Another reasonably common issue is where the cable gets pulled tight against the locking pin, wedging it in place; either at the car or charging point end. Counterintuitively the solution is to push the cable further in to the socket before trying again to unlock it by relocking then unlocking...
Yes, your conclusions are pretty accurate. However, the adjustments to the response to the user input do have some (limited) effect on the overall energy consumption. It's possible to drive economical in 'sport' but it requires more precision while 'eco' gives a greater margin for error by...
I'm looking at installing a raised floor in the boot of my 2020 SR Exclusive. Has anyone done this?
There are four bolts poking up from the boot floor, to which the foam surround is anchored with some flimsy plastic 'nuts'. Thees seem like an ideal place to bolt a wooden frame to support the...
The warranty is for 70% capacity. I'd be pretty unhappy to lose over 25% of my original range so I'm willing to take some simple steps to minimise degradation. It's not binary - your battery isn't suddenly going to need replacing - it's a steady decline which can be accelerated or slowed...
It's objectively better to do a greater number of partial cycles in the middle of the voltage range than a smaller number of deeper cycles which approach the extremes. Shorter charging periods mean lower heat buildup.
Ultimately use it however you want. There are some small efficiency benefits...
I've never suggested being uncomfortably hot or cold, though I do have a range of tolerance rather than insisting that the car needs to be exactly the same temperature all year round. Put the AC or heating on as required to maintain the temperature you desire, but also dress appropriately for...
It's from empirical observation based on running the car purely for cooling for a period of time. Cranking the AC up to full seems to use about 4A at 400V initially so up to 1600W. I guess that includes the fan and just running the car, so maybe I'm slightly over estimating. But multiply it by...
'Hardly affects' is quite subjective - up to 4% of the battery per hour under maximum load. I prefer avoiding wasting energy where possible. In any case, I can't be bothered to try to guess the temperature to set the HVAC to so that it uses the minimum energy so I have it set to 'lo' with the AC...
We don't have any local, but planning a trip to London where there are quite a few. Hoping the Ubertricity ones work either with the RFID card or the app.
I think you're over complicating it. At 6.6kW the MG5 SR charges at roughly 12.5% per hour or around 1% every 5 minutes. Simply set the timer on the charger accordingly.
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