EV Newbie

[StevoH57]

Been looking to move from an ICE to a petrol hybrid. Have test driven a few options. Had not considered a full EV but I did my homework and had a test drive in an entry level MG4 Excite. I was blown away. Smarts, style, performance at a price comparable to petrol cars. My eyes have been opened. I will be trading in the ASX and ordering a MG4

 

[salty]

Stevo. ??

 

[FiferMG4]

Welcome to the forum Steve! I’m sure you’ll love your new MG4. ?

I didn’t recognize your location (Kapiti Coast), so upon checking Google maps I see it’s in the south west of the North Island of New Zealand. It looks gorgeous down there!

 

[spoton]

Been looking to move from an ICE to a petrol hybrid. Have test driven a few options. Had not considered a full EV but I did my homework and had a test drive in an entry level MG4 Excite. I was blown away. Smarts, style, performance at a price comparable to petrol cars. My eyes have been opened. I will be trading in the ASX and ordering a MG4

Welcome Steve there is plenty of info here from members so you can do your research from car to chargers to help you make your make your informed choices

 

[StevoH57]

Welcome to the forum Steve! I’m sure you’ll love your new MG4. ?

I didn’t recognize your location (Kapiti Coast), so upon checking Google maps I see it’s in the south west of the North Island of New Zealand. It looks gorgeous down there!

Thanks Fifer. Looks like you are also from a stunning part of the world. Interesting MG4 was voted car of the year in UK and NZ. Having seen all the colours, wife and I agree on red.

 

[Adam C]

Been looking to move from an ICE to a petrol hybrid. Have test driven a few options. Had not considered a full EV but I did my homework and had a test drive in an entry level MG4 Excite. I was blown away. Smarts, style, performance at a price comparable to petrol cars. My eyes have been opened. I will be trading in the ASX and ordering a MG4

Kind of a similar situation to me

I’ve only had my MG4 about a month now but was looking at getting a new Ford Puma Hybrid

It was only I spotted an MG4 in the showroom, spoke to the dealer, had a test drive & my mind was made up

Only snag I’ve hit is I was due to have a home charger installed but due to circumstances I’ll now have to wait until April/May but even though more expensive I’ve had no issues using public chargers

No complaints with the car though, absolutely brilliant to drive, comfortable & it all seems very well put together so I have no regrets jumping into an EV earlier than expected

Enjoy your car when you have it ?

 

[StevoH57]

Kind of a similar situation to me

I’ve only had my MG4 about a month now but was looking at getting a new Ford Puma Hybrid

It was only I spotted an MG4 in the showroom, spoke to the dealer, had a test drive & my mind was made up

Only snag I’ve hit is I was due to have a home charger installed but due to circumstances I’ll now have to wait until April/May but even though more expensive I’ve had no issues using public chargers

No complaints with the car though, absolutely brilliant to drive, comfortable & it all seems very well put together so I have no regrets jumping into an EV earlier than expected

Enjoy your car when you have it ?

Hi Adam, great to hear you were looking af a hybrid and went full EV instead and are so positive about your new MG4. Reaffirms my decision to go that way!

 

[Rolfe]

You won't regret it!

I've had my SE SR over ten months and I only granny-charge on a 13A plug when at home. I was thinking back, and excluding rapid charges done just because I felt like it (rapid charger 5 min walk away same price as home electricity) or for practice, I have only ever needed public charging when I've been staying away from home.

On one of these occasions the extra range I needed was picked up on a destination charger while I was at the theatre. That leaves only three trips, that's six days in total in the year, when I used DC chargers out on the road. Although I made some newbie mistakes I didn't have any serious trouble at all, and I've never been concerned about running out of charge.

You soon get into the way of it, and certainly in Scotland I don't have the need to drive beyond the SR range in a day. The battery is so easy to look after, too. Maybe distances are longer in NZ, but I'm sure you've made a great choice and will get on well.