Real world range

[MikeJS]

Others have reported 3.2 plus for the long range. If this 2.6 figures remains the average thenI will cancel my order. I wanted the IM6 as I expected to get at least 300 miles out of it.

 

[NikLiverpool]

If 300 miles is what you are after regardless weather, temperature or (legal) speed then if I was you I would go ahead and cancel.
I don't think it till be able to consistently hit 300 under all conditions.
If you don't fancy a Tesla then Xpeng could be the solution.

 

[MikeJS]

If 300 miles is what you are after regardless weather, temperature or (legal) speed then if I was you I would go ahead and cancel.
I don't think it till be able to consistently hit 300 under all conditions.
If you don't fancy a Tesla then Xpeng could be the solution.

My current car (Ioniq 5 AWD) manages about 260 in summer and 220 in winter, Would be really disappointed is the IM6 with a claimed range of 380 miles cannot manage 300. In fact having driven EVs for over 10 years I would consider it the most misleading claim from a manufacturer I have seen!

 

[NikLiverpool]

I see your point.
Problem is that with the way WTLP is calculated it is a complete farce.
30 minutes at 23 oC where high speed (if you can call high speed 94 km/h average) for 9 minutes out of the total.
Not surprised of the noticed discrepancies with real life experience.

My Model 3 in theory had 348 miles based on WLTP. Never; ever got anything more than 260 on motorway. Once travelling to London during winter got something like 220...

 

[salty]

That's why it's best not to get to, worked up about range. And constantly checking it. Even if it's lower than your expecting.
If the range, is good enough for your needs. Just enjoy it.

 

[MG Clive]

That's why it's best not to get to, worked up about range. And constantly checking it. Even if it's lower than your expecting.
If the range, is good enough for your needs. Just enjoy it.

That's a good philosophy mate.

 

[MikeJS]

That's why it's best not to get to, worked up about range. And constantly checking it. Even if it's lower than your expecting.
If the range, is good enough for your needs. Just enjoy it.

Not getting worked up, just that I want 300 miles for my regular trips to Cornwall.

 

[LenEV2016]

Others have reported 3.2 plus for the long range. If this 2.6 figures remains the average thenI will cancel my order. I wanted the IM6 as I expected to get at least 300 miles out of it.

Looking at it at the moment (on not a lot of real world evidence) it definitely looks like it's going to struggle to get close to 300 miles in winter

 

[MikeJS]

Looking at it at the moment (on not a lot of real world evidence) it definitely looks like it's going to struggle to get close to 300 miles in winter

Not really a concern from winter….

 

[LenEV2016]

Not really a concern from winter….

Fair enough but the figures posted by new owners are for very mild temps considering it's November. They are poor and as you say nowhere near the marketed range

 

[salty]

Not getting worked up, just that I want 300 miles for my regular trips to Cornwall.

Fair enough. But if it doesn't give you that.
What next? You might have to stop and charge once. I know what you are saying about manufacturers figures and would be great if you got those figures or even close to them. But you rarely will, if at all.

 

[MikeJS]

Fair enough. But if it doesn't give you that.
What next? You might have to stop and charge once. I know what you are saying about manufacturers figures and would be great if you got those figures or even close to them. But you rarely will, if at all.

Not expecting to get the manufacturers figures, just something in the same continent.
John-Cortin Fernandez post on the FB group that 'I'm getting 3 miles per kWh.'

I want a car that I do not have to stop at a charging location just to get to Cornwall. We have places that we like to stop at (and our dog likes it as well!) but they do not have chargers.

 

[LenEV2016]

Screen shot the below from an article, can't remember where, forgot id done it. Summary below real world from an owner

Mild weather (approx. 20°C): Around 299 to 310 miles
Highway (70 mph): Around 285 miles
Cold weather (0°C): This will be significantly lower not tested yet

This is a long range IM6

 

[MikeJS]

Screen shot the below from an article, can't remember where, forgot id done it. Summary below real world from an owner

Mild weather (approx. 20°C): Around 299 to 310 miles
Highway (70 mph): Around 285 miles
Cold weather (0°C): This will be significantly lower not tested yet

This is a long range IM6

There is this that was posted 2nd in this thread:

Do you think it will be any more accurate than this...

MG IM6 Long Range

All details and specs of the MG IM6 Long Range (2025). Compare price, lease, real-world range and consumption of every electric vehicle.

ev-database.org

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[LenEV2016]

There is this that was posted 2nd in this thread:

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Yeah EV database is reasonably accurate, the figures I posted were from the comments section on a page with a review of the car, just can't remember what article.
No idea where the owner has 20°c temps but the real world range is poor in this example no getting away from it

 

[rokfor2000]

OK, so here's another update. As a reminder, we're talking about the IM6 Long Range. Today's drive was at 14 - 16 C.

