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    Consumption

    I wasn't posting the link to try to "change" anything, nor was I intending to say that anyone was right or wrong.
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    Consumption

    Well, I will leave others to decide whether I meant kwh or kw. The Differences Between kW vs. kWh Explained - EVESCO.
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    Consumption

    My wife's 145 mile round journey commute to Birmingham yesterday, largely on motorway standard roads consumed 41.87kw = 3.46kw per mile. Not at all bad given cold temperatures of max 4 deg celcius. woops - I did of course mean 3.46 miles per kw!!
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    PodPoint at Lidl

    Hear, hear. Quite agree.
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    PodPoint at Lidl

    Let's do the maths simply. My Toyota Auris does 52 miles to the gallon. So that is 11.44 miles (52/4.546) to the litre at, say, £1.40 a litre (in fact, my wife has just filled up for £1.38). For me that is the benchmark I have to pay attention to, not one based on a more thirsty gas guzzler...
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    PodPoint at Lidl

    In over forty years of driving, I've never been mug enough to fill up at motorway service stations. My maths are not very far out. I'm basing the calcs on our Toyota Auris which we run alongside out MG4. The Auris delivers 52 mpg. At £1.40 (cheaper than your £1.50 but very representative of...
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    PodPoint at Lidl

    I'm outraged by the high public charging prices. They should be lower than petrol prices in order to incentivise a shift away from fossil fuels. Instead, they are equivalent to around £2.70 per litre. Disgraceful.
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    What's the effect on battery life of regularly charging to 100%

    Yes I think that is what I said I was planning to do once we're satisfied that there'll be sufficient margin after the test at 100% and 70mph journey tomorrow.
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    What's the effect on battery life of regularly charging to 100%

    Just checked and we are doing all those things recommended. Looking again at the energy consumption, it was 3.8 miles per kw today but, as I state, that was with some driving speed compromises (but no idea how much she slowed down). Anyway, all very useful and the plan is to charge to 100%...
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    What's the effect on battery life of regularly charging to 100%

    Thanks for that reply. I think she is doing all those things but I will doublecheck re point about eco being set on AC. For the work commutes we will charge to 100% and see what the margin of safety is in lower temperatures. If it seems safe to do so, is there any merit in setting the max...
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    What's the effect on battery life of regularly charging to 100%

    My wife has a 145 mile round journey for her three days a week commute in an MG Trophy LR (61kw battery). We have been charging to 80% in line with recommendations to preserve battery life. But now that winter is coming she is experiencing range anxiety. I say don't worry but that is easy for me...
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    All this talk about LKA. I'm worried...

    It is probably a useful feature on motorways and A roads but I find it positively dangerous on local Nottinghamshire country roads. I turn it off but, if I forget, I run the danger of being thrown into the potholes on the edge of our narrow country lanes. It depends on what roads you are on...
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    Advice about buying a charging cable

    The dealer only provided granny charging lead with our MG4 and resisted my attempts to negotiate a type 2 as part of the deal. But going back to the main question in my OP, it seems like all fast DC charging station have their own connectors, but the slower type 2 AC stations tend to be a mix of...
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    Advice about buying a charging cable

    We've had our MG Trophy for three months now. We've always charged at home with a tethered charger so haven't ever gone to the expense of buying any cables for if and when we need to charge on the road. Indeed, the price of public charging (often 79p per Kw fast charge) means we use our old...
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    MG4 Trophy Range Test

    Here's a more accurate update based on actual mileage and charging from my wife's first long MG4 Trophy commute from yesterday with 172 round trip motorway driving. The miles per km was 3.7 (not the 3.4 estimated mid-trip yesterday).
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    MG4 Trophy Range Test

    We have just taken delivery of our new MG4 Trophy. My wife is using it today for her 142 round trip commute. Motorway driving. I see from the MG app that she is on her way back and seems to be getting 3.4 miles per kw. I imagine her speed will be 60-70mph depending on the traffic conditions.
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    Trophy still supports 3 phase AC charging 👍

    Zappi 2. Very straightforward using the 'budget charge' function to take advantage of the sub-8p per kw agile pricing this afternoon. The only glitch I had was discovering how to remove the charging gun from the car - had to suss out the 'unlock' setting on the car management screen.
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    Trophy still supports 3 phase AC charging 👍

    We have just taken delivery of our MG4 Trophy today and I can confirm it is supplied with the right port for three phase charging. I have a three phase supply at home and have just topped it up at a charging speed of 10.7kw so it is clearly not limited to 7kw.
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    MG4 service packages/offers

    We're picking our new MG4 Trophy up from the dealer on Monday. Just wondered whether there are any good value first few years service packages on offer? What has been other's experiences of service packages (if any)? Or indeed actual servicing (if any are old enough)? What is the expected...
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    Tips for new MG4 Trophy collection check/config from dealer

    Thanks folks. Those checklists and videos are really useful. We are not collecting it until 10 April but it is due at the dealer's tomorrow. I am very aware of constrained range in winter but we chose the MG4 Trophy on the basis that it would be ok for the 140 mile motorway round commute trip...
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