New EV Battery Health App

[ClearWatt]

Hi everyone,


We at ClearWatt are excited to invite you to an exclusive opportunity to beta test our revolutionary mobile app, designed to measure the real range and battery health of your electric vehicle (EV). This is a unique chance not only to gain insights into your own vehicle’s performance but also to contribute to a greater cause - enhancing transparency and reliability in the second-hand EV market.


By participating, you'll receive a complimentary ClearWatt EV Health Report, offering valuable data on your EV's condition and performance. This initiative is perfect for those who are curious about the true potential of their EV and eager to support innovation in the EV community. ️


Here's how it works:

1. Sign up is straightforward - visit our website and fill out a simple form to gain instant access to our app.
2. Once registered, you'll use your mobile phone as a telematics device, employing our app to gather and share data on your EV's real-world performance.

We're looking for participants who are enthusiastic about driving the future of EVs forward and are willing to be part of something that could significantly benefit the second-hand EV market. Your contribution will be instrumental in refining our technology, ensuring that future EV buyers can make informed decisions.


Participation is easy, and the insights you'll gain about your vehicle are invaluable. Don’t miss out on this chance to be at the forefront of EV innovation!


Join us now and take the first step towards a more transparent and reliable EV future!


Thank you,


The ClearWatt Team

FYI - this is for full Battery Electric Vehicles only - no Plug-in Hybrid EVs

 

[JamesInLondon]

Well, that was 25 minutes of my life that I will never recover.
I clicked the link on the above message on my computer, filled in the requested detail only to discover that your website assumed I was doing this on my phone - as I was instructed to download the app.
Went to my iPhone, repeated the process, downloaded TestFlight and then the app, filled in all the details only for the app to tell me that my i3 Rex isn't an electric car.

 

[ClearWatt]

@JamesInLondon, this is our fault - we should have been clearer in our initial post. Our app is for full BEVs only, no PHEVs!

 

[Clanduncan]

@James:- I think you're rather missing a distinction here. The i3 rex may have a built in generator, but it is no way part of the 'drive train' it exists solely to generate power to the battery. The cars drivetrain is pure electric, this is not the same as a PHEV.

 

[TheAirman]

Something smell fishy here. I wish something like this worked for our "PHEV" i3's.

 

[tongsli]

Something smell fishy here. I wish something like this worked for our "PHEV" i3's.

I agree. What else is the app gathering from your phone?

 

[rcpmac]

I don't understand what you don't understand about the restriction. If the app is using range as an indicator for battery health and you augment the range with the REX... If you if you used the app and got inaccurate results then you'd be rightfully pissed! Secondly, in the first sentence it is clearly described as a mobile app. "beta test our revolutionary mobile app". WOW!

 

[eNate]

@rcpmac there is no need for the hostile tone. The REX doesn't fit cleanly into many preconceptions of PHEV / BEV and we can't expect any non i3 owner to understand the nuances of how this drivetrain works. If the person from ClearWatt had taken the time to understand our particular car (or, for that matter, had their business signed up any i3 owners prior to them posting) they should have been well aware of our REX situation and addressed it specifically in their post.

To add to that ClearWatt's post is essentially spam on this forum, they dumped this same post on a dozen other EV forums on the same day and in our case they haven't logged back on to this site since the day of their posting.

It's clear from their website they are trying to get a business going and we have to take that for what it's worth. Until somebody feels like digging deeper into it or joining we can only guess how they plan to go about evaluating battery health. Until then, this isn't a battery study like with previous posts of this nature, it's a car sales site.

No need to get so excited over spam.

 

[weajd]

Well, that was 25 minutes of my life that I will never recover.
I clicked the link on the above message on my computer, filled in the requested detail only to discover that your website assumed I was doing this on my phone - as I was instructed to download the app.
Went to my iPhone, repeated the process, downloaded TestFlight and then the app, filled in all the details only for the app to tell me that my i3 Rex isn't an electric car.

That last sentence gets you - no plug in hybrids.