Recent content by tonyrome

I live in a city but still drive long distances and have used an EV for those trips. I have regularly driven 1,000 miles in one go, across five countries, in an EV. The price of public chargers becomes a huge factor in the cost and it is possible for a journey, especially one in winter and at...

There are millions of people without a driveway or garage, who will have to charge at high-priced public chargers. They will definitely care about efficiency! I find it strange that most people seem to be fixated on range, when it comes to EVs. No-one thought that way with petrol cars. It was...

It's the only mode on my Tesla. Can't be switched off.

I'm not sure why you are being so negative. Until now, as far as I am aware, no-one has had official confirmation that the OTA updates will be delivered in the UK. I have simply confirmed that that is the case and not just that the car is capable of receiving them.

"Which will be delivered directly to your vehicle", not which can be delivered. That seems to be confirmation that it will happen. As to when, who knows but, then, one does not know when any update will arrive, even on a Tesla. Notification just appears in the app or in the car that one is...

This is from the MG Call Centre, in response to my question. The markings for magnetic attachment points are part of the global design language; however, certain markets do not include the magnets as standard due to regional accessory packages. We understand this can be misleading and are...

This is the official line, from the MG Call Centre, in the UK. We can confirm that the MG IM6 supports OTA updates, which will be delivered directly to your vehicle without requiring a dealer visit. This ensures that enhancements and fixes are applied promptly, similar to the approach used by...

If the weather was cold and the battery not pre-heated, that would explain the low charging speed.

I have had far more than 80kW delivered from a 350kW Ionity charger.

I have not had a problem with door mirrors, even in -20C but frameless door windows are a nightmare below zero. Pop-out door handles are a terrible idea, though. The difference in drag is minimal and already offset by the weight of the mechanisms themselves. They are an expensive failure just...

I noticed that, too. In one video, the reviewer praised the quality of the carpets, stating that they were like those in a Bentley or Rolls. It's a pity they seem to have been removed for later cars.

Bad news indeed but it will be interesting to see how well MG deals with this kind of problem on their flagship model.

Yes but, at the moment, the Chinese are just grabbing market share. They are not so worried about profit because the government is basically bankrolling them. That will change once they are established. Then, they will want to make a big profit and the best way to do that is to ramp up prices...

The Chinese are indeed currently doing something similar to the Japanese in the '80s & '90s, where everything was included on the top models and you just chose the colour. However, I am sure that, once they are established as rivals to the (supposed) premium brands, they will start to charge for...

I prefer a matte finish, personally but I don't think I would change it to black anyway. I would like to have the car delivered without the MG and IM6 badges, so it was just left with the two symbols, front and rear.