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It's been a while since I posted an update. I've kept an eye out on the various threads and managed to add some more data points to the charts. I've also started to include the newer SR and LR versions.

I would suggest getting an OBD reader and confirming the measurement yourself. Hopefully they have made a mistake and the real number is much higher.

We traded in our 2014 LEAF last year. We did place an order for a ZS but it fell through. We are glad it did as when the MG4 was released we test drove it and much preferred it. My advice would be to try both.

Thanks. Which model is that?

Absolutely, we would ideally be collecting data such as average state of charge, time spent at 100%, ratio of DC to AC charging, average depth of discharge and more. The problem is that not everyone responds with the age of the car, let alone those other things. Even if they did provide all of...

You need an OBD Bluetooth dongle and a suitable app. The obd dongle can be a bit of a minefield but the apps are usually free. I use one that looks like this but I can't promise this will work as they seem to stick the same stickers on them all: Apps are: car scanner, torque or eZS.

I noticed that nobody seemed to be updating the spreadsheet anymore so thought I would do it. Here are the graphs for the Gen1 ZS: For this one I tried to account for the fact that it is both time and miles that cause the degradation. For this I added the 1000's of miles to the time in...

We have an MG4 trophy but did have an order for a zs at one point. As somebody else mentioned, the MG4 is bigger for the passengers but has a much smaller boot. It's ok for me to get in and out of but I'm 37. If I was older it might be a concern. If you enjoy driving the MG4 is better as it...

That is incorrect. It is the capacity fade after 9 months for various storage SOCs. I've attached the full paper.

I suppose you counter this by saying that LFP is not expected to degrade much due to cycles, most of it will be due to calendar aging instead. You could look for differences between cars in different climates but that still wouldn't rule out MG using a temperature factor in the calculation. A...

It's certainly plausible that they might do this but I also suspect that real degradation would also follow this pattern when viewed over such a small time period. Have you witnessed a change in SOH without charging or does the change always follow a charge?

Yep but it's whether the decreased energy required to heat the already warm air is enough to offset the extra required to cool and reheat it after the AC.

How about only heating with fresh air vs. recirculate with AC on?

If ever I'm plugged in but not charging it's likely because something has come up and I couldn't make it back in time for the end of the charge. Your welcome to unplug me and make use of the charger. Just make sure to close my flap if its raining please. Expecting people to just stand around...

The range that the car displays is meaningless and just a guess based on your previous driving. To predict your actual range do the following: Take the useable capacity when new and times it by the SOH of the battery to find out the real capacity e.g. 42.5*0.95=40.4 kWh Think about the journey...

Yes, that might be the underlying cause but but it still doesn't change the fact that a misaligned LED is much worse than a misaligned halogen. When driving the Cheshire B roads my night vision is constantly being compromised and it is usually the same Range Rovers or German marques doing it...

I kind of agree with you. I wish that all cars were restricted to halogen headlights, however, whilst ever there are cars allowed to run with dazzling mini encapsulated stars masquerading as headlights we are, unfortunately, locked into this arms race. A race I do not want to lose for the safety...

That put a huge smile on my face, thank you

Setting a timer so that charging completes just before you need to drive is usually the best. It minimises the time spent at high state of charge reducing degradation and also slightly warms the battery increasing range. If you don't have a way of scheduling the charge just plug it in whenever...

Mine's a 24 kWh so I've never tried e-pedal but no, the regen will not bring you to a stop. It does have auto hold so you can take your foot of the brake but I think it uses the handbrake resulting in a pause every time you set off whilst it releases