Search results

As I've now sold my MG ZS EV, I no longer need the wheel nut kit which I purchased from Brown & Gammons, MG Specialists, as recommended on here some time back. Looking at their website it looks as though they will fit other MG EVs, although I can't make any guarantees about that. Asking £20...

Hi All, Can someone let me know the real world range of this car travelling on the motorway please? Say at 65mph in winter. MG website estimates 239 miles. Many thanks 🙂

Interesting article at The Register here, saying cyber security appears to have been an afterthought (no surprises, then): https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/15/ev_charging_infrastructure_sandia/

OK, so I hope no-one minds me asking this on here as I've seen some well informed electrical answers ;) So, I have a short adapter cable (30cm-ish!) with a domestic plug on one end and a commando socket on the other. This is so I can connect it to an extension lead for charging the leisure...

As I've almost had my ZS a year now, and with ev.energy now being able to deliver charging stats via my Rolec charger, I thought I'd see how much money I've spent charging the car. Doing my workings out, it seems the cost in electricity used is 4p/mile! Does this sound right with other...

Yikes! https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/24/chinese_police_investigating_fatal_ev_accident/

Saw this on HUKD this morning, thought I'd share here in case it's of interest: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/masterplug-10a-23kw-mode-2-type-2-socket-electric-vehicle-charging-cable-10m-3778593

Hi All, I'm not sure if I like this idea or not - your car dictating the speed at which you drive based on data received from various sensors, albeit with the option to over-ride it for now. On the one hand it seems sensible (I must be getting old! 😲) but on the other hand I hate the...

Well, my ZS is coming up to a year old now. How does the vehicle tax work with an EV? Will I get a postal reminder as per ICE vehicles and have to go through the motions of re-taxing my car for £0, or do I do nothing as it's exempt? The online checker shows my vehicle tax actually runs out...

I've been keeping an eye on this US firm, who make electric bicycles, but have developed an electric motorcycle which looks quite interesting and should be available in the UK at the end of the year (I asked them ;)). I just checked on their website today and it appears they're branching out...

Looks like this particular boffin is on the case :) https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/14/rachid_yazami_the_future_of_ev_batteries/

I noticed during an app update on my iPhone, that Zap Map is now compatible with Carplay, but at a cost! The annual subscription for this isn't cheap, is it? £47.99/year or £3.99/month 😲

This subject has gotten wide publicity today, and here's the BBC's take on it for those who haven't seen it: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56906145 Perhaps with a minor software tweak, the ZS could be included in this! I'd be happy to try it given the limitations imposed in the article...

I don't know if this is a good deal or not, but I spotted it and thought I'd share it on here for those who are using granny chargers - apologies if it's already been posted...

An interesting and informative video, albeit slightly despressing too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56022387 Failry nippy for the UK, I wonder how much range was lost on the ZS?

OK, so as I'm not using the car very much at all due to lockdown, but actually charging it last night, I have a question; once the car has charged and the MG light on the charging port stays on all the time, it's doing an equalisation charge. The ev.energy app for the Rolec charger says that...

I came across this this morning, though it might be of interest to MG5 owners: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/mg-m5-fully-electric-estate-car-3663103 I've seen similar with the ZS which I drive - these people will tell you all the ptifalls about the car/EVs without having ever driven one!

...what do the motorcyclists on here think about the current/upcoming crop of electric bikes? I won't post links/all models, but you'll probably know they range from the cheap (Super Soco - new one this month I believe) to very expensive (e.g. Energica). Interestingly, I think the ban on ICE...

I havn't researched this, but have picked this up on a credible bike forum - I know some on here have done LED conversions: