One year in an EV. ⚡

[MG Clive]

Today marks 12 months of EV ownership for me, I bought the X-Power a year ago today, at 8 months old, and 1300 miles on the clock, and it's been a real pleasure, such a comfortable, smooth, quiet, and effortless drive, obviously made even better with the massive amount of power available with the X-Power, and this first year has confirmed my feeling that I definitely don't ever want to go back to a noisy, smelly, inefficient fossil fuel burner.

I've only made a few minor changes/modifications to the car since I got it, the previous owner had done the black MG badge modification, but I've done a modification to the phone charger shelf - Charger Shelf Mod.

I've also fitted mudflaps, and painted the front and rear brake discs, (which will probably be an annual ritual for me) - Brake Discs Painted.

And I've added the warning light to show me when my brake lights are on while using regenerative braking - Brake Light Mod.

The car has only been to an MG Dealer once, and that was for it's first service, which cost a mere £123.60.

I've just insured it for it's second year, which has cost me a very pleasing £322.07 for the year.

We have only done 2480 miles in the car's first 12 months, and we're not on a home EV tariff, so in this first year I have used £229.50 of electricity for charging, which works out at 9 pence per mile, but thanks to my energy company's 'Sunday Saver' scheme, it's only cost me £53 of electricity for the whole year, the rest (£176.50) was free, so that's just over 2 pence per mile.

The only downside is that when we get to March next year, I'm going to have start paying VED, but at least I've had my first 15 months free.

So onwards to my second year, and hopefully many more in the MG4 X-Power.

 

[salty]

Good write up. I can echo those sentiments with my, X Power. I say, I can echo........

 

[Tuareg]

The only downside is that when we get to March next year, I'm going to have start paying VED, but at least I've had my first 15 months free.

Here my Xpower comes with the annual VED equivalent included until 2049, so first 15 years free

An ICE vehicle with over 400hp would have been nearly €1500 a year!

 

[MG Clive]

Here my Xpower comes with the annual VED equivalent included until 2049, so first 15 years free

I hope my XPower stays alive for 15 years.

 

[Kithmo]

I'm loving the EDF Sunday saver.
Between my MG4 and SWMBO's MG5 we've saved about £90 on charging just since June this year.

 

[MG Clive]

I'm loving the EDF Sunday saver.
Between my MG4 and SWMBO's MG5 we've saved about £90 on charging just since June this year.

Yes it's great isn't it.

 

[Panther]

I'm loving the EDF Sunday saver.
Between my MG4 and SWMBO's MG5 we've saved about £90 on charging just since June this year.

My friend hasn't long had his first EV, and he doesn't do many miles, but he's currently charging ever two weeks, cheap rate costs him around £3.50, so £7 a month, I'd love to see an ICE car get near that.

 

[Rom]

In two weeks time, I'll have my LR Trophy/Exclusive a year. I've done 31,000 km in it and it's had 1 service that cost Eur 130 which included the lka recall and some other updates.
Mine was an ex demo car with 6000km on it, but it was almost as new.
I'll have spent around EUR 800 in charging it for the year to do that mileage, I would have spent Eur 80-100 per week in petrol before that so savings are massive, even with higher electricity day rates.
The only thing I've had to do is change the wipers and it's the first car I've ever had in nearly 40 years where I don't feel I want to change anything, I like it as it is.
I've no complaints, other than with public chargers and multiple attempts to get it charging, but I don't use those much, so it's not a big deal and I'm still struggling to get decent touch up paint for it in Ireland.
It's being a great car for me so far and it's good to see others still enjoying their cars after a year.