MG4 in Australia

[davemc]

I just had my 2 year service..
I asked for software update for AEB as I knew it is old (Does not save low setting) and hard braked a few times.
They did the underbody tray and service said no time for software have to book another day.
Also said the AEB module only one out of date.
Where I knew the Cruise control is as still goes up and down 5km and Climate control is as 25 is 20.

So another full day dropping the car off just for the software.
In their defence it seems a right pain to do software updates. Prob why they only doing AEB as I complained about that one.

Compare that to the Tesla we owned who just pops up every month with an update; 30 mins later, done.

Also anyone else having problems with the app? This weekend it does not connect to car most of the time.

 

[wattmatters]

We recently moved to Gulmarrad

I've been to Maclean and stayed at Yamba a few times but not been through there. How did it fare with the rains this year?

 

[ReintjeWA]

Also anyone else having problems with the app? This weekend it does not connect to car most of the time.

Yeah my app has been iffy, saying the car can’t be reached, not updating/syncing well. A bit hit and miss.

 

[wattmatters]

Also anyone else having problems with the app? This weekend it does not connect to car most of the time.

SAIC servers have been on and offline for a couple of days.

 

[Corindikev]

I've been to Maclean and stayed at Yamba a few times but not been through there. How did it fare with the rains this year?

Absolutely water logged like almost all of the East Coast. Only been here 3 weeks but we got nearly 80mm last week.

 

[Archev]

Absolutely water logged like almost all of the East Coast. Only been here 3 weeks but we got nearly 80mm last week.

We’re pencilled in for our last hot day at 25 - 26°C today before the rain takes over.

 

[wattmatters]

Absolutely water logged like almost all of the East Coast. Only been here 3 weeks but we got nearly 80mm last week.

It's been shite.

 

[Archev]

It's been shite.

Luckily we’ll only get pure rainwater - except for the fallout from Grangemouth petrochemical plant along the road. Yesterday’s flame was enormous , goodness knows what they’re burning off before the place shuts down

 

[wattmatters]

A distraction...

 

[Archev]

A distraction...

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Fascinating form of transport

 

[decrep]

I just spoke to some Tesla people that had driven across the Nullabor. They said there's DC chargers about every 300km, so our 51kWh should make it OK as long as we don't go too fast against a strong head wind.

 

[Jamesrr]

I just spoke to some Tesla people that had driven across the Nullabor. They said there's DC chargers about every 300km, so our 51kWh should make it OK as long as we don't go too fast against a strong head wind.

I guess if you stuck to about 75kmh and charged to 95% soc at each leg you might make it.
Not something id enjoy.

 

[decrep]

I guess if you stuck to about 75kmh and charged to 95% soc at each leg you might make it.
Not something id enjoy.

why not charge to 100%? That's what I'd be doing.
And we easily made the trip to Margaret River that's around 300km

 

[ReintjeWA]

I thought the whole point of the WA electric highway was that there is only 200km between DC chargers? The issue is of course that if that DC charger is broken you are stuck with a 7kW charger at best, or someone who’s willing to lend you a power point for the granny at worst.

I haven’t had the issue of broken chargers yet, but someone from the Tesla owner club of WA was on ABC news a while back complaining about getting stranded apparently. To be fair Northam is about as far out as I’ve been, and sometimes a top up in Ellenbrook, which is hardly out there.

 

[decrep]

I thought the whole point of the WA electric highway was that there is only 200km between DC chargers?

It's possible they are, but he said the Tesla is supposed to have a 600km range, so maybe he was just topping it up when it hit 50%?

 

[Jamesrr]

why not charge to 100%? That's what I'd be doing.

It's excruciatingly slow. Once past 80% fast charging really isn't that fast. Past 90% you may as well be plugged into an AC charger.

And we easily made the trip to Margaret River that's around 300km

Once you're on the open road with no other cars around you 300 km in a 51 would be very problematic.
Even in our 77 I find a 300 km leg the absolute max I plan on doing.

 

[Jamesrr]

It's possible they are, but he said the Tesla is supposed to have a 600km range, so maybe he was just topping it up when it hit 50%?

They don't get 600 km on the open road at 110.

 

[wattmatters]

I thought the whole point of the WA electric highway was that there is only 200km between DC chargers?

The Nullarbor is not confined to WA.

These are CCS2 stations, however you have to be very careful as not all of them work well.

Mundrabilla for instance reports tripping off regularly when used and it shuts power off to the entire roadhouse.

At others the charge speeds can be very limited, not much better than a type 2 AC charger. And it assumes every stop is functioning and/or available, which won't always be the case.

The trip is doable, but you need to be prepared to take your time and quite probably take much longer than you might hope. It would be wise to carry various plug adapters and a portable type 2 charger as well as you may need to do some AC charging.

I'd do it but I would not contemplate doing it with my wife. That would need to be a first class ride on the Indian Pacific.

why not charge to 100%? That's what I'd be doing.

See this note for instance for the Caiguna Roadhouse, you would not want to be charging past 90% and risk getting stuck:

The effective highway range is ~80% of the battery capacity. The top 10% is very slow, which is fine if it's an overnight AC charge while you sleep, but not for a highway charge station when others may be waiting for the only charge plug.

You will also want a bit of a buffer should a station be dead and you need to find a suitable and available power outlet for a slow charge.

 

[decrep]

OK, I won't attempt it in the 51, you've convinced me!
I can't imagine doing that trip around 70 km/h. You'd have to be finding places to pull over to let the road trains through.

 

[Jamesrr]

OK, I won't attempt it in the 51, you've convinced me!
I can't imagine doing that trip around 70 km/h. You'd have to be finding places to pull over to let the road trains through.

We have driven our 51 to Canberra (from Sydney) which is about 290kms. You can't do it on a single charge at highway speeds.

We use my 77 for the long trips. My wife uses the 51 around town. It's brilliant for that.

The sweet spot for a 51 are 150-175km legs with half hour 20-80 charging sessions, 200km legs absolute tops IMHO.

We did the Canberra trip just to give my wife experience with DC fast charging in case she ever needs to go on a long trip herself. She only ever uses the Tesla wall charger in the driveway in real life...