Recent content by mj224

A big thumbs up for Osprey, their modern chargers work so easily with a tap and pay. Gridserve is also one of my goto charger. I recently had trouble with Instavolt, but it worked once I downloaded the app. MFG seem to be pretty reliable, other than on one occasion a year or two ago.... AC...

Thanks for the info. Will look into that...:)

OK, It must be on the App I suppose. Thanks for that...:)

Yes, brain not in gear. Instavolt were the Power suppliers, not Ecotricity...

Thanks both, I will do that...:)

I had to charge up to return home from The Lake District to South Wales. Instavolt had a bank 6 chargers I think, in the local supermarket car park. I tried three times to complete a charge with credit card on the tap and pay. But each time the charge only lasted several minutes before...

My 2020 ZS EV is doing well. I have only noticed a little rust just below the charging plug. I have sprayed that with WD40, and that seems to have held it. Otherwise, the body, and mechanics are sound as far as I can see. Great car, range is the only limitation...

A grim story. My ZS has behaved so well over the past 4 1/2 years, but I am now a bit concerned about driving in heavy rain... Just a thought, would a car wash be able to damage these connectors. ???

Re battery health, my last service of 020 mk1 ZS EV battery check came up with 90%. After a full charge and balancing, my GOM says I have 144 miles in the tank..(!) If I remember correctly, when the car was new, the GOM told me I had 165 miles left. Thus. 144/165 equates to about 87% of the...

Chargers are not always reliable. Recently, at South Mimms service station on the M25, I had to try four chargers before I found one that worked. Sad to see that several had been vandalised...

On warm days and local runs, I too get 4+ Kw/mile. But on the motorway, I still get 3.5 odd, but the GOM is way out on the range, even when using the Normal setting...

These days, the charging system works pretty robustly. In the old days, you had to stand on one leg with a rolled Daily Telegraph under your arm... Joking aside, Most just plug in and play. Some you do have to use the credit card before plugging in, but even then they seem to charge OK. The...

Thanks for that... Yes I normally balance the battery every couple of weeks or so. This run yesterday, some 300 miles from Norfolk to Wales was after several days of rapid charges. The car is 4 1/2 years old with some 46500 miles on it, and these low mileage runs were on motorways...

Is there an OBD thing for this car? Recent mileages indicate the battery capacity is low, maybe 80 miles per charge.... If I can check it, I can see if the battery warranty will kick in...

Yes I have had similar, but they do clear OK. Just a "computer" glitch, I hope...