge for when it's cheapest and greenest, considering: your tariff, the carbon forecast, and your solar panel output. The algorithm predicts how much power your solar panels are producing and then schedules your charging accordingly. See "How does Solar Smart Charging calculate the best time to charge?"
Solar Smart is a software-only solution. Using a software-based approach means that users do not need to have any specific hardware. It also means that we can make it available to all our users irrespective of their location.
To enable users to charge with only the solar power they are producing, we vary the charge rate of the vehicle to match the power produced. We can do this in two different ways;
1. Users with a hardware-based solution have a CT Clamp installed around their meter inlet. This lets the charger see the amount of power being imported or exported to the grid. This means that household load is taken into account as we are looking at the total power going into or out of the house.
2. Users without any hardware installed can use our software-based solution. We use a solar irradiance forecast which provides an estimation of the solar power produced by a solar array.
Using this information the charger can vary the amount of power available for the vehicle and so ensure that no energy is imported or exported. Both of these solutions will allow users to have zero cost, zero carbon charging however a hardware solution will typically be more accurate.
Your solar panels need to be exporting more than 1400w to the grid for your car to charge. If they are producing less, then no charge will go into your car. This means that the total power produced minus the household load needs to be greater than 1400w
You can override Solar Charging settings at any time. Just hit the Boost button in the app, then your car will get an immediate charge - perfect for those last-minute changes of plans when you need a little extra juice to get on your way.
To sign up, simply visit our website and click the "Start trial" button. Fill in the required information, and you'll be on your way to starting your 30 day free trial! You can also sign up directly from the app.
You can cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account and following the cancellation process. If you need assistance, please contact our customer support team.
Yes, our friendly customer support team is available to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. You can reach them through our website's suport feature