Overnight charge in garage not freezing. 80% 185miles

[saluja]

I’ve previously had 80% at around 220 consistently. This seems very low. Charged in garage. Not freezing yet

 

[Rei]

It is based on what kind of driving you have been doing recently. I just did a 23 mile trip for 10% of the battery, mostly motorway but 50% roadworks at 50 MPH, so if you have been doing a lot of motorway driving then I can believe you would see 185 at full charge.

They don't call it the guess-o-meter for nothing. Imagine how it was back in the early days when a full charge in the summer got you 85 miles. You just have to learn to not worry about it.

 

[saluja]

It is based on what kind of driving you have been doing recently. I just did a 23 mile trip for 10% of the battery, mostly motorway but 50% roadworks at 50 MPH, so if you have been doing a lot of motorway driving then I can believe you would see 185 at full charge.

They don't call it the guess-o-meter for nothing. Imagine how it was back in the early days when a full charge in the summer got you 85 miles. You just have to learn to not worry about it.

Thank you. Last drove about 3 hours mostly dual c way and m way at about 3.5-4 m/kw so your comments seem sound. Cheers.

 

[Rei]

Thank you. Last drove about 3 hours mostly dual c way and m way at about 3.5-4 m/kw so your comments seem sound. Cheers.

If you haven't done a 100% charge for a while then try doing that too, to rebalance the battery and recalibrate the guess-o-meter. I think mine might improve a bit if I charge it to 100%, because I haven't done it for a couple of months.

 

[Lovemyev]

Try this, when you have taken on a 80% charge, reset all of your trips to zero.
Boom now your GOM predicts the 220 miles of range that you have witnessed previously.
Charged our S5 to the normal 80% SOC that suits our general needs and predicted range, 220 ( ish ) miles is what you should expect to see, but you have to reset all of trips to achieve it.

 

[saluja]

If you haven't done a 100% charge for a while then try doing that too, to rebalance the battery and recalibrate the guess-o-meter. I think mine might improve a bit if I charge it to 100%, because I haven't done it for a couple of months.

Cheers. A neighbour with mg 4 suggested going to 100% once or twice a month to help balance. Seems good advice. Cheers.

 

[Lovemyev]

Cheers. A neighbour with mg 4 suggested going to 100% once or twice a month to help balance. Seems good advice. Cheers.

Remember if the MG4 has NMC chemistry like the S5 then charging to 80% for the majority of your general trips is advisable and charging 100% about once a month to help balance the pack.
If the MG4 has the LFP chemistry, then charging to 100% SOC is the recommended protocol.
It differs depending on the battery chemistry.

 

[LenEV2016]

I’ve previously had 80% at around 220 consistently. This seems very low. Charged in garage. Not freezing yet

Seems about right for the current temps

 

[mikgle]

It is based on what kind of driving you have been doing recently. I just did a 23 mile trip for 10% of the battery, mostly motorway but 50% roadworks at 50 MPH, so if you have been doing a lot of motorway driving then I can believe you would see 185 at full charge.

They don't call it the guess-o-meter for nothing. Imagine how it was back in the early days when a full charge in the summer got you 85 miles. You just have to learn to not worry about it.

They don't call it the guess-o-meter for nothing. Imagine how it was back in the early days when a full charge in the summer got you 85 miles. You just have to learn to not worry about it.

85 miles range? We used to dream of 85 mile range! Youngsters today just dont believe you..

 

[saluja]

Thanks