MG4 Trophy fuel economy records?

[StuartT]

So today I was driving from Brighton to Oxford and wanted to see what fuel economy I could achieve by just setting the cruise to 55mph in eco mode. Took a little longer than usual, of course, but I’m v impressed with how economical it was!

5.3 miles per kWh

Can anyone beat that, I wonder?

 

[halogen]

that is accurately correct according to the broschure..
WLTP range 425km lol
gratzzz

 

[devilfish]

 

[StuartT]

View attachment 20737

This (I think) is 3.81 miles / kWh

 

[crunchy]

So today I was driving from Brighton to Oxford and wanted to see what fuel economy I could achieve by just setting the cruise to 55mph in eco mode. Took a little longer than usual, of course, but I’m v impressed with how economical it was!

5.3 miles per kWh

Can anyone beat that, I wonder?

Average 44 mph (71 km/h). The consumption seems OK (at least when compared to my Leaf).

 

[siteguru]

This (I think) is 3.81 miles / kWh

Close ... 3.83 m/kWh

1 / (.163 x 1.6)

1.6 is the conversion from km to miles ... 1.6km = 1 mile

 

[crunchy]

Close ... 3.83 m/kWh

1 / (.163 x 1.6)

1.6 is the conversion from km to miles ... 1.6km = 1 mile

1.61 to be precise?

 

[siteguru]

1.61 to be precise?

Good spot ... 1.60934 is the precise conversion.

 

[StuartT]

Interesting to see that the MG4 seems to use the most recent fuel economy figure you got when it gives the range (rather than just quoting the standard figure of 270 miles). Mine is now showing a range of 342 miles on a 90% charge!

 

[halogen]

Interesting to see that the MG4 seems to use the most recent fuel economy figure you got when it gives the range (rather than just quoting the standard figure of 270 miles). Mine is now showing a range of 342 miles on a 90% charge!

Yes that's right... I think for ICE car it's similar...whenever I filled gas to full tank it will calculate the max km based on my previous journey...

 

[Rolfe]

Yes, that's how my Golf did it. It was even more of a barefaced liar than the MG4.

 

[halogen]

11.8 kWh/100km...
Or 5.265858 mi/kWh

;p

 

[wenkatn]

Wow. Never managed that. I hyper mile all the time as much as i could. Feather touch accelerator, eco mode, extremely gentle acceleration annoying everyone. But AC with heater on all the time. Now averaging between 2.7 and 3.5 mi/kWh in this cold weather. Mostly school runs with a 3 mile round trip. If on motorways 55 or 60 mph depending on how annoyed the truck drivers will be. The best i achieved was 4.3 mi/kWh driving like above said on a 10°C day on 100 mile round trip. I feel like i should be getting around 6 mi/kWh with this type of driving. I’m just experimenting different driving styles as it’s only been few weeks since I got my Trophy. I’ll settle on something that doesn’t annoy fellow drivers as my experiment with hypermiling is not very fruitful.

 

[Martinonline]

The Other Poster lives in Indonesia, the OP will always get higher miles/kWh than we do because the Traction battery likes to be warm.

I have decided that my driving style will not change, except perhaps for trying to stick to 60-65 mph on motorways, because I cannot see it will add very much to the saving I currently get not having an ICE car and driving the MG4 is so relaxing. (Subject to pre-journey settings.)

 

[halogen]

The Other Poster lives in Indonesia, the OP will always get higher miles/kWh than we do because the Traction battery likes to be warm.

I have decided that my driving style will not change, except perhaps for trying to stick to 60-65 on motorways, because I cannot see it will add very much to the saving I currently get not having an ICE car and driving the MG4 is so relaxing. (Subject to pre-journey settings.)

thats right. seems like the ev batteries likes the tropical climate better. i cruised in the highway most of the time during this trip. and some windy b roads...

 

[Coulomb]

The Other Poster lives in Indonesia, the OP will always get higher miles/kWh than we do because the Traction battery likes to be warm.

The traffic might force a lower average speed, which will also help economy. @halogen, what sort of speeds was your record set at?

 

[halogen]

The traffic might force a lower average speed, which will also help economy. @halogen, what sort of speeds was your record set at?

Max 75-80 km/h... the traffic was forgiving yesterday on the highway, but the B road was full of trucks so I needed to bypass with vigilance haha

 

[Coulomb]

Max 75-80 km/h

That certainly helps a fair bit; under 50 mph
for the British majority of readers.

I have to admit I suspected a maximum of some 60 km/h (37 mph).