ENY 1 Battery Range Total Rubbish

born_again

TELLIT01 said:

Poor to very poor power output from any battery in cold weather is pretty standard.  The normal 12v battery in an ICE car can struggle in cold weather.   It's one of the major problems with fully electric cars.

Depends. Still getting 300 miles per 100% charge in my car. Worked out how to keep miles up in colder weather. Pre Heat car, which also warms the battery up.
Lowest Ever 290 Jan 24, highest 314 July 25.

Shame @PNY405 has not been back to answer questions. Otherwise is just a praise & vent.

GDB2222

Jenni_D said:

QrizB said:

GDB2222 said:

Jenni_D said:

Recharging my EV might take several hours, but in terms of MY time involvement it's less than a minute. Plus I don't need to go out of my way to stand at a tender dispensing flammable liquid - my "filling station" is on my drive.  

Disconnecting takes longer than connecting, as I have to delve into the menu system to unlock the charging cable. Maybe I’m missing something? 

I don't know what EV you have but both of ours (one Stellantis, one VW) have stopped the charge & unlocked the charging cable when you unlock the car.

Exactly this - my cable (plug) is released as soon as I unlock the car. (MG4) 🤷‍♀️

I have a MG S5, and I don’t think unlocking the car does unlock the cable, but I will double check. I’m still working out how it works. 

Jenni_D

The MGS5 is based on the MG4 platform, so I'd expect it to function largely the same. If in doubt I'd suggest joining the MGEVs.com forum - they have a dedicated MGS5 board.  

flaneurs_lobster

GDB2222 said:

I have a MG S5, and I don’t think unlocking the car does unlock the cable, but I will double check. I’m still working out how it works. 

Pedal on right - Go.

Pedal on left - Stop.

Jenni_D

Another thought re. the plug not releasing ... how quickly after unlocking the car are you trying to pull out the charge plug? I have noticed that mine can relock if I don't pull it within about a minute of unlocking the car.

GDB2222

Does it depend on how clever the charger is? I guess it won’t release if the cable is live? 

I’m currently (no pun intended) using a granny charger. 

GDB2222

flaneurs_lobster said:

GDB2222 said:

I have a MG S5, and I don’t think unlocking the car does unlock the cable, but I will double check. I’m still working out how it works. 

Pedal on right - Go.

Pedal on left - Stop.

Actually, it is capable of single pedal driving, although I have switched that off.

Jenni_D

GDB2222 said:

Does it depend on how clever the charger is? I guess it won’t release if the cable is live? 

I’m currently (no pun intended) using a granny charger. 

Is it the standard MG granny charger? If yes then it has enough "smarts" to turn off the feed when the car reports it is full / the chosen charge level has been reached, so unlocking the car should release the plug.

As I mentioned earlier, MGEVs.com is the best place for advice re. the MGS5.