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It's also confused by the forum software unhelpfully turning text surrounded by stars into italics, and removing the stars. It's best to avoid this by using the code tag, or inline code even better. Or just spell it out, e.g. Star hash star four four seven... I have edited your post to do this...

There is our informal wish list thread, which MG may or may not take heed of: https://www.mgevs.com/threads/wish-list-of-cyberster-improvements.19414/

See also the post below. Perhaps something bad has happened there? Key people resigned? Manager turned evil? Others have had a good experience with them. https://www.mgevs.com/threads/buying-accessories-parts-from-mgtitan-stay-away.23079/

I'm no expert on this, but yes, this is where to start. The first post has some links as well.

Or this? Probably a later model, and electric (converted, and drove around the world). Not quite the same colour, I think. The driver is Glen George (right), in case you want to search for more photos of it.

Especially the charge port flap/door. If the car doesn't see the flap open (electrically), then it may not wake up the appropriate computer to start the charge. [ Edit: But see next post... Sigh. ] But it may also be the locking mechanism, including the locking motor. Examine that whole area...

I think it also depends on the age/model of the wall connector. See for example this page on another forum about charging a BYD Seal from one: https://forums.aeva.asn.au/viewtopic.php?t=8560

With my MG4, I can usually wake the car by doing a status scan on the aoo. It's another MG niggle. Of course, your model may be different.

There's a Vegemite fan up top? 😊 How thick do you spread it? 💪😉

On re-reading your first post, the trouble seems to have started after guests used your "charger". Maybe the combination of their car and your EVSE somehow damaged the EVSE. The only damage I can think of is arcing of the contactor contacts. Unfortunately the contactor is probably the most...

Yes, no need to shell out for a 22 kW EVSE. That will be an expensive monster, and you have have trouble getting an electrician to install it on an 11 kW circuit. In the future, someone might plug in a 22 kW vehicle. I guess all that will happen is that the breaker will trip, but that's not good...

Yes, they should have different limits for models with 3-phase on-board chargers. Though the limits still make sense for single phase EVSEs. The 11kW on-board chargers can parallel two of the internal 3.6kW units to effectively become a 7.2kW (at the charger plug) on-board charger. This is...

A 7 kW "charger" can draw up to about 32 amps, continuous. So best practice is to have wiring capable of 40 A continuous, protected with an RCBO rated for 40 A. That's the "80% rule": only draw 80% of the rated circuit capacity if the load is continuous (regularly 30 minutes or more).

Even full EVs can show a similar economy pattern. It depends on how much time is spent waiting at traffic lights or crawling in stop-start congestion. In those circumstances, you achieve zero or very few miles, yet you are still running pumps, computers, screens, lights, HVAC, and so on. That...

In the Prius's case, I think there were rare circumstances under which the SoC could temporarily go outside those bounds. It would then flash the battery SoC display, if I recall correctly. I assume that the same would apply to MG hybrids.