INDEPENDENT TIMER BASED VEHICLE CHARGING

A system and method for optimizing charge time for a vehicle may include a controller that is capable of communicating with a charger for a vehicle and also with an external device. The controller may receive a user alarm time set by a user, determine an estimated charge time based at least in part on the user alarm time, and control a charge cycle of a battery as a function of the estimated charge time. The user alarm time is set on a device that is not part of the charger and may be set for a purpose other than to limit the charging time for a vehicle charge cycle. For example, the alarm time may be a user wake time for the following day.