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Charging electric car at night without draining solar batteries

Kit:

Solis solar inverter
Victron Multiplus 48v 3000VA 35A
Victron Colour Control unit
Pylontech battery

I want to get a Zappi to charge an electric car I'm planning on getting. Is there a way to set the system up so if I charge the car at night it draws only from the grid and not from my solar battery? I presume in the daytime I can tell the Zappi to only use exported solar power when the battery is full.

Thanks.

James
Nottingham

MultiPlus Quattro Inverter ChargerCCGX Color ControlPylontech
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@Gingernuts

Set your Victron system to keep batteries charged in the ess menu. Then it will pass through the current needed, assuming it is not above its capabilities fro the transfer and the grid does not fail.

https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Energy_Storage_System/en/faq.html

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