Introduction When I bought my Chery EV, one of the first things I wanted was to integrate the supplied TellusPower charger into Home Assistant. Surprisingly, there was almost no information available online. The good news is that the charger supports the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP), which means you can connect it directly to…

Learn how to integrate your Chery Tiggo, Omoda or JAECOO vehicle with Home Assistant using the CarLinko API and j5-ev-dashboard. We’ll expose battery level, charging status, range, tyre pressures and more for dashboards and automations. Introduction When I bought my Chery Tiggo 8 PHEV, I quickly found myself constantly opening the manufacturer’s app to…

If you’ve dipped your toes into DIY smart home automation, chances are you’ve encountered the Sonoff SV (Safe Voltage). For years, this little relay board has been the darling of the hacking community. It’s cheap, isolated, and easily flashed with open-source firmware like Tasmota or ESPHome. For a long time, it handled my automated…