# Feature request: Disable EV Consumption forecast in VRM permanently?

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242>\
**Category:** DESS\
**Tags:** dess, vrm\
**Created:** [25 September 2026 18:35 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242 "2026-09-25T18:35:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vaursechs](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/vaursechs/32/20929_2.png) [@vaursechs](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/vaursechs)\
**Post date:** [25 September 2026 18:35 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242/1 "2026-09-25T18:35:57Z")

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Is there an option to disable predicted EV consumption forecast in general? I know that there is the option to change the consumption forecast, but that doesn’t cut it for me.  
My EV charging times are totally random and cannot be predicted, however DESS messes up my forecast thanks to the EV consumption prediction.

I cannot find an option to completely ignore EV consumption in the forecast. So maybe for the next Beta version, we can get an option to turn of EV predicted consumption.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/jeroen2/32/7234_2.png) [@Jeroen2](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Jeroen2)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2026 06:59 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242/2 "2026-09-26T06:59:16Z")

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Good Morning,

Indeed, but I noticed that after a month or 2 the evcs prediction is gone.

Like the normal solar and consumption prediction it needs time to start to predict more accurate.

We only charge about once a week or 2 weeks, maybe that’s the difference.

Now, for the coming week there is no evcs prediction…

But, indeed, it is more handy to be able to switch evcs prediction OFF, @Barbara , please have a look at that, thanks.

Regards, Jeroen.

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**Author:** ![grua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@grua](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/grua)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2026 14:50 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242/3 "2026-09-26T14:50:56Z")

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Why not set ev consumption forecast zero periodically with Node-RED? Never have tried this, but I think it should work.

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**Author:** ![vaursechs](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/vaursechs/32/20929_2.png) [@vaursechs](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/vaursechs)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2026 17:25 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242/4 "2026-09-26T17:25:34Z")

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Because I don’t want to set up node red for all my clients. And I rather have an official option than a workaround that messes with DESS.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/jeroen2/32/7234_2.png) [@Jeroen2](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Jeroen2)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2026 18:28 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/feature-request-disable-ev-consumption-forecast-in-vrm-permanently/63242/5 "2026-09-26T18:28:50Z")

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Good evening,

Indeed, I fully agree, kiss, keep it simple stupid…in this case, keep it simple switch… @Barbara

Regards, Jeroen.