1% BATTERY LEFT

[Ian MG5]

Hi all
I have been following this gent on YouTube since he got his Mg5 SR he was one of the reasons I bought my car because of his down to earth review
He is a taxi driver and got home from an airport run with 1% battery remaining WOW
CHECK OUT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

MG5 ev owner review



Cheers

 

[bwanamdevu]

The luck of the Irish?

 

[Ian MG5]

The luck of the Irish?

Yes I thought that too
But at least we all know what happens now thanks to him

 

[Lovemyev]

Yes I thought that too
But at least we all know what happens now thanks to him

I have been following his progress from the start.
Good down to earth reviews !.

 

[bwanamdevu]

I have been following his progress from the start.
Good down to earth reviews !.

Yes, I think that I watched all his videos before ultimately buying my MG5!

 

[Taq]

Braver man than me I start fretting at 20%

 

[BillyWhizz]

I am a regular viewer of his channel I love his enthusiasm

 

[bwanamdevu]

Braver man than me I start fretting at 20%

My WIFE starts fretting when the range gets down to 100 miles!

 

[Lovemyev]

Braver man than me I start fretting at 20%

No percentage gauge on the Gen1 ZS EV .
I have seen the orange range warning light, on about 6 occasions over the last two years.
Lowest figure I have seen is 35 miles of range, before pulling onto the drive.
I am okay with that, but after figure, I am starting to feel a bit uncomfortable.
No sign of RED warning light as of yet !.

 

[Jonnobris]

James (of James and Kate) often wings it with the battery %age!

 

[Fluffykins]

I did 14% in my 5 a couple of days ago. That was squeaky bum enough for me.

 

[Alb]

Keeping away from the margins isn't uniquely an EV thing.
I never normally let my petrol car drop below a quarter of a tank.

 

[Ian MG5]

James (of James and Kate) often wings it with the battery %age!

Yeah
I watch their channel too

 

[Mg5van]

Keeping away from the margins isn't uniquely an EV thing.
I never normally let my petrol car drop below a quarter of a tank.

The difference with an ICE quarter tank will normally go 100 miles and the GOM is pretty accurate.

 

[smokie]

... and of course places to fill up and ICE are closer together and more reliable than those for an EV!!

 

[SteveP]

Well, guess who ran out of charge twice in one week? To be fair one was mine and one was she who must be obeyed? Ooops

 

[gazter]

this was me using my diesel quashqui on Friday, I was stuck ten miles from the nearest town with a petrol,station, it was minus 2, road full of tree branches in a remote part of the borderlands between England and Scotland. getting used to range anxiety… got there just as it ran out.
Picked up my new mg5 yesterday. Wont be needing a petrol station anytime soon.

 

[CuriousIslander]

Hi all
I have been following this gent on YouTube since he got his Mg5 SR he was one of the reasons I bought my car because of his down to earth review
He is a taxi driver and got home from an airport run with 1% battery remaining WOW
CHECK OUT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

MG5 ev owner review



Cheers

I got down to 6% (12 miles left on the GOM driving in Eco) yesterday, but that was deliberate as I wanted to see what happens at low battery figures as I have not taken it this low before. I was only pootling about on the Isle of Wight and I was never more than about 10 miles from home. However, the final journey was a bit longer - about 15 miles, at night and with the temperature about 1 degree. It was interesting to see the battery % and GOM range drop quite quickly from about 15%! The red battery light started flashing at some point. I will probably not repeat this exercise as it certainly does do something to the anxiety level. I usually recharge at about 25%.

 

[EVsince2016]

Whilst on my Gen 2 LEAF I rarely had a single digit % but on my Gen 1 LEAF single digit % on arrival home was normal and a low %age of bugger all is really not far!

A few occasions I arrived home with range = 0, battery = "--%" and plenty of flashing lights on!

I really don't miss that!

 

[Mike]

In my Leaf 24 on several occasions I arrived at a rapid and it showed 0% on the charger! It was easy to do that with a short range car. Not so easy with my Soul.