Content by Bam Bam in January, 2026

Was there any snow around perhaps drifting into view of the camera?

I thought the heat pump was primarily to heat the battery as well as the cabin.

Agree with all that. China creates industrial targets and uses subsidies to achieve their economic aims (like opening new coal plants, making NEVs, building apartments etc.). These tools are in some ways overly effective and then there is a glut and then they need to deal with oversupply...

As it happens Andy EV Man has a video out today about efficiency...

It's all gone a bit 'prepper' hasn't it? I think there is a strange overlap between solar panel and battery owners and preppers. Must admit I had the backup off-grid system added to our solar and battery "just in case" though I think that if the electricity goes off in a town with a massive...

EVs are already significantly cheaper than petrol cars (for those with driveways) when you take the cost of fuel/charge into account. There is a huge amount of FUD and lies about batteries and so on but people doing leases won't care even if they believe that stuff because it is someone else's...

Yeah I used to think that just setting a low-ish cruising speed would be the best for efficiency but speaking to a few of the speakers at the everything electric event set me straight on that one. The rule is you want to keep the power as close to zero as possible while generally working...

Not sure, but I saw that Bjorn Nyland thinks the Leapmotor B10 is a contender against the MGS5 and other Chinese contenders after taking a long drive in it.

As for the initial question, yes I think we are seeing the gradual loss of US hegemony because China and Asia generally are rapidly catching up with the West and have much bigger populations so will end up more powerful. The West could stay ahead by 1. increasing immigration and 2. investing...

The density might make it harder to extract, but it is the kind that the Americans want. Especially because the US aren't going to do anything to improve the situation in Venezuela. They are hoping that if they take out the leader and make some threats then the country will work out well...

Yes it would be absolutely great if it is true. The more battery options the better, particularly if they are much better for the same cost as this one is claimed to be. Plus if it uses different materials to the other types of battery then it is good environmentally and geopolitically as well.

Very different! You might want to react to my latest stimulating (or infuriating - delete as necessary) post! Or even those of other members.

I don't know, if people like that kind of info that is fine. But for 'normies' (a bit more like me - I'm probably in the middle of the two categories) who just drive the thing you don't want to give them something to worry about all the time.

Is that the sort of size you had in mind? I imagined you wanted more battery.

I don't know about this. I worry people will get obsessed checking something that shouldn't impact their behaviour.

For those following this story and initial reactions to it... Another You Tuber (who is pretty knowledgeable) has produced a video after interviewing the company at the CES where they made the announcement. Loads of people are now making videos about this and I haven't seen any of the others.

Sounds like a couple of very good boys. Our dog is definitely in the guarding category and very distrustful of strangers, but he is a softie with us.

Spout and quorn curry for us tonight. With sweet potato and carrot as well. Tikka Massala sauce but I put some extra flavours in. Lovely it was!

When losing individual tyres to nails I went for the Conti Contact 7 on the basis that it would be similar to originals and seemed to have good ratings. If replacing two at a time I might have looked more at other brands but the nail incidents were a few months apart. Michelin seem to be the...

When losing individual tyres to nails I went for the Conti Contact 7 on the basis that it would be similar to originals and seemed to have good ratings. If replacing two at a time I might have looked further but the nail incidents were a few months apart.

Happy birthday!

I would be very surprised if it doesn't. The ID3 does. If anything they would remove some of their own software since people are more likely to use the apple/google. Kia seem to be planning that with the EV2 (not provide navigation since everyone uses their phone). I doubt VW will go down the...

Have had the service done at an MG dealership, to get the warranty upheld and breakdown cover as you say. When I checked the plan was cheaper but I didn't go ahead, yet. Some people have plans with dealerships that lost the MG franchise and that caused all kinds of trouble. Having a service...

As I'm sure you will guess by my ability to reply I decanted it into a suitable (pyrex) container before microwaving. Just wanted to share the tip that it saves a lot of money and non-recyclable plastic to do your own mushy peas. We don't have our own deep fat fryer for the fish and chips...

I guess we'll just never know.

