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- Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- MG4 SE SR
My Thailand model X (same as the UK Trophy I believe) was supplied with a dumb 7kW wall charger and the iSmart Android App. Both charger and app seem pretty useless as far as charging management goes as the wall charger needs to be in Bluetooth range and it appears there's no way to schedule charge times or set capacity limits on that or the app. Up to now I've got by with educated guesses but a Time Of Use tariff is now available in my area and I want to be able to schedule night time charging up to say 75%. on a regular basis.
I guess I could replace the MG charger with an intelligent unit that would allow programing, but I get the impression that owners in Europe can use iSmart (or the car firmware) to do the job. In the first instance should I try to get hold of a UK or Australian version of iSmart and see if that solves the issue (and works with my car)?
Your thoughts on this, warmly appreciated. In the meantime Happy New Year to everyone on this useful forum
I guess I could replace the MG charger with an intelligent unit that would allow programing, but I get the impression that owners in Europe can use iSmart (or the car firmware) to do the job. In the first instance should I try to get hold of a UK or Australian version of iSmart and see if that solves the issue (and works with my car)?
Your thoughts on this, warmly appreciated. In the meantime Happy New Year to everyone on this useful forum
