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As widely reported, it's not the only issue they have!

Blimey. Sounds like a rant from the Daily Express. Here's my ten cents based on almost 19 years of driving 'electrified' vehicles: Reliability I have driven and owned lots of different EV's and hybrid cars, starting with my Toyota Prius in 2005. And, as a high mileage driver, the only...

Thought I'd post with a report of my first experience of the HV battery shut-off in our ZS Trophy Long Range. We were charging using a Gridserve rapid at Stone services northbound on the M6. As I'm used to my MG4 now I no longer instinctively press the on/off button when you stop to exit the...

I gave my opinion on both ride comfort and quality.

We own one of each of the cars you are considering. They are quite different vehicles so the choice you make depends on what you are looking for and how you use the car. Aside from the obvious spec differences you are aware of like charging speeds, which are only relevant when using EV rapid...

I've covered over 5,000 miles in my MG4 Trophy since November, on mainly long day trips of between 350 and 450 miles, largely at motorway speeds over the coldest of winters and my charging 'down-time' has been 10 to 20 minutes maximum per journey. (i.e. the time I sit in the car charging rather...

Yes, if you rely on the GOM. However, what I did was calculate actual miles travelled according to Google Maps, not the cars trip computer and actual kW's of electric added to the battery to calculate my miles per kWh figures.

I have recorded quite scientifically a significant increase in range since I have been doing similar long journeys in the order of around 10-15%. When I did the maths a couple of weeks back I saw that the car was slightly under stating the miles per kWh. But of course, actual rather than...

Having used WBAC, Motorway and most recently Cazoo to sell our MG5, I would recommend Cazoo. I opted for a collection at a cost of £129 on the basis that the person collecting the car just wants to collect and not haggle, which actually proved to be the case. The chap that collected said he's...

As others have said, aim for around 3 miles per kWh but think about what to do when you arrive since you will have a low SOC and I assume need to drive back at some stage. Personally, I would do a quick tactical charge whilst having a comfort break so you will arrive with a decent safety buffer...

I have an MG4 and a ZS Trophy LR connected to my single iSmart app. You then need to toggle between them in Vehicle Management to select each vehicle where you choose one to set as your current vehicle. Works well so far.

Just press mute on the steering wheel if you don't want the infotainment system to continue broadcasting sound once the car is stopped.

I always stop charging through the iSmart app. Auto demisting rear window is a config setting in the car which can be enabled/disabled.

The 5.4 figure in the photo was from my Ioniq Electric, not the Mii, for the avoidance of doubt. The Ioniq Electric Gross Vehicle Weight is 1970 kg versus the Seat Mii Electric at 1530 kg and according to EV database the Ioniq Electric efficiency is 247 Wh/mi versus 248 Wh for the Seat Mii...

Its actually been quite interesting comparing because the Ioniq Electric in 9 times out of 10 cases beat the Mii. The only time it was a close-run thing was in town only driving and even then it was very close. Weight is a factor but not the only one. The new Ioniq 6, for example, is a big...

My calculation on this journey would be: 68.3 kWh usable capacity Assume 59.4% battery used (maximum to ensure a remaining SOC of 41%) 173 miles divided by 40.57 kWh battery usage (maximum) 4.26 miles per kWh My accumulated miles per kWh on the display fluctuates between 4 and 4.1 currently...

Nope, its as I stated in post #83. It was an unusually warm day so that clearly helped and I would say motorway was about 65% of the journey. There were a couple of stop-start points on the journey as there always is on the M6. But other than that a relatively relaxed journey without any...

I do the same. Aside from the additional faff, it does work well.

From 100% SOC, I did a trip to Manchester yesterday covering 173 miles in my ZS Trophy LR and I arrived with 134 miles remaining range at 41% SOC. Average speed for the whole trip was 45MPH and on the motorway I typically cruised at 65MPH. Heating/AC on for about 30% of the trip, sunroof on...

Someone also posted that it might be preferable to start and stop rapid charging from the vehicle display or the app to avoid the rapid charger unit being in control of the process and potentially not stopping the connection/charging process in a way the car expects. So far, I have only used...