Low battery warning

[fnegroni]

On the Urban comfort standard range, today i got a low battery warning at 16% SoC and the satnav started to suggest charging stations with a yellow button

The low battery started flashing at 10% SoC
and the satnav button became red and a message came up at some point

I was still able to select Sport mode for a brief stint on the motorway at 70 as i was keen on getting to under 10% SoC today
Eventually i made it back with 8%.
i let it settle for a few hours and then i plugged it in to charge to 100% and balance.

To note, the charging port on the Urban does not have a rubber seal around the cover, which makes for a more positive engagement of the latch, but also means both the Type 2 and the CCS ports have a rubber cover now.
There's a green light next to the port, steady when the cable is plugged in and not charging, blinking when charging.

 

[Bam Bam]

Can you fit the rubber bungs into each other?

 

[fnegroni]

Can you fit the rubber bungs into each other?

i'll give another go. last time i tried they didn't seem to fit

 

[T1 Terry]

I much prefer to flashing green segments around the charging connection to tell you where the charging is up to at a glance, the longer it is green compared to blank, suggests how close it is to finishing that 1/4 of the charging to full capacity .... then it remains full green to inform you it is probably doing a balance cycle, then they all go out and you know to unplug .... or in the middle of the night, it will honk the horn to wake you up The horn honking doesn't wake me, it's the elbow in the ribs that does waking up part, but for some reason, it is deemed to be a blue job ......

T1 Terry

 

[fnegroni]

I much prefer to flashing green segments around the charging connection to tell you where the charging is up to at a glance, the longer it is green compared to blank, suggests how close it is to finishing that 1/4 of the charging to full capacity .... then it remains full green to inform you it is probably doing a balance cycle, then they all go out and you know to unplug .... or in the middle of the night, it will honk the horn to wake you up The horn honking doesn't wake me, it's the elbow in the ribs that does waking up part, but for some reason, it is deemed to be a blue job ......

T1 Terry

but with LFP, there's no point in knowing.

if you need the car, you unplug it.
if you don't need it, you leave it plugged in.

knowing the % to full is the job of the app or the dashboard.

knowing how close it is, is a source of anxiety.

in fact i agree with Rory Sutherland that the percentage indicator on an electric car is not useful above 50%

 

[fnegroni]

Can you fit the rubber bungs into each other?

yes you can

 

[T1 Terry]

but with LFP, there's no point in knowing.

if you need the car, you unplug it.
if you don't need it, you leave it plugged in.

knowing the % to full is the job of the app or the dashboard.

knowing how close it is, is a source of anxiety.

in fact i agree with Rory Sutherland that the percentage indicator on an electric car is not useful above 50%

Clearly, your MG hasn't woken you up with the horn beeping to tell you it's fully charged but still plugged in. Nothing like that elbow in the ribs to tell you the car is going off again, get up and unplug it .....

T1 Terry

 

[siteguru]

Mine has never done that either.

 

[T1 Terry]

Mine has never done that either.

I'm sure my neighbour would be only to delighted to confirm the thing going off in the middle of the night, never worries me if it does it during the day, but finding clothes and torch to shut the car up and then unplug it in the wee small hrs, is not my idea of a fun way to spend the time I should be asleep

T1 Terry

 

[fnegroni]

do you @T1 Terry by chance have an obd dongle plugged into the car?

 

[T1 Terry]

do you @T1 Terry by chance have an obd dongle plugged into the car?

No, 50 yrs in and out of the mechanical trade, I couldn't care less what the system is doing, until it stops doing what it should, then I'll plug one in and take a look

T1 Terry

 

[fnegroni]

No, 50 yrs in and out of the mechanical trade, I couldn't care less what the system is doing, until it stops doing what it should, then I'll plug one in and take a look

T1 Terry

oh no i meant, i know some cars don't like obd dongles left plugged in when locked