Hmm... well how did I get on...
I've found out lots of things, most of them quite funny, as a result of this test!
I've tested the AA's MG Assistance, which is quite prompt but knows nothing at all about EV's!
I've discovered I can cover 0.9 miles in 10 minutes on foot!
The car can't do maths!
And I've discovered you can't drive even half a mile when the turtle appears!
So to elaborate, I can only drive 196 miles from full until my car stops with my own personal driving routes when driving very carefully, (to the point of getting in the way of and annoying other road users slightly!) I did have to put up with some wind and rain, so it might have been just possible in perfect, calm, hot weather. I'm not trying again as it's too much hassle, and I don't want to stress my battery, so no 200 mile club for me.
According to the car, it was achieving 4.8 miles per kWh, so assuming 42.5kWh is actually useable from the battery, I should have got 204 miles, but we stopped at 196! So either the 4.8 figure is off, or useable capacity is slightly less. I did notice the voltage was still at 376 when we stopped, I thought this odd, as back in winter I'd seen it well below this at low states of charge, so I'm not sure how it decides it's empty? About 3 miles from stopping, the car warned me to stop safely as soon as possible, at this point I was 4 miles from home, so continued slowly. One and a half miles from home, the turtle actually came on and limited the power, only half a mile later, we stopped and about half that was coasting to a halt, so Mr Turtle gives you almost nothing! Don't want to see him again, ever.
I Called AA's MG rescue and they came out to me in about 25 minutes, which was nice. The AA man told me how although EV's were inevitable, the infrastructure was no good and he was going to buy an ICE just before they were banned and keep it for another ten years, so he wouldn't have to get an EV until at least 2042! I couldn't be bothered to counter his comments. He did also tell me the AA are not even starting to get up to speed with EV's yet, he knew nothing about them, and no AA vans have got generators for charging! He was a nice enough guy though and put the front wheels up on a dolly set and took the car the 0.9 miles to home for me. Due to Covid though, I wasn't allowed in the van and had to jog home!
10 minutes with granny at the road side outside the house got everything powered back up, and I could then drive up to my charge point at the end of the drive.
Anyway, learned a few things on a sunny day!