Recent content by rpannell

I make a monthly trip to Machynlleth (near Aberystwyth) from Devon. Apart from all the chargers in Aber, there are rapid and fast in Mach. Alternatively, charge up at the Ionity near Magor services in Wales which will easily get you to Aber and back in a MG4.

You have not stated what the source of the mains is, i.e the granny supplied with the car, a 7KW intelligent charger etc, but here are a few things you can check: a) Is the battery limit set to a low figure? b) Some granny chargers have an inbuilt timer, so you have to reset the charger between...

Most likely, the fan was turned on in the car. This is unknown to the app so the app gives a higher potential mileage than the car. Also, as others have said it can be a difference in the driving mode selected

When the clocks go forwards this Sunday, does anyone know what happens to the timing of the cheap rate? Does it stay as GMT (so 01:00 - 07:00 BST) or does it remain at 00:00 - 06:00 clock / BST time? I'm struggling to find the information anywhere so hoping that someone here will know the answer.

Have you tried disconnecting the 12V battery for about 5 mins and then reconnecting? My Mk2 ZSEV would not AC charge once and this simple trick solved it for me. You will need a 10mm spanner to disconnect the -ve battery terminal. Once re-connected, set the max charge to 100%, turn off any...

One area not mentioned so far is where you are charging. If you are charging on a cheap tariff at home, then a SR or LR will be suitable. However if you have no access to home charging and have to always rely on the public network, then a LR will be more suitable in order to minimise the number...

Once in about 70,000 miles when the car would not type 2 charge. A quick disconnect solved the problem - Mk2 ZSEV.

Do you have an OBD dongle plugged in? There have been problems with the ZSEV with dongles causing the car alarm to activate when the car is left locked.

You can also get these error messages if the sun is low and the camera is looking into the low sun. Now you are aware of this, it will be easy for you to check whether the messages occur when driving towards the sun.

Just hold down the home button (LHS button) on the screen for about 15 seconds to reboot the screen.

I use Blights garage, Bideford North Devon. They have been good so far. https://www.blightsmotors.co.uk/

Avoid perhaps because of the high price. But over the past 5 years, I have never had any charging problems with Instavolt chargers - they always work.

All is explained here - Car makers slash EV prices by a THIRD to meet binding sales targets It appears that many manufacturers are having to slash their EV prices to avoid the government fines for not meeting the ZEV numbers.

I've had a few times where I have not pushed the charging lead all the way into the socket. The symptons are similar to what you described. On another occasion, it would not charge regardless what I did. The 10mm spanner on the 12V battery solved this problem.

The 2 springs were £45 each plus labour. I'm not sure of the exact labour costs as it was £157 total for the service, labour to replace a ball joint and labour for replacing the 2 springs.