Chippy tea tonight (with the addition a can of mushy peas cooked in the microwave). Cod for pebbles as she's a pescatarian. Needed a quick meal before heading to the pub to watch the mighty Forest take on Wrexham in the FA Cup. COYR! 🔴⚪️

No chance. The cyberster is built on an EV platform. Plug in hybrid (range extender?) The only possibility there would be to add an engine to charge the battery which is built into the car. But it wouldn't be set up to do this. If you bought a generator and plug a cable into the charging...

Will the software be completely different or a continuation of the previous?

I'm not sure they have to influence every single person. But if they have influenced no one then it would indeed render the name a little silly.

I don't think so. I've only experienced it once but it brought the car to a complete stop with extreme prejudice! Think I had to switch the car off and on again to proceed but it was a while ago. Certainly seemed like ages before I could continue, but maybe that was because of the shock.

That is Sindlesham Mill, I have some relatives who live very near. Reading is very well served for Tesla Chargers (with several of the sites open to non-Tesla).

We've just had our energy bill. For December 2026 we used 200kWh more electricity than December 2025. Average cost of 10p because our home battery couldn't cover every day so we used some expensive electricity as well. However, we used 700kWh of gas in 2025 and NONE in 2026. So our energy...

Combi boilers really took us in the wrong direction unfortunately. People are putting hot water cylinders in garages these days since cars rarely live in there any more. Perhaps in lofts as well but then they are large and heavy to get up there. The Heat Geeks have attempted to come up with a...

A battery expert You Tuber Ziroth has investigated this new product. He wonders if it is a capacitor, but it would be a huge leap for a capacitor as well as a battery.

Oh I also loved the clowning/gurning when pointing at things in the b-roll. Usually this is done very straight!

Indeed. I mentioned it as being a surprise because I couldn't see why this would apply to a car whose maximum is well below the halved amount. The amps were seemingly still available, unless they weren't for some other reason (the maximum site capacity as mentioned). On reflection the...

I can understand why someone would want to convince themselves that it was 'the car' and not them. That is an understandable reaction to avoid guilt. Journalists should know better than to draw on a contested (and very unlikely) claim like this. Errors can happen. My Uncle crashed into...

My guess would be that if it is -5 degrees you would have very low humidity so it would take a long time for the tubes to get frozen. Particularly because the heat pump would also probably be scavenging small amounts of heat from other sources too.

Actually MG are still claiming this in the latest brochure, not just the original one. Pretty poor from MG I think to advertise a figure that is so wrong.

That is what MG claimed in the original brochure but it doesn't seem to be what anyone gets in practice. EV database has it as 87kW https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1707/MG-MG4-EV-Standard-Range SiteGuru noted this nearly two years ago...

Good troubleshooting! It is like computers! No idea what the cause of the issue was or fixed it, but tried a load of things and somehow one of them worked. Could be useful for others. Curious to know if a granny charge would have also had a positive result.

"cold-gating" it is sometimes called. For instance by Bjorn Nyland who lives in Norway where this is more of an issue.

Good point - I hadn't considered the cold weather which is the most obvious reason!

I hope this is true, it would be a big development. However, there is a problem in working out what 'solid state' means and firms have been found to be making false claims about solid state batteries before... https://undecidedmf.com/is-yoshino-really-a-solid-state-battery/ This is what leads...

Have you got the SR SE? We do and the official maximum is about 88kW. However, we've only had about 70kW on our few DC charging stops, with the speed dropping off from there as it filled up. I wonder if it is something to do with the fact that the charger is 800V and the car is 400V meaning...

Indeed! Unless it is just hype and no product which might lead people to distrust the industry going forwards.

Yes, that is why it is particularly surprising. They are an electric motor company, not a battery company, though I think I read they had close relationships with a battery company.

Yes quite a shock this one, since this is a very small company and it has come out of nowhere. Though perhaps it was really developed with/by a partner. Massive companies have spent billions trying to develop this technology like QuantumScape. We will have to see if others can verify the claims.

The way I see it is that the 7kW charger provides a lot of convenience and adds to the value of the house anyway if you sold up. All houses with driveways are going to need one. The cabling to ours (Givenergy) was also fed through a hole in the wall into the back of the unit. However, that...

