Recent content by Evergreen

You’re right, I need to rephrase it. PTC heater comes on only when ambient temperature outside is less than 23°C, or if the heater is set to high.

When the temperature in Auckland is say 27 degrees but cloudy it is often very humid and AC is needed for comfort and a clear windscreen. If you set the climate temp to any temperature (other than high) it becomes very cold in the car. If you set it to high it becomes unbearable hot. So...

Advertised range is under special test conditions and real world is always less, but MG are getting s reputation (esp MG4) for the gulf between claim and reality being more than most EVs

Just accept that SAIC software and updates let the car down Apparently it's not limited to their MG brand - LDV vehicles are similar

I am in New Zealand and have a 77kWh 2024 MG4 Whenever the external ambient temperature is measured as 24 deg C or more, it is only possible to get any heat if you set the control to 'high', and then it's unregulated very hot air So could you please try this for me when the outside temperature...

Have you taken account the cost of the charging and inverter systems? Do you have the skill set to make it all work safely?

Persist with the dealer if it’s under warranty

I had a very early Nissan leaf which caused an accident because the stability control system totally incorrectly applied breaking to one rear wheel on the wet road inducing a skid. I later discovered this was not an unusual occurrence for this vehicle but only a few had led to an accident. I...

Not surprised. Same with my ‘77kwh’ It simply probably has more capacity when it appears to be fully charged. There is definitely something wrong with the charge and discharge management algorithms in this model. There is plenty of evidence that their real world range is less than advertised by...

In theory I agree with you but A dynamometer would measure the energy delivered at the wheels which does not directly relate to battery capacity as some of it is used other than by the driving motor It is quite valid to use the car instrumentation although it does leave it open for MG to say...

Thanks for your input Another issue is that the % charge left indicators is very non linear. It’s skewed to make the mileage look good when the car is more than 50% full I’ve checked this. The only non driving significant use of power is the ptc heater and to some extent the aircon. Both do...

I think it is likely that all MG4 - 77s have smaller usable capacity than claimed but I only have to prove mine to win a case in the small disputes tribunal Mine is 15% less than the model name suggests and 10% less than the small print claim It really doesn't matter whether that's one year's...

The calculation is high school physics! The measurements are from the vehicle's own instrumentation. If MG want to claim that's no good, then.... I like your analogy ! I guess that if, after eating a meal, I read the menu more carefully and found that it should have had say three meatballs, but...

Of course, the distance the car will travel will vary according to driving and weather, you can tell that easily, mine can vary from about 7km per kWh on a good day, to under 5 when it's cold and raining hard. However the capacity in kWh is absolute, and I have measured it as 15% below the...

There’s a lot of talk about poor range on MG4. Very hard to quantify as driving and weather have huge influence. However kWh capacity is numerical and can be measured easily. Mine is a 77kWh model and in reality is only 67, so I’m commencing legal action. [ Moderator: Deleted redundant text...