How to Charge a BYD Seal - Ultimate EV Charging Guide for Beginners

Thinking about a BYD Seal or any other EV in Australia?
Discover the different ways to charge your electric car and how much it REALLY costs to charge an electric vehicle.
New to the world of electric cars? This video is perfect for you! We use the popular BYD Seal as an example to walk you through all the ways to charge an electric car in Australia. I'll cover:
Fast Charging:
How to find public fast-charging stations.
- Charging speeds (50kW, 75kW, etc.) and how they affect charge time.
- Understanding connector types (CCS2).
- Home Charging with an EV Plan:
What is an EV electricity plan and why it might save you money.
- Installing a dedicated home charger (7kW).
- Home Charging (Standard Plan):
Using a "granny charger" with a standard outlet.
- Why this is the slowest charging option.
- General Tips for Lower Costs:
Taking advantage of free charging (if available).
- Charging during off-peak hours for potential savings.
Type 2 to Type 2 cable purchased from EV Market Australia, their website is evmarket.store
Tesla Universal Mobile Charger purchased from Facebook Marketplace, however available through shop.tesla.com/en_au/product/...

[@martinwalker9234]

I charge my Seal at home using 6.3KW solar panels. I load balance the charge from 9 am to follow the power increase as the sun comes up from 6 amp to 16 amp ... 12 to 1 pm. My system powers the house, charges the car then when the EV battery is full, charge the house batteries for night time. All in after powering my house I have about 50km per day of free motoring....never used a charger outside my home.

[@roadtrip_reviews]

Thank you for watching and sharing. Definitely a great way to use the power of the sun in reducing your charging costs.
I plan to do a series of videos covering solar charging in partnership with some solar specialists so stay tuned for those videos too.

[@nickchandler1389]

How do you do that Martin? I was looking at connecting the BYD to Home Assistant but there does not appear to be any integrations that support that functionality for BYD.

[@martinwalker9234]

@@nickchandler1389 It's not integrated. The ABB wall charger I have for my EV supplies current between 6 and 32 Amp at specified time intervals. I programmed the wall unit to charge from 8.30 to 10 am @ 6amps, then it increases to 8 amp from 10 to 11 am, then 12 amps from 11 to 1pm and the same on the way down in the afternoon. This works if it is a clear day, if there are clouds the wall charger follows the same charging scheme but draws power from the grid to make up for the shortfall from my panels. It's not ideal but it works.