Yes. It's normal.My MG ZS EV is a long range and around 8months old. Lately on a full charge I have been getting around 248 miles and it seems to keep dropping every time I charge. Is this normal?
YesMy MG ZS EV is a long range and around 8months old. Lately on a full charge I have been getting around 248 miles and it seems to keep dropping every time I charge. Is this normal?
Are you a high milage user ?.I have the MG SZ EV trophy Long range, (Sept 22) I expect to get less range in cold weather, but i am down to 198miles on a full (slow) charge. starting to worry that my battery is on the blink.
mileage is also down to 2.3m/Kw from 3.9m/Kw. don't recall it being this bad last winter!
Like Nightmare - it hilly cold and wet here too!
t would be interesting to know at what point you say to yourself, 'this battery is knackered'
Hi, I only charge to 100% when I have a long journey planned, not had a long journey (and 100% charge) since September, which will be why the difference in range shown is so noticeable. Mileage is not really high, (8100 since sept 2022) just the mainly local stuff. September's full charge gave a range of 308 miles, last weeks 100% charge gave a range of 198 miles, quite a difference!Are you a high milage user ?.
Is this the reason why you are charging your long range Trophy to 100% battery state every time ?.
Have you reset both of your trip recorders recently ?.
Before you charge next, reset both of your trip recorders and see what the predicted range is then.
Closer to what you expect.
Neither of those GOM estimates are real.Hi, I only charge to 100% when I have a long journey planned, not had a long journey (and 100% charge) since September, which will be why the difference in range shown is so noticeable. Mileage is not really high, (8100 since sept 2022) just the mainly local stuff. September's full charge gave a range of 308 miles, last weeks 100% charge gave a range of 198 miles, quite a difference!
Thanks, I will do that. It still looks like my range has dropped significantly though, consumption has gone from around 3.9 mi/kWh to 2.2 mi/kWh. looks to me like EVs definitely don't like the cold!Neither of those GOM estimates are real.
You’ll have got something else in reality.
Go by the consumption numbers.
I think if you were to push all the waste heat of an ice engine into the cabin, even on the coldest days you'd be boiling, possibly literally. On the highway, an engine is using some 20 kW of mechanical power to maintain a steady speed, so twice that (assuming about ⅓ efficiency, hence ⅔ waste heat) would be some 40 kW, way too much heat for comfort. Think of an ICE car with a faulty radiator, and all the steam that comes out of that!in the winter all of the ICE inefficiency can be put to use as the engine heat is pushed into the cabin to heat it.