You'd want a ready supply of clean water and a huge surplus of renewable energy. New York or London probably not the best place for it! Unless perhaps they is being impacted by flooding and this is a way to use up the water.

Porsche have been making synthetic 'e-fuels' in South America. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/innovation/porsche-efuels/porsche-what-are-efuels-35829.html This will be the solution going forwards for legacy combustion engine cars (vintage cars not upgraded to battery). There are two huge...

This feels a lot like that time that Austria and Germany played out a tepid world cup game in order to get exactly the result both needed to go through to the next round.

Love a poll but I'm not sure about repeating the same answers more than once and also what does... "Do members what DIY info" mean? Should it be "want" and a question mark on the end?

Sounds like you're already aware of the main one (HV battery state of charge when left). 12v battery? Perhaps a worry will be about the 12v battery so maybe plug that in to a battery charger thing every now and again. We used to do that with our old car that had an electrical issue and chewed...

Turns out I guessed right, there... https://www.mgevs.com/threads/mg4-ev-owners-share-your-best-photos.24667/#post-421414 We are all learning Rolfe-law

I don't get this reference. Caliban is the car, is Hilda the e-bike?

...Sorry reading some Marxist stuff this afternoon and it must have gone to my head.

Wait are we witnessing a call for an anarcho-syndicalist revolution? We are the proletariat toiling away with our hilarious and informative postings and all in exchange for a meagre haul trophy points!

To be fair a lot of companies create 3.6kw inverters for this reason. Went to check that and the second I checked (Fox) is indeed listed as 3.7kw so they obviously rounded up rather than down!

I'm so organised I've got four separate digital calendars. Yes, this does often go wrong!

Only a moderator? All powerful Gods amongst mere mortals.

Petition to make @Rolfe the permanent "member of the month" as long as she makes one post in the month in question.

Very disappointing. Perhaps they are taking a while to respond after Xmas holidays. That is understandable if you need a vehicle. Shame if you had deliberately selected this one, though. Presumably you got a good deal on it?

Pebbles has pronounced that trophy points "aren't real" and that they are all a plan to get people to waste their time on this forum. What do we think? Can our marriage be saved?

I'm back at work now and already very behind so I wouldn't bank on it. Speaking of which...😬

Sorry for making things too complicated. There are loads of great explainers on heat pumps online. Useful to get your head around since they are basically the only thing that makes any sense to meet our climate targets. Heat Geeks have made lots of videos... Loads of other You Tubers...

I've put the efficiency in terms of percentage as I thought it would be easier for people but it is commonly expressed in terms of COP (coefficient of performance) or SCOP (seasonally adjusted coefficient of performance). Essentially heat pumps can exceed 100% efficiency because they don't...

I think when there are larger hubs there is less of a worry. If there are two connections and a queue of two cars you're in trouble, if there are 20 and a queue of 2 it isn't a problem at all.

This guy runs his house off an eNV200 van, but it might have been a trial...

Sorry @Rolfe, forgot about that story!

Hi all, I mentioned in a post that we've had a heat pump installed and I got a DM from a curious member about how it performs in cold weather. Since I looked up the data to write them a response I thought I would share it with the group! The Vaillant Heat Pump app provides us with data. I...

And also at the bottom!

Plus you had to have enough to get up those alps at the end.

It is getting better all the time, though there are oversubscribed places as @Rolfe notes. The number of cars on the road started to get ahead of the chargers available for a while, but that just incentivises the installation of more chargers. There are now quite a few near the A34...

I think @KnightRider was about the only person in the country who had an IM5 at the time so not many here could answer. Some of our Thai or Chinese members might have had suggestions I suppose but the software might be different.

I think they make a lot of aluminium in Iceland, where the electricity is very clean (and cheap).

I wonder if SAIC learned a lot [cough] from the collaboration (joint venture) with VW in China? Why do you think our wheels are compatible with VW spares?

