Battery type in 2021 MG5

[Paul Hampshire]

Hi all, my first post so hope I'm doing this right...

I just bought a 2021 MG5 (standard battery). How can i be sure whether the battery is LPA or NMC? I think its the latter but would be good to be 100% sure. For example, does the VIN number give it away in some way? Thanks for any advice.

Second question: My old Leaf had a car timing-planner where you could set up the car to charge at a future day/ time and for how long which was very useful. MG5 seems to miss this? ie, you plug it in and it charges, you unplug it and it stops - there's no way to schedule charging start and top times automatically as far as i can see? Have i missed something?

Many thanks.

 

[MG Clive]

Welcome to MGEVs @Paul Hampshire, I can't help with your MG5 queries, but one of our MG5 members should be able to help.

PS. I've moved this to our MG5 forum.

 

[Black estate]

You can't program charging unless your charger has the function to do it
I have a wallbox and can do it in app

 

[Paul Hampshire]

You can't program charging unless your charger has the function to do it
I have a wallbox and can do it in app

Thank you

 

[Paul Mason]

All MG5s, whether SR or LR, are NMC chemistry. I understand that at smaller LFP battery was fitted to the facelift but it was never sold in this country; we only got the 61kW LR battery

 

[Jomarkh]

Hi all, my first post so hope I'm doing this right...

I just bought a 2021 MG5 (standard battery). How can i be sure whether the battery is LPA or NMC? I think its the latter but would be good to be 100% sure. For example, does the VIN number give it away in some way? Thanks for any advice.

Second question: My old Leaf had a car timing-planner where you could set up the car to charge at a future day/ time and for how long which was very useful. MG5 seems to miss this? ie, you plug it in and it charges, you unplug it and it stops - there's no way to schedule charging start and top times automatically as far as i can see? Have i missed something?

Many thanks.

Welcome to the forum.
If you look under the rear offside at the battery it should have a label saying NMC.

 

[BitOrange]

I have a pre-facelift MG5, registered February 2021, with a LFP battery (54kW)
Or am I mistaken?
Zappi 2 since July 2021. IoGo charging to 100% no problem. 38,000 miles so far. Great experience.
MGPapa

 

[Paul Mason]

I suspect you are wrong. I had a Jan 21 SR which had a 52.5 kWh battery; it's NMC

 

[Jomarkh]

 

[BitOrange]

I suspect you are wrong. I had a Jan 21 SR which had a 52.5 kWh battery; it's NMC

Thanks for putting me straight, Paul.
You're right, of course. I checked under the car just now.
See photo attached
BitO
(Brian)

 

[Julien]

Hi all, I am wondering to buy a mg5 standard range, luxury, from 08/2022, in France. The seller tells me that battery is LFP chemistry, but chatgpt says the contrary... I would not like to buy nmc hv battery with 50kwh capacity... VIN LSJE24097NG053295, could you please help me ?

 

[Paul Mason]

As I understand it, the EU got the standard range 50.4kW battery which we didn't get in the UK. Assuming your car is the facelift (likely as the earlier version was not available for the EU) this will be LFP; the 61kW battery is NMC

 

[MickeySw]

Hi all, I am wondering to buy a mg5 standard range, luxury, from 08/2022, in France. The seller tells me that battery is LFP chemistry, but chatgpt says the contrary... I would not like to buy nmc hv battery with 50kwh capacity... VIN LSJE24097NG053295, could you please help me ?

Standard range FL MG5s sold in France have a LFP battery (46kWh usable)

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