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\"AnAmber has acquired Charge HQ, in a move that could reduce the stress levels of customers trying to charge their EVs under the energy retailer\u2019s volatile wholesale market billing system.<\/p>\n

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Charge HQ is the developer of a cloud-based smart EV charging app that Amber claims will give their customers more control.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharge HQ\u2019s technology is a fantastic addition to Amber\u2019s offering, giving EV owners the ability to charge their vehicles in a way that maximises renewable energy use while also cutting costs,\u201d said Amber co-CEO Chris Thompson in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Wholesale Market Rollercoaster<\/h2>\n

Amber grants customers access to real-time wholesale electricity prices so they can cash in on low prices, as signified by the company\u2019s 50-metre-high inflatable tube person<\/a>, which soars up over the company’s hometown of Melbourne when cheap renewables flood the grid.<\/p>\n

The flipside of this system is that customers get stung when wholesale prices spike, although the company does have some protections in place when this happens.<\/p>\n

SolarQuotes Head of Marketing Jono Wedge \u2014 an Amber customer and EV owner \u2014 hopes the development will reduce the stress of living at the mercy of wholesale prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential for Amber to automate EV charging for maximum savings is very welcome, as having to manually check pricing and turn my charger on\/off is laborious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially in the winter months, when prices can be volatile, being able to plug in my car knowing it’s ‘set and forget’ would be a load off my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jono will be making sure the home EV charger he installs is Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)<\/a> compliant \u2014 most OCPP chargers are compatible with Charge HQ\u2019s platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Power To Choose When You Charge<\/h2>\n

Charge HQ\u2019s cloud-based system is capable of integrating solar inverters, wall chargers, and EVs to charge at home while using existing hardware, regardless of the brand.<\/p>\n

The technology gives people the ability to selectively charge when prices are cheap, as well as other considerations such as only charging on renewable energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining Amber means we can bring smarter, more advanced energy solutions to even more Australians,\u201d said Charge HQ co-founder Jay Banyer1<\/a><\/sup> \u201cWe believe that Amber will be a great home for Charge HQ due to the strong alignment in company mission and focus on building great products for customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charge HQ last year faced an uncertain future<\/a> as the company grappled with a number of challenges, including Amber developing its own in-house EV charging technology platform Amber for EVs, which launched late last year.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Amber told SolarQuotes: “Currently compatible with Tesla Model Y and Model 3, and post-2021 Model S and X Teslas, the Amber for EV in-house tech provides customers with the ability to charge from excess solar without additional charging equipment and to automate charging around the cheapest times in the grid.”<\/p>\n

The spokesperson added: “Amber for EVs isn\u2019t going anywhere with the acquisition of Charge HQ. Instead, bringing Charge HQ into the Amber family allows us to immediately provide optimised EV charging to a wider range of Amber customers, given that Charge HQ is currently compatible with most OCPP chargers. Charge HQ is also still available to non-Amber customers who want to optimise their EV charging.”<\/p>\n

The Amber for EVs platform graduated to beta testing in September last year, but the company has not clarified how the acquisition of Charge HQ relates to their in-house project.<\/p>\n

Amber, founded in 2017, faced their own challenges last year, with customers who owned Tesla Powerwalls suffering widespread technical issues<\/a> when using Amber\u2019s SmartShift app.<\/p>\n

Amber claimed the acquisition of Charge HQ additionally supports the smart energy retailer\u2019s continued work in the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) space.<\/p>\n

The company has previously said its smart EV charging is the first step in its Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)-backed program to develop a V2G solution for compatible EVs.<\/p>\n

If you want to learn more about charging your own EV (or the EV you’re thinking about getting), take a look at our comprehensive EV charging 101 guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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