What about the stages of salmon? Egg Alevin Larvae Fry Parr Fingerling/juvenile Mature Kelt

Maybe they should follow Buddhist enlightenment-style categories. Stream-entry Once-return Non-return Awakened Liberated Enlightened Perfection/Buddha (Might have got those in the wrong order).

"Absent member"

Great to have a thread where someone answers all their own questions! :D Could be useful to others in the future.

That's why you're distinguished!

Thanks @Ian Key I believe the problem with aluminium is that it does not occur naturally (separately from other elements) so it has to be extracted from rocks (I mentioned Bauxite) which takes a HUGE amount of energy/electricity. Recycling aluminium, however, uses much less energy (though...

Do we need more categories? Can anyone suggest any? I'm sure there is some comedy to be had here, but I can only think of rude ones so far.

aluminium is about the easiest thing to recycle. Bauxite is mined around the world so no country can restrict supply.

How annoying. You probably need to contact Sicharge, but maybe MG as well. I expect it will become more difficult as there are more and more EV models and more and more chargers to sort out the compatibility and communication issues. The use of standard protocols should have helped with...

Red '24 MG4 coming off the Oka (though Oka no more) roundabout in Didcot this afternoon. I tried to wave out the side window but might not have been seen.

This is a bit like a thread on 'historic injustice' on one of my online courses! The example there is the Norman Conquest but that one is too far back and Normans and Saxons are now intermingled. I think if someone is getting some kind of ongoing benefit from an historic injustice it is a bit...

I've been hit by this. I set up a charge limit to make sure I didn't charge during the evening peak (4pm - 7pm, expensive on my old tariff). Plugged the car in for some free charging in Town last night and got back to find the car had taken none. Assumed it was a charger failure but later...

I've been very impressed with our Heat Pump in the first month and a half. In November we got ~500% efficiency. It doesn't take more than about 1200w at a time, despite having a 5kw output. The efficiency seems to drop when the weather is cold, but still around 360% efficiency. A nice service.

Thanks for all the replies My reason for mentioning the charge speed is because this is a factor for me in thinking about getting extra batteries for the house. We have 9.5kwh and now have a heat pump so would like more as it seems to run out in the evening when the weather is cold. As we...

I've still got a 2019-20 calendar up. And Pebbles says I don't notice things!

Was this because the charger was maxing out at 50kW or because the car was the limiting factor? If the car, could it be because the battery was too cold? Or, that it was over 50% and so not giving full speed? This is the charging curve reported in one source...

Very high quality. Filmed like a regular car review and not a dealer explainer.

I've realised that I've been building up trophy points with all my valuable contributions to the forum here. Very nice. Does anyone know how many I need before I can cash them in for an MGEV of my choice? Do I speak to @Stuart Wright about this or something?

"We'll always have Paris. Goodbye All." "You're all such stars. Goodbye All."

Yes, battery limitations meant that EVs could not compete with fossil fuels on Battery longevity Driving range (weight and size of batteries) Charging/refuelling speed Until EV-specific Lithium-ion batteries were developed in the early 2000s. But it is strange that EVs weren't used as...

Claws always sheathed, of course. (the post was my attempt at being playful, not sure I've got the hang of this internet forum thing but I'm trying).

Rolfe is one cool cat. But don't push it - kitty has claws!

Hi EvTek23 - happy new year. This does not seem to be the case in my experience. The Monta chargers I am aware of are not even listed on the Electroverse app as being 'not yet compatible.' Perhaps because they are private sites, though one near me is at a retail park car park and doesn't...

Thanks Terry. You've listed lots of great arguments. I have made some of those elsewhere, but wasn't aware of the EV fire suppression successes. Yeah I think Rory Sutherland has done that kind of thing. Absolutely agree. Need all the strategies. An early leaf advert was great - imagine all...

Happy new year fellow MGEVer's! Hope that your electrons flow unimpeded and your batteries never run down to 0%.

Cheers for the initial comments. I came back to ask if I should do a shorter edit of it. I usually watch videos sped up myself, but perhaps I could speed this up slightly as the default as I do speak slowly. Don't know how to do that but maybe it is possible. On reflection I suppose I'm...