Real battery capacity

[Totti1001]

Hi,
Does anyone know how much battery capacity is actually available for pure electric operation? I previously had a Kuga PHEV with a 14 kWh battery. It could be charged to 90% SOC (the app then showed 100%) and discharged to a maximum of 16%. The rest was used to support the petrol engine.
How does the MG handle this? Unfortunately, I haven't found a decent app yet to display the real values. The Ford Kuga could be easily read with the Car Scanner Elm app, allowing you to see the actual values.

Totti

 

[aerofurb]

Initially, my 2025 HS PHEV would show 75 mile estimated range with a 100% charge. After13k miles, it now normally shows 73 miles estimated range after the 100% charge. I'm not fussed that the perceived range indicator has dropped two miles.

The ICE will kick in normally with around 6 miles of estimated range remaining. My take on it is that with a two-speed gear box it always keeps some EV life ready for pulling away from a stand still and below the comfortable ICE-driving speed.

I've not checked the app to see what percentage charge is in he battery - I just look at the estimated range meter in the car. Sorry I can't tell you anymore about the actual usable battery capacity.

I seem to recall the UK (Europe?) version has a larger battery than the Roewe sister car in China - perhaps to make sure it complies with the 69 mile EV range which in the UK commands a much better tax break for company cars.

 

[Totti1001]

That's right, the english have a bigger battery (i think 26kwh) because of the tax there. that's why the wltp range is often given as 127km, which is not correct for the rest of europe, because there it's 100km wltp. Also here in Germany some dealers give 127km.

As I said, my Kuga also showed a 100% charge level, which in reality is only 90% soc. Likewise, when 0km battery range was reached and the petrol engine started up, there was still around 16%soc available.

I would be interested to know how it is with the HS. I can already read out some data with Carscanner but only with the profile from MG5. I don't know how accurate that is.


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[BarrieG]

I can confirm in France the spec is for a 21.4kWh battery, 277bhp and 62.5 mile battery range.
My car will run from 75 miles right down to zero, and run on zero in full ev mode for some distance before the motor cuts in. Having said that the best actual range I've got out of it is 69 miles, but that's more a reflection on the way I drive and the downside of my local 70mph roads and lots of roundabouts. What Car magazine actually reported a range of 74 miles with mainly local running.

 

[Totti1001]

Thank you for your assessment, but unfortunately it does not answer my question. What SOC is still available when the petrol engine is switched on (i.e. at 0 km remaining range) and what SOC is reached when the display shows 100% in the vehicle? As already mentioned, in the Kuga, 0 km corresponds to an SOC of around 16% and a full charge corresponds to 90% SOC.
Why do I want to know this? Because with the Kuga, you can always fully charge without reaching a SOC of 100%, which is not so good for the battery.