# Charging EV with Advanced Flows **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [July 19, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/charging-ev-with-advanced-flows/66223 "2022-07-19T08:57:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/charging-ev-with-advanced-flows/66223/11 "2024-08-26T19:22:41Z")
Maybe these calculations help you > [@\[APP\] Amina - Power up your smart home with Amina S](https://community.homey.app/t/app-amina-power-up-your-smart-home-with-amina-s/114193/6): > > Surplus solar energy charging Only use the surplus of your solar energy to charge your EV. To minimise your energy returned to grid. (Remember, EV’s generally require a minimum of 6A (1.4kW) to start charging) Amina app v2.0.1 (currently the latest) is lacking functionality to support surplus solar energy charging The surplus of solar panels is less than 18A in most common cases. (I have 20 panels and only on 1 day I hit the 18A this year) So most of the time you want to charge with less t… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/charging-ev-with-advanced-flows/66223)._