Charging to 270 Miles

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AlanJ

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I have had my MG Trophy EV for 6weeks now and have not been able to charge it up to the 270 miles i was told it could do. I understand that you will not get that milage, but I would expect to be able to charge it up to 270miles.
 
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AlanJ said:
I have had my MG Trophy EV for 6weeks now and have not been able to charge it up to the 270 miles i was told it could do. I understand that you will not get that milage, but I would expect to be able to charge it up to 270miles.
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What milage does the 'guess-o-meter' show at full charge ?
 
It was showing 198 miles. I took it into MG and the techy showed me how to increase the mileage by pressing OK to reset the milometer. I now have 240. He explained that the computer calculates your milage by the type of driving you do and the weather conditions. This milage is then a more accurate reading of what you will achieve. I have been watching my milometer for a couple of journeys and it is going mile for mile so far. So far so good.
 
Oh that is good to know, i charged at a station with cell balancing feature, that got me also a few extra miles in this cold weather i have in my area.
 
AlanJ said:
It was showing 198 miles. I took it into MG and the techy showed me how to increase the mileage by pressing OK to reset the milometer. I now have 240. He explained that the computer calculates your milage by the type of driving you do and the weather conditions. This milage is then a more accurate reading of what you will achieve. I have been watching my milometer for a couple of journeys and it is going mile for mile so far. So far so good.
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There are some ( like myself ) who prefer to reset the trips on a regular basis and some who do not, it’s a mixed bag.
Resetting the trips will delete any stored historical data of your previous journeys and driving styles.
It will give you a figure closer to what you would expect from the car WLTP without any data that could sway the prediction.
But remember it’s purely a prediction.
 
I remember my first car (Austin Mini), it had a broken fuel sender gauge. I had to use a wooden stick poked into the filler cap to see how much I had in the tank. Sometimes it would just stop as though I had run out of fuel (it had a dodgy fuel pump as well). When a poke revealed fuel I had to bang on the fuel pump with a screwdriver handle to get the pump working again.
Those were the days.
Now everyone wants to know how many more miles they can drive before they need to fill up. Why?
When it gets to 25%, or you are near a charging station why not stop and top up or are you so short of money that you can only charge at home on the cheap rate.
 
Interesting point. Firstly people running electric cars are not generally short of money. For one they pay almost twice the price of a petrol model. I own two electric vehicles. On the second point I recently stopped at Cobham service for the first time to charge my vehicle away from home only to wait 45 mins to get on a charger which then wouldn't work. Just as well I had more than 25% or I might have been in trouble. I would not recommend letting your battery get down to 25% when doing long journeys. It's risky.
 
If you are fortunate enough to have cheap rate home charging then it’s a sort of must-use if you can, type of attitude (at least it is for me). A bit like paying 10p more for your milk at coop instead of Tesco - you can afford it but it’s irritating to do.
Plus, home charging is so convenient and easy to do.
 
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If you are fortunate enough to have cheap rate home charging then it’s a sort of must-use if you can, type of attitude (at least it is for me). A bit like paying 10p more for your milk at coop instead of Tesco - you can afford it but it’s irritating to do.
Plus, home charging is so convenient and easy to do.
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I always chuckle when people moan about how their charge schedule may take them an hour outside their cheap rate. How stressful spending £2 extra on a charge can be for some. :LOL:
 
I too do not get the full 100% charge of 272 miles at the present temperatures. About 235 miles, However in summer time on hot days I have seen 295 miles.
So when the manufactures quote these figures, at what temperature?
 
It seems that the computer in the car calculates, using the temperature, weather condition and the type of driving you do to tell you what to expect in the way of milage. If you do a lot of motorway it will be nearer the 200 mark or if in town driving it will be nearer the 270 mark. This will vary from Summer to winter. I have just charged to 268 miles today, as I have been driving locally and not on motorways.
 
This sounds a bit hit and miss on a computer calculation. Surely the manufacture must have a temperature figure to quote 100% miles. I to drove local today and got 235 miles for a 100% charge.
 
If measurement are taken in the UK its usually at 68f or 20c. Now I don't know if that applies in China.
 
AlanJ said:
I have had my MG Trophy EV for 6weeks now and have not been able to charge it up to the 270 miles i was told it could do. I understand that you will not get that milage, but I would expect to be able to charge it up to 270miles.
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Hello,

I have the trophy for one week only and full charge display 202miles which is very low to what I was hoping.

I am trying to reset mileage but cannot seem to figure out how to do so. Will appreciate any guidance.
Many thanks,
Pami.
 
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