Recent content by DriverInNorway

I drove mine in Norway all last winter. All the advice above is good, especially greasing the locking mechanism on the charging port and knowing how to release it if it does freeze. There is a release catch inside the bonnet area. If you are doing long distances and know you will be stopping for...

Does anyone else experience regular clicking that sounds like electrical relays switching on or off. It is most noticeable when decelerating and is like a double click. The sound seems to come from the rear of the car. At first I thought it was stones hitting the wheel arches but it is too...

When you are going down hill or have lifted off the accelerator, the forward momentum of the car drives the wheels that turn the electric motors (that have now become electric generators). You can feel the load placed on the generators in KERS 1, 2, 3. You feel this as 'engine braking'. That...

Most likely the battery cooler. Mine makes a slight noise and slight vibration when in the car and a buzzing sound from outside the car. Once the car is moving the air temperature probably reduces the temperature of the battery enough and it goes off, else the road noise is loud enough not to...

My car was very similar to what you describe before the most recent BMS update. I am perfectly happy with the car now and get somewhere near the advertised range, even in the hilly terrain of Norway. What you are describing sounds like the battery is still unbalanced. It takes many charge /...

Amazing what working software can do! I drove my car everyday last week and didnt need to charge it once. I wont mention the range because it is quite mountainous here, so not truly representative. However, before the update, at its worst, I was only making one return journey to work before it...

The efficiency of the electric motors could make a big difference. The rate of consumption might also be configurable by software for the same motors. They may have made settings in software that extend the life of the electric motors at the cost of reduced efficiency. For the Indian market this...

Finally, tomorrow I collect my car from the dealers. i have to give the Tesla loan car back. To be honest, I am looking forward to it. It has been fun to have stupid acceleration but totally useless with the speed limits and totally not worth the price. I hope to be able to report good things...

My car is still at the dealers. Maybe they have forgotten.

Yes, that is the same situation I am in, in Norway so it is an MG wide problem. The dealer told me it would take up to a month for the battery to recover. They are doing this process through multiple discharge/charge cycles until it is able to hold the correct and balanced voltage across all the...

Yeh, there are not enough bars. It would be better if there was greater granularity and if it was linear. My ICE car had a non-linear fuel gauge too. Stayed for ages on full, then rapidly ran out when it was down to two bars. Felt like the fuel tank was funnel shaped. I guess for EV s we are...

I agree, it is a strange choice to show voltage. kWh would indeed make more sense. In order to meet the differing ranges of user knowledge, the straightforward number of bars, that mimics an ICE car is probably the easiest to understand. kWh could be an option to show for users that really want...

I meant in relation to the power delivery. Comparing it to a fuel tank. Of course you care if it is full or empty, how much you can fit in it etc. But, I meant that how full it is, makes no difference to how much power is produced. (well until the last few percent)

Yes, the range of charge is the same. The battery has the same capacity after the update but the battery as a whole will have a slightly lower voltage. Really, you don't care about the voltage of the battery. It is a bit like a fuel tank in that you don't get anything different whether the tank...

That is great that you are getting regen at high states of charge. This matches what is in the video podcast linked above. The cells are not charged to their full capacity as before, but the missing part is compensated by allowing the cells to discharge to a lower level. Thus you get the same...