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I paid £100 for the MG Tesla charging fix. Long trips are now so much better. The 'open to all' Tesla chargers are cheaper than the competition, much more reliable and as quick as my car can cope with. And the Tesla app takes the stress out of paying and planning.

There is a buzz around 'balcony solar' and using batteries (with inverter) as a source of power for the house electrics. Can I do the same with my car's V2L facility.?

Not all MGs work with Tesla chargers so I presume they don't want the hassle of implying they do. Getting the Tesla software put on out ZS2 Trophy long range has improved our quality of life, big time. I've used the Bristol Eastgate and Cribbs Causeway sites recently. Before 9a.m. at the...

I did more damage than Les whilst driving past our gatepost. (I'd missed it for the previous 43 years). I took it to a locaL car detailer. He had a 'machine' that told him the right 3 paints to mix and explained the stages he needed to go. Prepare the whole panel etc etc. He wasn't interested in...

Shop around MG dealers for your service. From memory I paid £35 for my year 1 service and £135 for year 2. It's cowboy country for MG dealer pricing.

I have a ZS LR, Ohme home pro and use Octopus Go. When I got this set up over 1 year ago the Ohme couldn't shake habds with the MG. It's not been a problem as I just use the car to schedule charging. No ohme/go bells and whistles possible but it works fine. Its worth having an Octopus Electric...

Maximising Battery Life for High Nickel Batteries by Jeff Dahn! This synopsis taken from the Limiting Factor. Jeff Dahn is one of the fathers of the Lithium Ion battery, along with John Goodenough, Stan Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino. The key takeways are: 1) Note: Everything below applies...

When I was shopping round for a first service on my ZS 2 Sandicliffe in Nottingham quoted me £129 MORE than the dealer I chose in Stockport - RRG - and that included an excellent friendly receptionist and first class coffee (plus another teddy and AA for the year) - £39. How much did your...

I have my charger set to deliver power all the time. I use the schedule charge function on the car to control when it takes power and set the desired charge level. I'm on intelligent octopus so I'm set to charge between 11.30 pm and 5.30 am. The only thing to remember is to cancel scheduled...

Make sure you havent got a scheduled charge set.

MG recommend you do not charge above 80% other than for long journeys or if you are balancing the battery. The battery chemistry of the ZS LR is such that the battery life will be reduced by frequent charging over 80%.

Is there another member of the community with a ZS who will drive over and hook up? Come on somebody.

Driving a ZS Trophy LR I've had the same error at Birchanger services. Before and after a Gridserve system reset of the charger. My car seemed to make the charger fall over. Other makes and a Mk1 ZS charged successfully from that charger, before and after. (I was there a long time). Eventually I...

Wow. So in the Uk we might be able to set LKA to off as default? I think you have discovered the first positive benefit of Brexit.

I couldn't connect with my ZS LR at Tesla Trumpington on January 2nd.