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I bought a CTEK battery charger during Covid when I wasn't driving my car at all. It may have been overkill but I just connected it to the battery and plugged it in for a few hours (or a couple of days) once a month or so. There are other brands (I think Noco are pretty good too) that offer...

Thanks. I guess the long drive warmed the batteries up nicely before you plugged in.

Thanks, that's interesting. I had a look here at the charge curves for the EVs I've owned/currently own. Apart from the MG, they pretty much match my experiences. My feeling is that I should get better faster charge speeds than I saw this morning. It is what it is though - I'll ask the garage...

Fair enough if that's the case. So we're saying that at 14°C the peak charging rate is around 44kW at around 35% SoC? I've had a Leaf in the past and currently also have a Tesla (I know that has battery pre-heating etc) which both charge much faster in these temperatures. If everything's...

Hi All, I want to know what other's experiences are when charging a Gen 1 ZS. I posted here a few years ago about my slow charging speeds and responses seemed to suggest it may be external factors rather than the car. I don't really rapid charge this car but today found myself in a position...

From this thread and others, it seems clear to me that the problem with MG seats is due to the quality (or lack thereof) of the pleather. If you look at the photos I posted, as well as those by @metafgf, you can see how thin the plastic covering is over the underlying fabric of the seat. We're...

Did MG Assist get you charging then? Would be good if you know what they did in case others find themselves in a similar situation.

We have an MG ZS EV '70' plate so over 4 years old now and 22k miles. I've never had any problems with the 12V battery. I have fitted a Bluetooth battery monitor to keep an eye on things and alert me to any problems. They're £30 on Amazon. Watch Mr EV's video to see what it's all about -...

A year later, I had the same problem. The wiper works, the motor spins, but there is no water on the rear screen. I took at look at this post but when I found the pipe indicated on my car, it was all connected. I had a look around and found a disconnected pipe at the front of the 'engine' bay...

Cheers. I think I’m just concerned as my new toy lets me look at SoH. I wasn’t worried when I couldn’t monitor it! 😜

I didn’t intend to check the SoH again so soon but here I am. Under 90% now. Has anyone else obsessed about their SoH to tell me if this is ‘normal’? 20,439 miles now so 169 miles and 7 days after the previous reading has lost me 0.1% of battery capacity.

Should I be concerned? 3.5 weeks later and mileage has increased by around 1,000 miles to 20,270. My SOH is now 90.1% so has dropped by 0.5% in this time period. I'll keep checking every week or so but that's a bit alarming. I charged the car to 100% last night and can see from my charge app...

Cheers. I'll call MG Assistance and check. If I'm paying for it, I want to know that it's there and how to use it!

Yep, our other car is a Tesla. They provide recommendations as to when to replace filters etc and have detailed instructions and videos for you to change your own filters etc. There's no service history to maintain as such.

Update: My car had its service and MOT yesterday. Total cost (inc VAT) was £186.49. Looks like the cost of the service ended up at £132 including the pollen filter and screen wash. I've checked and they have replaced the pollen filter - so that's something I guess! I didn't get a battery...