{"id":3322,"date":"2024-08-28T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:20:48","slug":"review-go-e-gemini-the-ev-charger-for-smart-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/review-go-e-gemini-the-ev-charger-for-smart-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Go-e Gemini &#8211; The EV charger for Smart Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Second electric car entered our household couple months ago and that means a second car charger, just to make charging a bit more easier. Previously I owned a Wallbox Pulsar Plus, but unfortunately it did not support all my needs anymore, so I had to pass it forward. For new chargers I chose two <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/470nHzo\">go-e gemini<\/a><\/strong> as it promised to fulfil all my needs. Accompanied with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T2LAQX\">go-e controller<\/a><\/strong>, it should handle all the load  balancing as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales and installation was done by friendly local <a href=\"https:\/\/evasema.fi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/evasema.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evasema.fi<\/a>. So if you need a EV charger or accessories, go and order from them. They also have great sales every now and then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, back to bussiness.. what I required from the chargers was solar charging for both chargers, dynamic load balancing and a local API. Let&#8217;s to check through the charger and see if it offers anything extra and how well does it do my requirements!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go-e Gemini<\/strong> has four variants to choose from: <strong>flex with CEE16A socket<\/strong> and <strong>fixed connection<\/strong>. Both available as <strong>11kW<\/strong> or <strong>22kW<\/strong> max charging power. All the variants includes same features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physical dimensions<\/strong>: 16 x 26 x 11 cm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 2.2kg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WLAN connectivity<\/strong> (2.4Ghz)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RFID support<\/strong> (one tag included with the package)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internal fault current protection<\/strong>: AC 30 mA, DC 6 mA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11kW<\/strong> or <strong>22kW charging<\/strong> (depending on the variant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IP65 <\/strong>and<strong> IK08<\/strong> device classification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>APP Support<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local and cloud APIs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automatic energy measurement<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design and Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design of the charger is very plain<\/strong>. Only type 2 socket, one button and a led ring is visible for the user. The power connector is above the device so the charger can&#8217;t be installed on a wall hiding power cord like most of competitors chargers can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of the charger there&#8217;s a <strong>type 2 socket<\/strong> so a user would need to buy a separate charging cable. I&#8217;m quite uncertain yet if I like it or not. The good thing is that you can get a cable that suits your needs the best. Like proper lenght or maybe even a cable with a Tesla button? The bad thing though, it brings up the expenses. The cable can also be locked so you don&#8217;t have to worry about someone stealing the cable even if left in place while not charging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one and only <strong>button <\/strong>on the charger is placed for the user to change charging current. I don&#8217;t see much of a use of this as load balancing (<em>optional<\/em>, only available with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T2LAQX\">go-e controller<\/a>) should handle provided current dynamically. If no load balancing controller is used then this setup could be a nice addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a <strong>configurable led ring<\/strong> around the type 2 socket to describe status and amperage of the charger. The brightness is configurable so you can find a good settings dpending i the charger is placed directly on the sun or in a dim garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charger has also <strong>non-visible RFID reader<\/strong> at the bottom part of the device and can be configured to charge only with using a RFID tag (one included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240827_092621361.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240827_092621361.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240827_092621361-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240827_092621361-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go-e Gemini is full of basic and advanced features. There are three main charging modes: <strong>eco, basic and daily trip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will next go through those three main modes and give you my insights on those as well as some other mentionable features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic charging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The charger supports, obviously, a regular charging with a user selectable current all the way from 6A to max 16 or 32A, depending of the version bought. Just plugging in the car and charging will start automatically, simple as that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eco charging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is charging mode all users will love: <strong>charging with surplus solar or using flexible energy tariffs<\/strong>. Using this mode user can configure either to charge with solar or charge when electric stock prices drop below certain price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Using the solar charging<\/strong> does require you to have solar production (obviosly), but it also <strong>requires a Go-e controller<\/strong> to keep track of surplus energy. Go-e controller will keep the charger informed about energy consumed vs. produced and will use surplus energy to charge the car. The charger is that smart it<strong> can even switch between 3-phase and 1-phase charging depending of the surplus amount<\/strong>. E.g. EV minimum charging currenty is 6A and when the voltage is 230V, then the minimum power is 4140W (3*230V*6A), that&#8217;s quite big surplus required for start charging. But, when single phase charging the required surplus is only 1380W (1*230V*6A). The charger itself does not have AC-AC conversion from 3-phase to 1-phase, but it will instead sell from two phases to grid and buy from one, genius!