MG's Semi Solid State Battery

[Fogey]

I'm perfectly happy with the (relatively slow) charging speed of my SE SR .. any faster and I won't have time to get both a pee and a coffee as the charging will have finished, so I'd have to go and move the car.

Exactly! That's what happens with ICE cars. It means that the pee/refuel stop takes longer than a fast top-up charge, in practice! And is more hassle.

 

[T1 Terry]

Exactly! That's what happens with ICE cars. It means that the pee/refuel stop takes longer than a fast top-up charge, in practice! And is more hassle.

For some of use, that involves filling a tank before draining one, just the hose flow is faster for one event than the other .....

T1 Terry

 

[Fogey]

Thing is, with ICE, you have to be in attendance at the pump whilst adding fuel - then you have to move the car to a car park in order for your comfort break. With an EV you just roll up to a charger, plug in, and saunter over to wherever at your leisure. Much easier, and potentially faster.

 

[Ian Key]

Thing is, with ICE, you have to be in attendance at the pump whilst adding fuel - then you have to move the car to a car park in order for your comfort break. With an EV you just roll up to a charger, plug in, and saunter over to wherever at your leisure. Much easier, and potentially faster.

When I had to use the public charger I used to take the dog for a walk. Imagine filling up your ICE car then opening the boot to let the dog out before wandering off for 20 minutes.

 

[T1 Terry]

Thing is, with ICE, you have to be in attendance at the pump whilst adding fuel - then you have to move the car to a car park in order for your comfort break. With an EV you just roll up to a charger, plug in, and saunter over to wherever at your leisure. Much easier, and potentially faster.

Weren't you one of the considerate ones, I'm sure I've lined up behind people who went in for a meal or something .....

On one occasion, I gave a long horn blast in the Winnie, after creeping forward till there wasn't enough room to walk between the Winnie Bullbar and their rear bumper, it got mother out of the passenger seat and walking around to the driver's side to move the car ..... the driver finally walked out with coffees, buckets of chips and other supply, bundled high, and looked confused because I was filling with LPG where he had parked mid way between all the pumps .....

T1 Terry

 

[EvTek23]

An article from Forbes discussing MG's Semi Solid State Battery and it's first use in the MG 4 Urban

MG Semi-Solid-State Batteries Promise Performance And Safety Upgrade

Solid-state batteries are taking ages to arrive, but MG is launching semi-solid-state in Europe in 2026. Here's how they mean a big step forward over regular lithium-ion.

www.forbes.com