Recent content by GaryMG4

How much generation capacity do you have? We have only generated 25 kWh from a 4kW array so far. Edit: well added 11 more to the month.

yeah, sorry it was a lazy AI answer. I didn't take the time to think it was improbable. I will say I see more MG4s than ID3s around here and I was put off the ID3 with the reviews slating the clumsy software, haptic controls and not up to VW standard interior.

Yes, also same 7 mile drive there from cold.

A bit of a resurrection, but form my experiment today I selected intelligent and set the destination as an EV charger. On connection it quickly ramped up to 132kW and remained there from 35 to 55% where as last week without selecting EV charger as a destination and in only slightly cooler...

So true, but by spending money to be there it goes some way to ensure they will be there. Better still spend the money being a driver for the day. A few years back I did a 'driver experience' where I fired for one trip then drove a 9F for the return trip, quite an experience.

curiously 9,000 uk registered ID3 vs 49,000 MG4s

The Myenergy app seems to correlate with my generation meter but then it uses the Harvi that came with the Zappi. As I'm on deemed export I don't take a lot of notice of amount exported unless I'm trying to get as much free solar into my car.

I think I've only used Instavolt once or twice and only used contactless, tend to be expensive.

It worked ok for me, I averaged 20k a year for around 10 years in mine (4 of 5) without any issues.

Was for me, until the MG4 came out EVs were either more £££s than I was willing to pay for a car or fugly/low spec. I started with a mk 2.5 in 2003 and ended up with an ND from the 2015 launch that I kept until 2023, a total of 5 over that period. I do miss it on a sunny day but since retiring...

Pretty much the same here, after 5 MX5s over the previous 20 years I wanted something different, fancied trying an EV and here we are, 2 EVs as well. As for the planet, I'm sure it will be fine once the next mass extinction happens (human race).

Our 11 y/o 4 kW array faces 240 degrees (WSW ish) and around 30 degrees angle so do much better with afternoon sun so I guess it just depends how the day develops. Last winter Dec-Jan generated 51+90, this winter it was 87+87, hoping for a decent spring again.

Down about 5% on last January, but the same as December 2025 - equally bad.

I guess it's all about your location. For me 2 local nature reserves have Podpoints, both Tescos and recent holiday locations use them so apart from the occasional mobile reception issues they work for me.

We had some of those at the local Sainsbury's until a couple of years ago. Only problem with them was the local Ford garage used to leave a Mach-E there a lot of the time as was a Polestar that belonged to a Sainsbury's employee! Plus if I did find one available it was very tempting to stop for...