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flexible tariff<\/strong> charging has most of the major electric companies information staight out of the box, but even if your company is not listed, you can still select the closest one. At least in Finland all the energy stock is the same and it does not actually matter which company you are using. The flexible energy tariff really works as specified: charge when the price is below a user defined point. What I miss with this feature though is to use a relative values. I mean, the user could set the trigger for 3c\/kwh, but the price might not ever drop below that point and your car wont be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3402 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This charging mode is a little odd bird here. Using this mode the user needs to set <strong>charging completion time and amount of energy required to be charged<\/strong>. The charger will the handle the rest and make sure enough energy is charged into the car at the set time. There&#8217;s also an option to use flexibe energy tarrifs in here as well so the car would be charged during the cheap hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option does sound tempting, but you really can&#8217;t be sure when the car is charged and for which price. I would like to see an option to set just normal charging schedules as well. However, this daily trip charging is definitely something I will keep digging a bit deeper during my route to automate the car charging as much as possible later on..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Load balancing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of dynamic <strong>load balancing<\/strong> is to keep your main fuses safe. It should not matter when you are charging and for how big currency, the load balancing automatically adjusts your charging current to keep the load in limit. Load balancing is a &#8216;<em>must<\/em>&#8216; for residental houses with multiple chargers or lots of other high power electrical appliances, like electric heating or a sauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use load balancing, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T2LAQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go-e controller<\/a> is required to be installed on your main power lines. lt uses your personal WiFi to communicate with the charger(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For load balancing I&#8217;ve quite certain the go-e has thought of it all. E.g if the WiFi connectivity is lost or the communication with the controller broken, the chargers will drop the charging current to predefined safe value (default 6A), so it won&#8217;t burn fuses even on the &#8216;<em>worst<\/em>&#8216; technical failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other noteworthy features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Load balacing groups<\/strong> &#8211; you can make multiple chargers to be part of load balancing groups. It&#8217;s possible to define a maximum usage amperage for each of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scheduler<\/strong> &#8211; the charger has a scheduler making it possible to active on defined times of day only. Note: this is NOT a scheduled charging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information<\/strong> &#8211; you can get heck load of information of the charging event and charger itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RFID &#8211; <\/strong>Supports charging by RFID tags<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3403 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The go-e app<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go-e offers a free app to control your charger(s) and the controller. The app is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.goe.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/fi\/app\/go-e\/id1287123220?l=fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the app user can easily switch between charging modes and make required configurations to suit everyone&#8217;s needs &#8211; charging mode can be changed by just one click once the app is started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing configurations through the app can be quite complex though. The app tries to explain every feature, but in my opionion it fails to do so. The app has &#8216;about&#8217; box in almost every feature, but those explanation texts are either too complicated to understand clearly or does not give out all required information right away. Even though giving out the information poorly, you can always test the functionality or just contact go-e support for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161354_go-e.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161409_go-e.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161419_go-e.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.creatingsmarthome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240823_161435_go-e.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">APIs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For advanced users, go-e offers vast amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/goecharger\/go-eCharger-API-v2\/blob\/main\/introduction-en.