• Total distance:185
• Total motorway miles (70mph): 132.2
• Trip efficiency 3.1 mi/kWh
• Mode: ECO

The trip was in 2 legs, I did top up the car at Tesla supercharger at Gloucester. The 1st leg is interesting as it's (almost) exclusively motorway so really a worst case. At 4am traffic allows pretty much constant 70mph (although there was a closure at junction 13 which caused a slow traffic and ~10 min congestion). Here's the details of the 1st leg

• Starting charge 96% (373 mi range)
• Total miles 140 miles
• Motorway 128.5 miles
• End charge 51% (206 mi range)
• Trip efficiency 2.9 mi/kWh
• Heating was off most of the time, I had it pre-wormed at home and surprisingly having a coat I was OK. Turned it on towards the end of the journey for ~10 min.

Having said that not sure how accurate the computer data is. I lost 45% on the journey, with 100 kWh batter this is ... well 45 kWh, That'd give it actually efficiency of 3.1 mi/kWh. But then again I've topped up 44 kWh and I am almost certain that the battery was at 86%, unfortunately I didn't take an after charging picture of the battery status so I can't confirm it ant it may just be my middle-of-the-night brain misremembering things,

I've arrived at destination with 78% charge (318 mi range).

I've also did a small 9.2 mile dash in the evening on the country roads, here I got 3.4 mi/kWh and I dropped to 76%.

I'll be heading back on Thursday afternoon. My experience with ZS EV on the same route is that return journey is ALWAYS much more efficient due to much heavier traffic, slowing down the trip and boosting efficiency. Let's see how IM6 is going to be on that leg.

And now, considering it's 10:30pm and that I'm up since 3:30am I'm going to bed. Have a nice evening everyone! I'm looking forward to the morning digest of this post.

Goodnight

 

[NikLiverpool]

Thank you for the update! You are really taking it for a spin.
Regarding the battery, I am pretty sure I read that available are the 96kw out of the total 100.

 

[LenEV2016]

Thanks for that good to hear some real world experiences, 2.9 mi/kWh in pretty ideal conditions (weather wise) and no heating isn't the most efficient, you're probably looking at about 2.6 in winter.
Your figures match the owners figures I posted above, he posted 285 miles for 70mph in mild/warm weather

 

[MikeJS]

OK, so here's another update. As a reminder, we're talking about the IM6 Long Range. Today's drive was at 14 - 16 C.

• Total distance:185
• Total motorway miles (70mph): 132.2
• Trip efficiency 3.1 mi/kWh
• Mode: ECO

The trip was in 2 legs, I did top up the car at Tesla supercharger at Gloucester. The 1st leg is interesting as it's (almost) exclusively motorway so really a worst case. At 4am traffic allows pretty much constant 70mph (although there was a closure at junction 13 which caused a slow traffic and ~10 min congestion). Here's the details of the 1st leg

• Starting charge 96% (373 mi range)
• Total miles 140 miles
• Motorway 128.5 miles
• End charge 51% (206 mi range)
• Trip efficiency 2.9 mi/kWh
• Heating was off most of the time, I had it pre-wormed at home and surprisingly having a coat I was OK. Turned it on towards the end of the journey for ~10 min.

Having said that not sure how accurate the computer data is. I lost 45% on the journey, with 100 kWh batter this is ... well 45 kWh, That'd give it actually efficiency of 3.1 mi/kWh. But then again I've topped up 44 kWh and I am almost certain that the battery was at 86%, unfortunately I didn't take an after charging picture of the battery status so I can't confirm it ant it may just be my middle-of-the-night brain misremembering things,

I've arrived at destination with 78% charge (318 mi range).

I've also did a small 9.2 mile dash in the evening on the country roads, here I got 3.4 mi/kWh and I dropped to 76%.

I'll be heading back on Thursday afternoon. My experience with ZS EV on the same route is that return journey is ALWAYS much more efficient due to much heavier traffic, slowing down the trip and boosting efficiency. Let's see how IM6 is going to be on that leg.

And now, considering it's 10:30pm and that I'm up since 3:30am I'm going to bed. Have a nice evening everyone! I'm looking forward to the morning digest of this post.

Goodnight

Thank you for the details. It is really useful getting some real world info.

 

[LenEV2016]

Thank you for the details. It is really useful getting some real world info.

Does 285/290 miles with no heating/Aircon at 15°c on the motorway fit your needs?
You have mentioned 300 miles but I'm guessing that isn't all motorway.