Ok did my 40k 2 year service at Westpoint Autos Hillcrest in Brisbane. Very pleased with the service, gave me updates via text, car was ready to collect at the time due and car was washed and vacuumed. Service involved replacing brake fluid and cabin filter, all up $347. A bit pricey but they have to make their profits I suppose. Best part, do not have to visit them again for 2 years. Car has only 6700 km on the odo.
 
Little update on my weird app glitch; I noticed I get a slider added to the home screen in the original (white) theme, which lets me adjust the target % when a charger is plugged in. Still no little hex nut, but at least I have a way of controlling it without going back to the car.
I had changed my app setting to the imo nicer dark theme 100 years. I was wondering why I could no longer change the charge slider %.

Just swapped it back and yeah I can click on the car and change the % for the charger.

Why would you have different major functionality for what is supposed to be just different skins?
 
I realise that the Excite 51 doesn't have a "charge to x%" feature, probably because it doesn't need it for battery health due to the LFP battery.
And I rarely charge to 100% anyway. But when I do, it it negates any regenerative braking for the first little while after starting to drive. And given that I generally need to start going downhill for a while before the roads level out, it means moderate mechanical braking, which I can generally avoid at other times. (And presumably 1 pedal driving will also suffer during that period). I really prefer not to charge to 100%.
So it seems pointless for "charge to x%" to be disabled on the Excite 51. Or are there other reasons it is disabled?
 
it it negates any regenerative braking for the first little while after starting to drive. And given that I generally need to start going downhill for a while before the roads level out, it means moderate mechanical braking,
This is a good thing, it cleans corrosion off the disks, not so important in the dry, but if it's wet, a good thing to do every so often.
 
So it seems pointless for "charge to x%" to be disabled on the Excite 51. Or are there other reasons it is disabled?
As far as I know it is just because of the different battery chemistry between the LFP and NMC packs. I think it is beneficial for LFP batteries to go all the way to 100%, as that is where the cells get balanced, whereas the NMC batteries can balance at whatever target % is set.
 
As far as I know it is just because of the different battery chemistry between the LFP and NMC packs.
It's also because the LFP battery voltage changes so little with SoC, so the BMS ends up "dead reconing" from the last time it saw nearly 100% SoC.

Put another way, in a car with an LFP battery, the estimated range figure will drift if you don't regularly recharge to 100%.
 
If the balancing mine (excite) does is what is OES then its pretty mediocre as mine stops at over 100mV delta. Driving to 98% brings it to <20mV. Given up investigating. I just jump in and drive it.
Haven't used the OBD port in ages.
Geez, I think ive brought this up before , here I am repeating myself again....
Silly time based capacity (SOH) I ignore, and are too lazy to verify, pretty sure its more than it sayes. Esp now novelty has worn off. Everything works that I need. And still great to drive.

I will take it up with the tech on its first 2yr service next month. I'm curious if they can/will answer my questions. or, policy is not to. One of which is the standard parameters for the excite. If I have time or otherwise send wifey in as she is the one with the beefs.
 
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I have the 64kWh NMC for MG4 and two LFP Teslas. The Tesla BMS is not great unless you go to 100%.
Even scan tools it show battery is 1-2kWh less then it is if you do not charge to 100% often.. Or do a big run and a full charge.
Whereas my mate's NMC is solid no matter what charge.

So if you want to know what your range really is you need to go to 100% every few weeks to balance things.. If you never use the range then for battery life debate still is do you only charge to 80%. Although who knows I expect all the cars to loose like 10% or so in 10 years just from calendar aging.
 
Some of us did question the front charging port with what was said to be rear wheel drive?
Why then would they call it a MG4 ? :cautious:
Silly you think it be the MG2, although it called MG4 in China.
The one we have in OZ (UK, Europe) does not sell well in China they replaced it.
I think all cars in China need to have the same blob shape, be front wheel drive and have a big screen to sell :)
 
It's a bit strange they will be calling it the MG4 without replacing the current model. I know Peugeot has had the same numbers for several generations now, but at least one generation actually replaced the previous, AFAIK they never had two different version with the same number at the same time.
 
I'd be amazed if they called it the MG4 in China ... isn't the number 4 considered unlucky in China? (Because the spoken word is similar in sound to the word for "death").
 
I'd be amazed if they called it the MG4 in China ... isn't the number 4 considered unlucky in China? (Because the spoken word is similar in sound to the word for "death").
Yeah it was actually to be the MG Spaghetti Route but in literal Chinese that becomes the Pasta Way. They can’t win.
 
I expect this is the MG2 (as it may be called in the UK), which has been expected for a while.
For some context it is a VW-Polo size car, a size down from the MG4. FWD may be due to the need to maximise boot/trunk space. Lightweight too hence the small batteries, supposed to be sub £20k in the UK.
 
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