energy consumption

Hi Had the S5 for around 3 months now after replacing ZS EV. Enjoying the car but the economy is worse than the ZS by a margin. Getting 2.8 miles/kWh. Mainly short journeys and charged to 100 per cent once since I had the car otherwise charge to 80 per cent. Any ideas on how to improve economy...

Had my IM5 standard model now for six weeks and through the weather conditions encountered so far averaged between 2.7-3.1 miles per kWh on mixed driving conditions and journeys, mainly town and rural, no motorways. Playing around with regen between options I get the best consumption with...

Hi, Just got a second hand MG4 Trophy Long Range. Using it to commute to work but getting what seems to be dreadful range based on my reading of like posts on this forum. Essentially its a 55min journey, roughly spit as A road (7 miles) B road (3 miles) and Motorway for 21 miles. the average...

I was just topping the washer fluid up, when I heard the front grill electric vent opening and closing constantly. I’ve noticed this in the car but obviously much louder when stood in front of the car. Why would it need to do this, especially when the ambient temp is about 1degree! Apart from...

Every year we consume a large amount of energy on Christmas day, 2 ovens, the hob, heatpumps running etc, this year was no exception and as I've done before, I connected our MG5 up to charge our home battery. Total consumption for the day was just over 74kWh. This was satisfied with 31 kWh from...

My battery consumption gets sticked to the maximum value (29.8 kWh/100 km) but the consumption was almost 34kWh (I calculated afterwards). The question is WHY? My own car is lying in my face. Is everybody ok with that or is it just me?

Folks as the title says, just the same as the S5 thread are you all able to post your monthly averages (along with the model type) Very curious to see what people are getting, and not to have a pop.

Hi everybody, I would like to hear your opinion about the exaggerated energy consumption I am experimenting since last few months. I've driven a second hand 2023 standard edition MG4 since last june: during the last summer the battery autonomy was very similar to the declared one (more than 300...

So, I had my first drive in the dark and I have a couple of questions if you can help: I have set the main dashboard lighting at auto - expecting it to be light through the day & change to dark at night. It’s not happening in my car is stays on light. When you’re driving at night in heavy rain...

I along with four others, recently took a 160km road trip, not very far but data is useful. The battery went from 80% to 44%. That indicates an easy 320km range with comfortable head room. Obviously working from a 100% charge would shift the range by another 100km perhaps. The trip consisted...

Keep having to remind myself that as you use the electric the car doesn't get lighter !

I often use my car (Trophy LR) for 100 mile journeys, but for convenience charge before my return so not really showing the true range and economy. So today I was seriously impressed on my 190 mile round trip when the car returned 4.75mls/kWh over mixed driving, a significant distance of which...

I’m disappointed with the range of my MG4 77kWh and as an electrical engineer I’ve looked into the battery capacity, which is easily measurable. My initial findings are that it is far short of the claim, less than 70kWh. The MG agent has no credible explanation for this, and I’m commencing legal...

This is the MGS5 version of my MG5 thread - same rules and same reasoning. Reset the "Accumulated Total" at the start of each month and record your average at the end of that month. It can't start properly until the end of August so this will serve as a reminder to anyone wishing to participate...

Our MG4 Trophy Long Range (second edition) has just had its first annual service (where they found the battery still to be operating at 100% :)), which prompts me to share the results of the records I have been keeping over the last year, each time I have charged the car (that's 141 charges in...

Hi, i got 24 plate V1 luxury. I can't see the AC consumption at the screen. Just drive consumption which seems to be combined. This is normal?

So for the first time since owning the car, I had a quick look at the energy consumption screen today, just for interest, and it seems to be reporting incorrect, optimistic data? So my 12 mile hilly commute this morning, the car used 7% of the battery (so ~4.3kwh of battery) - the report shows...

Hi all I've noticed a discrepancy on my MG5 PFL between the consumption reported on the dashboard and the one I calculated using the state of charge percentage before and after a trip. For example yesterday for a 70 mile trip the car reported a consumption of 4.0miles/kWh. However looking at the...

I'm reaching out for insights or potential solutions to an issue I'm experiencing with my MG4. Initially, the car was performing efficiently at 15.5 kWh/100km (approx. 4 miles/kWh). However, following a fault and subsequent replacement of the AC compressor, I've noticed a significant increase in...

Hi all, Where can I check how much energy the car has charged in the current charging session? I was unable to find this information in the car's infotainment system neither on the phone app. They both show only % values and estimated range in miles. The charger I usually use shows how much...