MG4 in Australia

[decrep]

You don't know for sure until it's in writing by an official hand.
ASSUME Nothing!

 

[T1 Terry]

I would say after repairing the vehicle and probably insurance company would require an inspection to say it is near new condition and they insured it why would MG not carry on the warranty no reason to say no.
Damaged seconds white goods get factory warranty.

I'm guessing you don't mean a new wife that was previously married .... running for cover now :lol:

T1 Terry

 

[T1 Terry]

I believe I've finally manged to buy this elusive repairable write off MG4 at Pickle Melbourne salvage auction. First attempt it was referred at $13,800.00 plus all the tag on charges ... yeah/nah, second attempt, I was the only bidder @ 10,250 but apparently it wasn't recognised or something, today, about 5 bidders, won at $11,000, $12780 by the time they added on their bits ..... now to find the short skirt, high heels and fish net stocking to work the street corner ..... till they finally throw enough money at me to go home, then I can arrange to collect it :lol:
Maybe I could fly over on a cheap plane ticket, get an interstate transfer rego thingy and drive it home .... the catch would be if I got there and there was no charging cable with it ......
Can the LFP battery version be DC fast charged?

T1 Terry

 

[Tight Git]

I believe I've finally manged to buy this elusive repairable write off MG4 at Pickle Melbourne salvage auction. First attempt it was referred at $13,800.00 plus all the tag on charges ... yeah/nah, second attempt, I was the only bidder @ 10,250 but apparently it wasn't recognised or something, today, about 5 bidders, won at $11,000, $12780 by the time they added on their bits ..... now to find the short skirt, high heels and fish net stocking to work the street corner ..... till they finally throw enough money at me to go home, then I can arrange to collect it :lol:
Maybe I could fly over on a cheap plane ticket, get an interstate transfer rego thingy and drive it home .... the catch would be if I got there and there was no charging cable with it ......
Can the LFP battery version be DC fast charged?

T1 Terry

UK LFP battery max DC charge is 87kW can't see yours would be any different

 

[decrep]

Just charged mine today at BP Pulse, (not impressed, major tech challenge getting payment organised).
It only charged at 37kW but it already had about 80% in the tank.
I think it goes to 80kW if the battery is lower

 

[siteguru]

37kW at 80% is doing quite well for the LFP pack. ?‍

 

[Rolfe]

I was getting over 80 kW (initially) at all my charging stops this week. The DC charging rate of the LFP battery is pretty good if you actually want a proper lunch stop.

 

[wattmatters]

the catch would be if I got there and there was no charging cable with it

They don't come with one when new. Just a very slow plug in granny charger. You will not want to wait for that on site if the battery is at a very low state of charge.

The MG4 51 LFP is most certainly capable of DC fast charging. It's not uber fast, tops out at ~ 80 kW, dropping off as the state of charge rises. But fast enough for the occasional need given these are mostly intended as an urban vehicle and slow AC charging at home/work is more likely.

 

[ozzz]

Hi cannot remember exactly but I am sure I charged more than 80 kW at NRMA charge fox at Shellcove Woolworths under ground car park.
Used it only as a test 08 months ago when I got my MG 51 I remember $16 cost on a really positive note in the 8 months I have not spent over $20 on electricity only use home solar and free power at local shops.
And I really need to purchase a cable to keep in the vehicle just in case anyone in Australia can recommend one to get as MG seems expensive.

 

[wattmatters]

Hi cannot remember exactly but I am sure I charged more than 80 kW at NRMA charge fox at Shellcove Woolworths under ground car park.

The max charge rate is 88 kW for the LFP models.

 

[Corindikev]

Plenty of type 2 to type 2 & every sort of conversion options on Ali Express. Cheap compared to buying from MG or any place in Australia. Remember they are all made in China anyway. I purchased a 32 Amp V2L converter on Ali Express for $40.00 delivered. It works great. The MG V2L cable costs about $250.00 & is limited to about 10 amps.

 

[Rolfe]

Just saying.

You CAN road trip an SE SR

So here's the plan. Regular readers may remember that I drove to Sussex and back (from central Scotland) last August to attend the Glyndebourne Festival. I enjoyed it so much that I'm going back in May this year (and again in August), and the May trip has also diversified. Day one, 21st May...

www.mgevs.com

 

[T1 Terry]

Hi cannot remember exactly but I am sure I charged more than 80 kW at NRMA charge fox at Shellcove Woolworths under ground car park.
Used it only as a test 08 months ago when I got my MG 51 I remember $16 cost on a really positive note in the 8 months I have not spent over $20 on electricity only use home solar and free power at local shops.
And I really need to purchase a cable to keep in the vehicle just in case anyone in Australia can recommend one to get as MG seems expensive.

Ahhh... from my old stomping ground ... or close by anyway .... moved to SA from Lake Illawarra probably8 yrs or more back .... all that area was a mozzie swamp we launch illegal firework over and near shattered windows in the area .... someone came driving back from Bass Point and the Police grabbed them for it hope they got off, we certainly weren't gunna own up to it :lol:

T1 Terry

 

[T1 Terry]

The max charge rate is 88 kW for the LFP models.

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Wow, thankyou for that link, it would only take 3 mins more to charge from a 50kW unit and they probably charge less per kwh or charging time .... You can see I'll be an EV virgin at this, I don't even know what card/cards/apps I need to make them work .... looking at Google Maps EV charging map, every man woman and child, as well as their pets, seems to have some sort of recharging facility along that route .....

T1 Terry

 

[Rolfe]

I don't know about that. I haven't stood there with a stopwatch but my SE SR seems to charge significantly faster on a 100+ kW charger than on a 50 kW. I'll certainly go for the higher power one if I get the chance. (Except once, when I was hungry and only 50 miles from home and didn't want to put any more in the car than necessary, but still wanted time to eat.)

 

[decrep]

I think there will be a bigger difference at low charge levels. But as the charge builds up, they'll both be charging at the same rate.

 

[Rolfe]

There will be differences between chargers, which confuses the issue. But five times in the past week my car has charged from pretty damn low to well over 90% in a surprisingly short time, on 100+ kW chargers, faster than I would ever have expected on a 50 kW.

 

[wattmatters]

Below ~ 50% SOC the car will pretty much suck down as much power as the charger will supply, up to the car's charge power limit less whatever the BMS thinks is reasonable in the conditions (hot/cold etc). Once it gets past halfway full then the charge rate will decline and ultimately will fall down to AC charge rate levels as it approaches fully charged.

Also, just because a charge station has a nominal power rating does not mean it will at all times be able to deliver that much power. They also have limits applied at times for various reasons.

 

[Anon70]

Looks like MG Australia are considering "tuned" versions of the XPower, essentially a handling pack, changing wheels and suspension, with a couple of cosmetic tweaks

 

[salty]

Looks like MG Australia are considering "tuned" versions of the XPower, essentially a handling pack, changing wheels and suspension, with a couple of cosmetic tweaks

Great video, looks great lowered, not a fan of those particular wheels, body kit pretty good. Overall. ??