We've had quite a few people see our EVX Powertrain Dynamics energy flow display and ask whether it could be made available without purchasing the EVX VCU hardware.
I want to explain why that's a little challenging, but also why we're going to explore making a simplified version available to everyone using the free EVX App.
The main limitation comes down to the data available through the vehicle's infotainment system and what endpoints we have found to get data. While we can access quite a few useful data points directly, some of the information required to accurately animate energy moving between the engine, generator, battery and electric motors simply isn't available through those endpoints (that we know about so far).
The EVX VCU gives us access to additional information that allows us to build the more detailed, real-time visualisation you've seen in our videos and we can actually program the VCU to give us what we need so we can create exactly the result we want. However, that doesn't mean we can't offer something similar without the hardware.
We're going to investigate developing a more basic version of Powertrain Dynamics that works entirely from the data available through the infotainment system. It may not have the same level of detail, accuracy or animation as the VCU-enabled version, but we'd like to make as much functionality available as technically possible.
As development continues, we'll keep refining these features and rolling out updates based on what's achievable and what the community wants most.
Your feedback genuinely helps shape what we develop next. The more we understand which features people want, the better we can prioritise development and work towards bringing additional functionality to the free EVX App wherever possible.
Our goal remains the same make as much useful vehicle information available for free, without requiring additional hardware and for those who want to get technical and tune/alter their vehicle EVX VCU is the upgrade path.