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[siteguru]

Motorway driving = regen 1, very light right foot and don't use ACC.

City = regen 3 (or OPD if you wish), very light right foot and don't use ACC.

 

[Rolfe]

I always use ACC on the motorway. It's so convenient and relaxing. Why stress about a mile or two of range?

 

[siteguru]

True, and so do I - but the question was about how to increase mpkWh .. ACC is not very efficient in the MG4

 

[Caramaddy]

True, and so do I - but the question was about how to increase mpkWh .. ACC is not very efficient in the MG4

Is the ACC worse than not using it? Is this just for the MG4?

The perceived advice is try to maintain a constant speed.

My Lexus App scores my EV driving performance on three categories:-

1) Acceleration - 86/100

2) Braking - 89/100

3) Constant Speed - 70/100

My relatively low score on Constant Speed can be put down to the amount of urban driving I do.
Congestion on motorways will also have an impact.

Really surprised the ACC on the MG4 is not efficient.

 

[Pigger1972]

Doubt it will be another mg too secretive about everything...mg uk can't make any decision without authorisation from china..

 

[JohnV6]

With all my tbox issues it won't be mg. I made a mistake buying the zs ev I feel

 

[siteguru]

Is the ACC worse than not using it? Is this just for the MG4?

The perceived advice is try to maintain a constant speed.

And that's what it is not very good at ... it'll maintain your target speed, or the speed of the vehicle in front (if slower). But between those points it is harsh on the accelerator and harsh on the regen/brakes - it doesn't "look ahead" very well, it is almost a binary system. (Maybe the new MG4 will be better, as it apparently uses cameras for everything and no longer uses a distance radar [which will have a limited range]).

 

[emmrecs]

it'll maintain your target speed, or the speed of the vehicle in front (if slower). But between those points it is harsh on the accelerator and harsh on the regen/brakes - it doesn't "look ahead" very well, it is almost a binary system. (Maybe the new MG4 will be better, as it apparently uses cameras for everything and no longer uses a distance radar [which will have a limited range]).

Indeed, one might hope the new MG4 will be rather better in this regard.

BUT, if one takes behaviour of the S5 in this area as a "guide" to how any new MG works, the omens are not good.

Everything that @siteguru lists for his "older" MG4 also applies to the "new" S5, and it has cameras and no radar. I wonder how the S6 is in this regard?

 

[Caramaddy]

And that's what it is not very good at ... it'll maintain your target speed, or the speed of the vehicle in front (if slower). But between those points it is harsh on the accelerator and harsh on the regen/brakes - it doesn't "look ahead" very well, it is almost a binary system. (Maybe the new MG4 will be better, as it apparently uses cameras for everything and no longer uses a distance radar [which will have a limited range]).

That is interesting as the Lexus has cameras.
A rapid accelerations speed would affect the efficiency.
My MG5 is not radar controlled but just a basic cruise control.

 

[securespark]

I've tried today on our Trophy MG4 how I can pull up the average m/ kWh, but I haven't been successful yet.

It would be really useful to find out what it is.
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[decrep]

I've tried today on our Trophy MG4 how I can pull up the average m/ kWh, but I haven't been successful yet.

It would be really useful to find out what it is.
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Mr Spark, I think your use of "pull up" is confusing people, they think you mean "increase"
so you aren't getting answers to your question.
Sorry I can't help either, but it would be nice to know.

 

[Ian Key]

I've tried today on our Trophy MG4 how I can pull up the average m/ kWh, but I haven't been successful yet.

It would be really useful to find out what it is.
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Short journeys kill the m/kWh especially when using AC as it has to adjust the temperature from scratch instead of just ticking over to maintain it.

Keeping the speed at 65 mph when driving on motorways or even better at 60mph.

Use the speed limiter in manual mode so you can anticipate the road ahead and adjust your speed gradually and have the regen at its lowest setting as you don't need to decelerate quickly.

Only drive in warmer weather

Or say ball locks to the economy and enjoy the driving experience

 

[decrep]

Short journeys kill the m/kWh especially when using AC as it has to adjust the temperature from scratch instead of just ticking over to maintain it.

Keeping the speed at 65 mph when driving on motorways or even better at 60mph.

Use the speed limiter in manual mode so you can anticipate the road ahead and adjust your speed gradually and have the regen at its lowest setting as you don't need to decelerate quickly.

Only drive in warmer weather

Or say ball locks to the economy and enjoy the driving experience

See what I mean here's another one misunderstood you

 

[Gomev]

Just to clarify I think @securespark means how can he pull up the display of m/kWh, or more simply how can he display on the instrumentation panel what the m/kWh is/was.

 

[Gomev]

And that's what it is not very good at ... it'll maintain your target speed, or the speed of the vehicle in front (if slower). But between those points it is harsh on the accelerator and harsh on the regen/brakes - it doesn't "look ahead" very well, it is almost a binary system. (Maybe the new MG4 will be better, as it apparently uses cameras for everything and no longer uses a distance radar [which will have a limited range]).

Totally agree, it doesn't look ahead so it can't anticipate anything like we can and smooth the speed out.
Although there does appear to be an element of road users that don't anticipate either.

ETA - I forgot to mention that despite that I use it all the time, on motorways and in town heavy traffic. (with a little anticipatory intervention as and when)

 

[siteguru]

To see the miles/kWh you look at the right side of the driver display. If this is not showing the trip meters then press the middle-right button on the steering wheel, tap the right joystick right or left until you can see them. Then tap up or down to cycle between From Start, From Last Charge and Accumulated Total metrics ... the last one is what is primarily used by the GoM for calculating remaining range.

Press the middle-right button again to come out of that selection mode. (The blue highlight of the icons at the top of the right side of the display will go out).

 

[securespark]

Mr Spark, I think your use of "pull up" is confusing people, they think you mean "increase"
so you aren't getting answers to your question.
Sorry I can't help either, but it would be nice to know.

Sorry. I wouldn't have thought to use the words "pull up" to mean increase, but I can kind of see confusion creeping in.
But this is indeed what I meant:

Just to clarify I think @securespark means how can he pull up the display of m/kWh, or more simply how can he display on the instrumentation panel what the m/kWh is/was.

 

[siteguru]

For further clarification ... the From Start meter resets after the car has been switched off for over an hour (or so, I'm not sure of the exact elapsed time), and the From Last Charge should reset each time you charge the car (but sometimes doesn't). The Accumulated Total meter resets when the Time counter exceeds 99 hours 59 minutes.

Any of the trip meters can be reset by selecting that side of the display (per my previous post), selecting the relevant trip (up/down on the joystick) and then pressing In and Holding the right joystick for a second or two.

 

[securespark]

Thanks for all that info. Really appreciate it.

The latest "From Start" figure is 2.2...... I haven't looked at the other figures yet.