"Preferred Charging Times" on this menu doesn't do anything:
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I just spent over 1 hour on the phone with the GM EV Concierge folks to learn this. They're very helpful. They agree it doesn't work. Turning it on and configuring it makes no difference.
What does this mean?
If you're trying to get a reduced rate from your electric utility by charging at a particular time, the car won't really cooperate.
The car refers to this as: "Preferred Charge Times", as indicated on the above screenshot.
Electric utilities typically refer to this as: "Time of Use".
The car's Scheduler will charge your car...
If you know when the car needs to be ready. However, if you need the car sooner, the car may not be ready for you.
How does this work?
-Select: "Charge Later" on the Charging screen and
-Set a time when you want the car charged.
OR
Set a Schedule under: Charging.
Most good EV's don't have this issue; Preferred Charge Times worked fine on our last EV, a 2021 Hyundai, so I'd imagine GM will fix it on our 2025.
Our Equinox EV was manufactured about 4 weeks ago, so this is surprising. That led me to the above referenced 1+ hour phone call with GM.
How much money does Preferred Charge Times save?
Thanks to our utility's discount, fuel for the Hyundai cost $20 per 1,000 miles. The Equinox could be be similar if they fixed this bug.
I just spent over 1 hour on the phone with the GM EV Concierge folks to learn this. They're very helpful. They agree it doesn't work. Turning it on and configuring it makes no difference.
What does this mean?
If you're trying to get a reduced rate from your electric utility by charging at a particular time, the car won't really cooperate.
The car refers to this as: "Preferred Charge Times", as indicated on the above screenshot.
Electric utilities typically refer to this as: "Time of Use".
The car's Scheduler will charge your car...
If you know when the car needs to be ready. However, if you need the car sooner, the car may not be ready for you.
How does this work?
-Select: "Charge Later" on the Charging screen and
-Set a time when you want the car charged.
OR
Set a Schedule under: Charging.
Most good EV's don't have this issue; Preferred Charge Times worked fine on our last EV, a 2021 Hyundai, so I'd imagine GM will fix it on our 2025.
Our Equinox EV was manufactured about 4 weeks ago, so this is surprising. That led me to the above referenced 1+ hour phone call with GM.
How much money does Preferred Charge Times save?
Thanks to our utility's discount, fuel for the Hyundai cost $20 per 1,000 miles. The Equinox could be be similar if they fixed this bug.
