MG4 Range

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My latest monthly efficiency for January for those following it. First time I've dropped below 3. Average monthly efficiency so far has been May 3.8; June 3.9; July 3.6; August 3.7; September 3.7; October 3.5; November 3.1; December 3.1. As usual, all driving is to speed limits, mixed local roads and motorway, and heating and air con set for comfort.
 
I've just recharged my car (not after the above event) to 100%, in advance of going in to Edinburgh tonight, and I decided to reset the Accumulated total. In the car (with HVAC on and Normal mode) the range went from 145 to 201 miles. In the app it shows as 212 miles (Normal mode, no HVAC / Eco mode, with HVAC).

Let's see what sort of efficiency I now get going forward. :)
 
Derek25 said:
View attachment 23716My latest monthly efficiency for January for those following it. First time I've dropped below 3. Average monthly efficiency so far has been May 3.8; June 3.9; July 3.6; August 3.7; September 3.7; October 3.5; November 3.1; December 3.1. As usual, all driving is to speed limits, mixed local roads and motorway, and heating and air con set for comfort.
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I have only had my Trophy since November. 5,000 miles in with same driving conditions, heating etc I am averaging 3.0m/kw. Some short journeys, as heating on full, can be 2.5 but longer journeys of over half hour allowing car to warm up, I get up to 3.2.
 
My latest monthly efficiency for February for those following it. 3.3 is really good for winter, testament to the milder conditions we've been having (down south at least). Average monthly efficiency so far has been May 3.8; June 3.9; July 3.6; August 3.7; September 3.7; October 3.5; November 3.1; December 3.1; January 2.9. As usual, all driving is to speed limits, mixed local roads and motorway, and heating and air con set for comfort.

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AndyL61 said:
This makes me very happy with my Trophy. Average 3.5 in the winter. Never seen below 3.2 and summer average 4 or above.
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What's the context for those figures? Short journeys, long journeys? Speeds driven at? Roads driven on? Heating on or off? How did you measure your average? Over what distance?
 
chelsea56 said:
I have a mg4 se long range but it’s only showing 195 miles range when I started it up this afternoon?????:confused::confused:
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According to this information evs achieve 100 miles or 30% less than manufacturer claims. The MG4 Extended range is 1 of them & is 1 of only 4 cars with accurate dash information on remaining charge/range.
 
Did some experimenting with the difference the climate makes. Ambient temp was around 10 deg C. Turned off the climate and just used heated seat and steering, miles per kWh jumped to between 4 and 4.5 (highest I have seen in the car) even a bit of spirited driving in sport mode only made it drop to 3.8 miles/kWh.

Tried the same thing later in the day once it was dark and around 5 deg C ambient temp. Still saw good miles/kWh figure but started getting a misted up front windscreen so had to put the climate back on.

For my car it looks like the biggest drain is climate which looks like a good argument for having a heat pump as standard.

All the other heating, rear screen, seats and steering wheel had a minimal change to efficiency
 
AndyL61 said:
Average figures over 14 months and nearly 18k miles. My normal driving bit of everything.
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So not a winter average then? I still don't understand how you've worked out your average. What you get on one journey isn't your average. Are you resetting your accumulated trip meter to see what you're getting over a set period?
 
The only time my trip meter gets reset is when it resets automatically every 100 hours. That way you get the most accurate figures as the average is recorded over the largest amount of miles not short trips .And like I said winter average 3.5 , summer average 4 and above.
 
Anon70 said:
Did some experimenting with the difference the climate makes. Ambient temp was around 10 deg C. Turned off the climate and just used heated seat and steering, miles per kWh jumped to between 4 and 4.5 (highest I have seen in the car) even a bit of spirited driving in sport mode only made it drop to 3.8 miles/kWh.

Tried the same thing later in the day once it was dark and around 5 deg C ambient temp. Still saw good miles/kWh figure but started getting a misted up front windscreen so had to put the climate back on.

