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  1. J

    So what range were you getting in recent cold weather?

    Why did you have to charge to 100% to get back? I'd have done two smaller charges or charged to 80% and driven more slowly. I'm not surprised range plummets with this awful wind we're having!
  2. J

    Auto Express MG5 news. End of the road

    I see their point that the MG5 fits between their other cars, but personally I only bought an MG at all because I wanted an estate and it was the only (affordable) BEV estate offering. If that applies to lots of other MG5 owners then they could be shooting themselves in the foot because we'll...
  3. J

    So what range were you getting in recent cold weather?

    I would absolutely fry if I had heated seats on and the temperature set to 22°C. I normally keep it on 18 or 19 with the seats on, but that probably wouldn't be very nice for a customer in a taxi.
  4. J

    So what range were you getting in recent cold weather?

    The battery does get warmer with use, and more energy is lost to heat the colder it is, but even so when it has cold air being whipped past at 70 miles an hour, it stays cold*. That's why there's a battery preheating option to be able to charge quickly when it's cold, even if you're on a long...
  5. J

    So what range were you getting in recent cold weather?

    I have looked into this and the answer is seemingly that whilst the energy stored is the same in cold and warm weather, the usable energy is lower in cold weather because the voltage drops off more quickly in the cells so they can't be used. This is partly caused by the slower reactions you...
  6. J

    The Ultimate MG5 "Real World" Energy Consumption Thread

    My first month with the FL Trophy, and I was pretty happy with its range over a couple of fairly long trips where it did well in excess of what ABRP thought it could
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