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After a couple of months of mostly around-town driving with some 100km/h stretches (averaging 13 kWh/100km) I did my first real motorway drive today with a 184 km round trip in my Excite 51 (SE SR). I still got pretty pleasing efficiency in Eco mode with one-pedal and ACC, with aircon on about...

For those who've removed the centre headrest to improve rear vision I've found that, rather than leaving it at home or have it loose in the boot, it fits perfectly between the back of the front seats if you put the two prongs into the centre console storage space. It hasn't moved in over 2,000...

I recently got the base model MG4 (called Excite 51 in Australia, SE SR in UK) and though initially not expecting it to have one pedal driving (OPD) found that the latest update before delivery indeed made it a feature of even this model. I got used to the subtly different driving style it needs...

I've just done a full charge and balance on my Gen1 ZS EV and noticed that when it reached 100% the GOM said 252km but once balancing had finished it was 250km. Has anyone else noticed this or can explain what's happening? I've balanced the battery every month or two over the year and a half...

I've just picked up my ZS EV from its first service. I bought it in February this year and have only done 7,500km but as it was a demonstrator and first registered in November 2020 it was due for service to satisfy the warranty. It's been completely trouble-free the whole time (except for...

This article - MG Australia supplying up to 3000 EV chargers for rural hotels - shows how MG is trying to help with charging infrastructure and also place themselves as a force in the promotion of EVs in Australia. The ZS EV has been consistently the 2nd top seller behind the Tesla Model 3 since...

MG Australia have just announced capped price service costs for all models purchased since 2016 (whole story here ) and I was interested to see the ZS EV is scheduled for services at 24 month/20,000 km intervals. Prices are $268 for the first 3 services then $807 at 96 months/80,000 km...

Finally some proper incentives for EV purchase have been announced by the NSW state government (the ACT has had good incentives for a while but it's a very small market). The federal government is still thoroughly opposed. After September 1 there will be a $3,000 subsidy and stamp duty will be...

After nearly 4 months and 3,500 km of trouble-free driving of the best car I've ever had, I've had my first problem. Yesterday a warning came up on the dash saying the rear off side tyre was under 28 psi. I pulled into the nearest petrol station (remember those :sneaky:) and used their air pump...

In Australia, the Drive Car of the Year awards have been announced and the MG ZS EV was voted 'Best Overall Value'. We all knew this already but it's good to see it confirmed and the word spread. The car also came third in the 'Best Electric Vehicle' category, only beaten by the way more...

Before I bought my ZS EV I devoured as many of the reviews I could (and still do, even though I now have way more driving experience than the reviewers who have it for a day or even a week). I was pleasantly surprised, and ultimately convinced to buy, by the near unanimous praise and...

I've had my ZS EV for 6 weeks now and it's been a dream run with usual trips of 20-50 km and one longish 500 km round trip (charging at the only 2 rapid chargers on the way). I charge at home once a week and haven't been below about 20% charge ... until today ... 😕. With about 105 km on the GOM...