Recent content by JerryB

I've been running my ZS on sunshine since April. We have a 4kwh east west power system linked to a small (2.4kwh) home battery, but we're only doing about 5000 miles a year so the car is usually on the driveway in the daytime using the 3kw granny charger. I wait in the morning till the house...

We have a 16v panel 4kwh solar panel system now coupled with a 2.4kw home battery. The panels face east & west so we get power from sunrise to sunset each day. I've never seen it produce more than 3.5 kw as when one side is in sunshine the other is in shade. Shade will still produce power, but...

I agree absolutely. The only problem I have is whether I can get a decent price for the MG. I bought in October & I've a feeling used EV prices have plummeted.

This time of the year I doubt it would do the entire journey on one charge. We've just done 2x200 mile trips, Exeter to near Manchester & return, starting with 100% charge (281 miles). Cruise control was set to 60 mph. On both occasions we stopped for lunch about 2/3 of the distance as charge...

It might be worth considering solar panels &/or a battery system. In the UK you will be allowed 4 kWp solar which if linked to a battery can be saved for use charging the car or for general use. If you have the battery system alone, it can be used in conjunction with an overnight cheap rate...

Not sure. I just fiddled through a load of odd bolts till I found one with the right thread, even though it was too long. It was all I had so I went to B&Q & found some of the same thread size and the right length. They don't sell these singly but you get a small bag for £3.80 & fill it with as...

Thanks. It sounds good. If both MGs have the same logic it should work. I've no ideas about the autohold issue on the 4. but I'm a dinosaur when it comes to software. I found with the Zs that you have to push the brake pedal quite a long way down before autohold engages.

I do. And I did. Auto hold engages if you press the brake pedal hard, but as the creep function is briefly working against the brake it make the car very jerky at around 2 mph. I have found nothing in the manual about disengaging the creep. If you have come across it, please tell me where in...

Great! Thanks.

Creep happens in ICE vehicles due to the torque converter. Newer dual clutch autos don't creep. The other electric vehicles in the family (a Tesla & a Renault Kangoo van) don't creep. When they stop they stop until you touch the accelerator again. Creep is something actually programmed into the...

Sounds great! Yes please I'd love to see some pics.

Thanks for your responses. I've tried most of these. The issue in Exeter is that there are huge changes of slope. My most frequent city journey takes me down one side of the valley through some of the country's slowest rush hour congestion and up the other side. I'd hoped an electric car would...

I find the way the MG Zs continues to creep forwards annoying in traffic jams. Is it possible to disable this so that the car just rolls to a stop?

This looks ideal for storing the charging cable. Otherwise its a bit of a nuisance if you have to empty the boot to get to it.

This looks great. It would be ideal for storing the charging cable instead of having to shift all the luggage from the boot to get to it.