How do I choose the right target for my car?

If you have a car brand that we’re not yet integrated with (or you haven’t paired your car’s app account with Ohme), you’ll need to set a charge target that specifies the percentage of charge you would like to add to the current amount of charge displayed in your car.

For example, if you normally return home with 30% charge left in your EV and you want to have 80% ready for the next morning, you’ll need to set a charge target to add 50% more charge (30% + 50% = 80%). You can do this by tapping the “Charge to add” button, and using either the +/- buttons, or tapping the percentage to manually type in the amount to add.

Alternatively, you can set up Routines to request for Ohme to add a specified amount of charge to the vehicle on certain days of the week by a departure time.

For example, you could set one weekday routine for Ohme to add 30% charge to the vehicle on Monday – Friday by 8am for a small top-up throughout the week. You could then set another Routine for Ohme to add 80% charge on Saturday and Sunday by 9am to allow for a larger weekend charge.

Upon plugin, the Charging page will show how much energy has been added to the vehicle so far, as well as the name and details of the Routine being followed if currently enabled.

The charging schedule can be adjusted for the individual charging session by tapping the “Charge to add” or “Ready by” areas of the Charging screen.

For more information on how to update your charging plan, please see this guide: How do I update my charging target?

When you choose your car in the Ohme app, there will be an option to “Pair your EV” for every brand supported.

When prompted to, log into your car app account.

In this example we’re connecting to the Ohme demo brand, however you will see your own car’s brand for your setup.

Once you have logged in, you’ll be able to see the battery status of your car on the My EV page above the “Switch EV” button.

Once you’re logged into your car app account, you’ll be able to set a “Charge to” target on the Charging page, and as part of your Routines.

Ohme will check in at regular intervals throughout the session to update the battery status and see whether the target has been reached.

Upon plugin, the Charging page will display the current battery status along with the charging plan Ohme is currently following.

The charging schedule can be adjusted for the individual charging session by tapping the “Charge to” or “Ready by” areas of the Charging screen.

For more information on how to update your charge schedules, please see this guide: How do I update my charging target?