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">different APIs<\/a>: <strong>local REST API, cloud REST API, MQTT, OCPP and ModBus<\/strong>. So there&#8217;s definately a suitable API for every smart home system. All the APIs offer the same functionality (except OCPP that follows OCPP 1.6 protocol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though there are many possible APIs it all eventually comes what does tha APIs has to offer. Go-e API has the basic functionality available from changing charging modes and charging current to configuring daily trip mode. All API functionality can be looked up on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/goecharger\/go-eCharger-API-v2\/blob\/main\/apikeys-en.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go-eCharger-API-v2 github repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some API information I would like to see in the future like getting the current SOC of connected car or configuring daily trip functionality to use total SOC instead of added energy. <sub>note: this is not possible through the app either, so it&#8217;s not just API functionality that is missing.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom line of the API functionality of go-e chagers: it has the best and vast APIs so far I&#8217;ve ever seen on an EV charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home Assistant Integration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Again first in the line, go-e offers <strong>out of the box Home Assistant integration through MQTT<\/strong>. Through the MQTT go-e charger publishes all the necessary status information and control data to Home Assistant, including, but not limited to, charging status, current change and daily trip setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heck, even the <strong>go-e controller<\/strong> can be configured to use MQTT (with Home Assistant discovery data), so you can get information about your total grid energy and\/or solar power system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With go-e charger firmware version 56.8, the MQTT provides us following data to Home Assistant directly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sensor<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Configuration<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Diagnostic<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allowed Charge Current<br>Allowe to Charger<br>Car State<br>Current (All three phases)<br>Energy Charged<br>Error State<br>Grid Frequency<br>Load Balancing Amperage<br>Power Factor (All three phases + N)<br>Power (All three phases + N)<br>Power Total<br>Temperatures<br>Total Energy Charged<br>Voltage (All three phases + N)<\/td><td>Clear Energy Limit<br>Clear Transaction<br>Force Single Phase<br>Force State<br>Logic Mode (Eco, Basic, Daily Trip)<br>Set Energy Limit<br>Set Max Amperage<br>Set Next-Trip Energy Limit<br>Set transaction<\/td><td>Wifi BSSID<br>Wifi Gateway<br>Wifi IP<br>Wifi Signal Strenght<br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you have the <strong>go-e controller<\/strong> installed, you can get all the data from all six possible clamps (individual clamps configurable from go-e app) and same diagnostics as with the charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks like go-e is a milage ahead of competitors when speaking of the <strong>smart home integration and API support<\/strong>. It also does have <strong>three great charging modes<\/strong> for every need and has support to use multiple chargers with <strong>load balancing<\/strong> and <strong>solar energy<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for a charger to integrate with your smart home, look no further as this is the one for all the tinkerers out there! There&#8217;s still some small bits to improve, but at least I&#8217;m very wishful that the charger will be getting more improvements with firmware upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d suggest to get <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T2LAQX\">go-e controller<\/a> along with the charger as it brings up so much more to your smart home than just a charger alone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-22a27d61-6c78-4633-9461-fc8269dbd426\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/470nHzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main  \" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #0693e3; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #313131; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-icon-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M257.2 162.7c-48.7 1.8-169.5 15.5-169.5 117.5 0 109.5 138.3 114 183.5 43.2 6.5 10.2 35.4 37.5 45.3 46.8l56.8-56S341 288.9 341 261.4V114.3C341 89 316.5 32 228.7 32 140.7 32 94 87 94 136.3l73.5 6.8c16.3-49.5 54.2-49.5 54.2-49.5 40.7-.1 35.5 29.8 35.5 69.1zm0 86.8c0 80-84.2 68-84.2 17.2 0-47.2 50.5-56.7 84.2-57.8v40.6zm136 163.5c-7.7 10-70 67-174.5 67S34.2 408.5 9.7 379c-6.8-7.7 1-11.3 5.5-8.3C88.5 415.2 203 488.5 387.7 401c7.5-3.7 13.3 2 5.5 12zm39.8 2.2c-6.5 15.8-16 26.8-21.2 31-5.5 4.5-9.5 2.7-6.5-3.8s19.3-46.5 12.7-55c-6.5-8.3-37-4.3-48-3.2-10.8 1-13 2-14-.3-2.3-5.7 21.7-15.5 37.5-17.5 15.7-1.8 41-.8 46 5.7 3.7 5.1 0 27.1-6.5 43.1z\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Get from Amazon (DE)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solar charging and usage of flexible energy tariffs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive local and cloud APIs with out-of-the-box Home Assistant support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go-e App is great<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Load balancing (<em>requires go-e controller<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design is a bit dull<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missing scheduled charging (<em>does have daily trip charging instead<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smart home score: 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second electric car entered our household couple months ago and that means a second car charger, just to make charging a bit more easier. 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