Recent content by amackayj

Hi everyone, this is what my 11-year old daughter did: Step 1 lock the phone Step 2 plug the USB cable into the phone and car Step 3 unplug the USB cable from the car and wait 5 seconds Step 4 plug the USB cable into the car Step 5 unlock your phone. It's should now show that it is charging...

That's a very clever system. We didn't go for battery storage because we dump excess energy in hot water and after charging two cars (the MG and a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV) there wasn't going to be enough going into battery storage to justify the cost... We exported about 100kwh per month...

Avoiding hard acceleration and high speeds, slowing early before a stop and doing as much lift and coast as possible will always give you the best mi/kWh whatever regen or throttle setting you choose.

Hasn't done mine any harm so far. I'll let you all know if it does!

Ah right! I haven't spent much time reading the FM but have heard that you need to regularly AC charge to balance the cells. Question is, does it only do this at the end of a charge to 100% on AC? I don't plan to charge to 100% on AC unless I'm going to be heading off on a long journey. I'm...

Oh. So it's not a problem with the seat...? That's very disappointing. I absolutely love the car (not the little wheels or the frumpy styling) but the seat is a real problem. Why on earth did they have to make it so sharp?

I'm glad I found this. Mine are set to 2.3 and I was considering setting them higher. Think I'll leave them as is. I find it amusing that you get so much information about tyre pressures (and even temperatures) but nothing about battery temperature and health (whether balance charging is...

3) this is bloody annoying! I never use the radio (Spotify on Android auto only) so have it tuned to BBCR3 so at least it's something gentle which assails your ears every time.

I can see what my PV system is generating on an android app and can switch the granny on and off via another app, so what I'd really like is an app which can read the PV output and switch the smart plug off when the PV output drops below a threshold. If I can find someone to develop this app...

I have solar panels and a 3.6 KW inverter. I looked at the Solar Edge inverter with built in EV charger which works a bit like the Solar iboost hot water system (detects when you are exporting and diverts it to the car) but opted for the cheaper Solis inverter, as I didn't have an EV at the...

Just done a 600 mile round trip up the M1, A1, A19 and back. Way up was very hot, so had the AC running. Got into a spot of bother thanks to Zapmap sending me on a massive detour to find chargers (this was my first long trip in a full EV). So ended up doing 70+ for the last 100 miles and boy...

I find the lumbar support on my Exclusive to be incredibly uncomfortable! I've tried adjusting the lever on the side of the seat to push it back into the seat, but I can still feel it digging into my back! Is this normal? I love the car, but I hate the seat!