My TellusPower charger can now change charging current and restart after a short pause. Here is how I am building on those tests to plan battery-aware solar charging in Home Assistant.

Introduction When I bought my Chery EV, one of the first things I wanted was to integrate the supplied TellusPower charger into Home Assistant. Surprisingly, there was almost no information available online. The good news is that the charger supports the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP), which means you can connect it directly to…

Learn how to integrate your Chery Tiggo, Omoda or JAECOO vehicle with Home Assistant using the CarLinko API and j5-ev-dashboard. We’ll expose battery level, charging status, range, tyre pressures and more for dashboards and automations. Introduction When I bought my Chery Tiggo 8 PHEV, I quickly found myself constantly opening the manufacturer’s app to…