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In May I will be cycling the NC500 in Scotland with some friends. I was planning on driving up to Inverness in our Range Rover, but the way fuel prices are going I have decided to take the ZS EV. ABRP estimates the following: 3 stops on the way up and 6 on the way back. Will make for an...

Not the same. A BEV uses battery power to generate heat which impacts range. An ICE uses some of that wasted 60% to 70% of power to heat the cabin with no impact on range.

Very good points. I am extremely lucky having an excellent dealer that handles Skoda and MG only a mile from my home. They have very knowledgeable staff, both for sales and service. They also sell Maxus electric vans.

If only it was that easy :-)

Possibly easier if you read this than me trying to explain it : https://www.autobatteries.com/en-us/battery-technology-types/absorbent-glass-mat-agm-battery

With ACC the MG ZS EV with always use the friction brakes to slow the car. Regen is not used when ACC or MG Pilot is active. If ACC and MG Pilot are off then regen is used to slow the car. The LR MG5 uses Regen to slow the car when ACC or MG Pilot is active.

Yes it does and it has already proved to be very useful.

Well….. Mine showed 264 miles range. On that charge I actually drove 218 miles and had 20% SOC when I returned home :) So the GOM, if anything, was pessimistic in its range :) It’s all down to how you drive an EV to get the range out if it. When it warms up later in the year I would expect...

I have HVAC set to AUTO with 21 degC target. Not sure how preheat works as it only seams to be for 10mins and only for the cabin. There does not appear to be anyway to warm the battery from the APP?

Excellent questions ;-)

Possibly your driving style and the conditions of where you drive it.

Tesla runs a modified version of Google Maps. The Trophy Connect has a really good SatNav built in now. It also has Amazon Music, weather etc. Not a problem with plugging in the phone and having it on the wireless charging pad. I have a 150mm usb cable with my iPhone 13 Mini. It is a perfect...

Agree, but charge cycles are as important. A longer range results in fewer charge cycles, giving less degradation than a smaller battery. The LFP batteries don’t suffer as much from 100% SOC charging than the NMC batteries. In the LR ZS the user is able to set a limit on the charge level, only...

Yes, braking with the brake pedal does activate regen. Greater than 10% regen level while braking will put the brake lights on when using L3 and braking with the acceleration pedal.

Yep £33k does appear to be a lot. Mine is same spec with roughly similar miles and MOTORWAY are offering £29k to buy it back. Warranty is still with MG for 7 years, so no cost to them for that. I suppose they do have it and you could collect tomorrow :)

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One SR SE and one LR Trophy Connect.

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Ford has the ownership for patents on front screen heater wiring. When they owned Jaguar that technology was brought across, and remains there now. As such, the blower and heater needs to be turned on to clear the front screen.

The LR ZS EV can charge at 100kW rate. I had a test trial in one before getting mine. On a 150kW charger I saw 82kW charging. Modern EV batteries don’t degrade the way they used to do. Temperature controlled battery management systems look after them - unless you have a Leaf. Batteries do...