For my car it looks like the biggest drain is climate which looks like a good argument for having a heat pump as standard.

All the other heating, rear screen, seats and steering wheel had a minimal change to efficiency
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In the video 2 identical id7 cars, one had heat pump (£1050.00) one did not. 7 miles difference which equated to 85000 miles home charge @ 7p pkwh to get the heat pump cost back OR 500,000 miles via public charging. Explains why theyre not fitted as standard, manufacturers would benefit from more impressive efficiency but realise heat pumps are an expensive waste of time. I do as you do, seat & wheel only.
 
KMC said:
In the video 2 identical id7 cars, one had heat pump (£1050.00) one did not. 7 miles difference which equated to 85000 miles home charge @ 7p pkwh to get the heat pump cost back OR 500,000 miles via public charging. Explains why theyre not fitted as standard, manufacturers would benefit from more impressive efficiency but realise heat pumps are an expensive waste of time. I do as you do, seat & wheel only.
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I agree with your point about the high price of a heat pump but I do use the heater if it's cold , also use heated seat and wheel. Like the luxuries.👍
 
AndyL61 said:
I agree with your point about the high price of a heat pump but I do use the heater if it's cold , also use heated seat and wheel. Like the luxuries.👍
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Me too. IF im low on range without passengers I opt for seats/wheel only. Other than that I prefer to see where im going & be warm 🤣😂
 
SoKo said:
Just thought to open up this thread to discuss the range of MG4 cars.
Anyone noticed that MG4 range is significantly down. I have MG4 Trophy and its only showing 220miles after 100% charge. Anyone experiencing similar issue?

If anyone know settings which will increase the range, please reply.

Many Thanks
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Yeah, I'm lucky to get 200 miles on a full charge from my Trophy. Changed to this in August 23 after having the MG ZS which had much better range
 
Let me summarize my view, it might help this discussion.
The most important point about m/kwh is we are trying to have low cost of travelling. Let's do a thought experiment. If you electricity was FREE, how much would you care for m/kwh unless you are a travelling sales man and are always on the road with meetings at specific times. Assuming, like me you use your car for everyday things and occasionally do motorway driving, the real issue become cost/mile. Why would it matter if the efficiency is 3m/kwh or 4m/kwh. So the most important issue is how much do you pay for your electricity. Try to minimise that and the rest is not all that important.If you pay 7.5p/kwh then if you do 10,000m per year at 3m/kwh the cost is £250 (if my calculations are correct) and at 4m/kwh is £187.5. That is in a year of driving the difference is £62.5. Of course if your cost is 30p/kwh then the difference becomes £250. Still pretty manageable. So my message is turn on your heater you heated seats , radio etc etc and enjoy your fantastic car. In fact put your screen to wheel pressure so you don't even have to look at m/kwh and enjoy yourself.
 
fshuk1 said:
Let me summarize my view, it might help this discussion.
The most important point about m/kwh is we are trying to have low cost of travelling. Let's do a thought experiment. If you electricity was FREE, how much would you care for m/kwh unless you are a travelling sales man and are always on the road with meetings at specific times. Assuming, like me you use your car for everyday things and occasionally do motorway driving, the real issue become cost/mile. Why would it matter if the efficiency is 3m/kwh or 4m/kwh. So the most important issue is how much do you pay for your electricity. Try to minimise that and the rest is not all that important.If you pay 7.5p/kwh then if you do 10,000m per year at 3m/kwh the cost is £250 (if my calculations are correct) and at 4m/kwh is £187.5. That is in a year of driving the difference is £62.5. Of course if your cost is 30p/kwh then the difference becomes £250. Still pretty manageable. So my message is turn on your heater you heated seats , radio etc etc and enjoy your fantastic car. In fact put your screen to wheel pressure so you don't even have to look at m/kwh and enjoy yourself.
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The most important thing about miles/kwh is not cost, it’s range. The clue is in the title of this thread.
 

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