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  1. profdraper

    Can there ever be enough DC chargers?

    Less overpriced ultra rapids (that few EVs can take advantage of) and more practical 50-100kW.
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    Lazy or Just Stupid Media

    Both Lazy AND stupid AND always looking to promote bad news in this social media compeditive '24 hour news cycle'. I guess the upside might be that it certainly makes one more discenrning about what to read, which sources are accurate & in general how to do a little empirical research vs...
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    BYD Dolphin: reports of battery fires in China

    This kind of 'reporting' and disinformation needs to be called out & remains one of the most dangerous trends in contemporary times. And so what proof does this 'influencer' actually have, other than 'publishing' sensationalisation claims? Appears atypical Amercian anti-China rhetoric, racist...
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    MG4 vs alternatives

    BYD Dolphin GWM Ora Citroen e-C3
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    Home charger recommendations

    I found that a three pin plug charging took way too long and made prep a liitle unpredicable, YMMV. 15 amp if available may help a little… I ended up with a 7kw Wallbox Pulsar Plus & have used this for about three years now, no issues & has its own scheduling app if needed. In all, makes...
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    Are electricians ripping us off?

    The first thing I'd say is that indeed, if we buy one of these 'bundles' say from the car dealer (unit + install) then of course we'll get wacked. Exacty as per the protection kits sold at the sale point - so much can be saved by going to a thrid party post purchase, and often much mich higher...
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    How satisfied are you with your MG EV?

    FWIW, I owned a gen 1 ZS EV for a couple of years, then the facelift came out. On the face of it, seemed reasonably worthwhile, but could have easily stayed with the gen 1 for another couple of years. But then here in Australia some new rebates came out: $3k back from MG, them another $6k from...
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    LFP NMC Batteries?

    My 2 cents: Conversely, the NMC (on the long range) may have problems with heat becuase its cooling system is not as efficient. This is the reason the Long Range was not initially released in Australia and is now under testing by authorities to better understand if that vechicle may be...
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    Is "ECO" Mode Misleading?

    Agreed. I've been driving a Mk1 ZS EV for about a year now. Despite all the OCD reviewer comments I'd seen earlier & prior to buying the car, I find that the various Eco, Normal & Sports modes function exactly like the same modes on basic ICE vechicles - in the latter, this just tweaks the...
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    Byd Atto 3

    BYD, quite a bit of drama about that in recent weeks for the Australian market, in sum: they changed their servicing costs at the last minute to relatively high for an EV; and they also changed thier warranty terms to quite a complex list of differeing coverage times for different components...
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    V2L, V2H, V2G - How does it work with MG EVs?

    Quite a while away as yet, only the Leaf has this. Only V2L charger is the rather expensive Wallbox Quasar. Wallbox Quasar | The first bidirectional charger for your home
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    China/Taiwan crisis…

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-14/china-has-emulated-the-west-and-united-states/101326958?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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    China/Taiwan crisis…

    And the rest of the West, including the US and Australia? And I guess this is the unfortunate differnece between politicians and business people. Plus, Chinese skateboards, batteries and other tech and incorporated into the production of so many other car companies, eg Geely as 40% of Volvo.
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    China/Taiwan crisis…

    Essentially a VW under the skin, the most untrustworthy car company on earth, eg: EU fines VW and BMW £750m for colluding with Daimler on fumes
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    China/Taiwan crisis…

    I'm afraid I don't see this as especially 'intestesting', is the same parroting of views by Western media, ie: American releases then syndicated by Britain & Australia in particular. One other point is that Pelosi hardly went travelling as some kind of rogue element, for starters, her & Biden...
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    How to tell if your charger is 7 or 22 KW rated?

    MG lists 11Kw charging as available on the 2022 long range model.
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    Why are legacy car makers so behind in the EV game?

    I wouldn't say that & especially in the case of South Korean & China, eg: the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the Kia EV6, BYD, etc etc.
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    Why are legacy car makers so behind in the EV game?

    I wouldn't say that & especially in the case of South Korean & China, eg: the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the Kia EV6, BYD, etc etc.
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