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3) Yes.

F1 teams are in the realms of "marginal gains". If it means 1 lap more between tyre changes, it might make the difference between winning and losing. And they're in a realm where money is essentially no object. If there were a gas costing £1000 per tyre, and it got them a marginal gain, they'd...

Ah OK. I was under the impression that low battery temperatures completely killed efficiency. And that this affects short journeys worst, since the journey's over before battery warms up -- so heating the battery in advance would be a good idea. I guess I'll just observe my range and see...

I'd use the air pump in the boot if I was dealing with a puncture. But for a routine inflation, I found its pressure gauge was far too vague, so I used the air pump at a garage. It's only a couple of times a year -- when the weather turns colder. Same for any car.

Does the bug affect cabin pre-heat, battery pre-heat or both? I decided to do a battery pre-heat this morning. Started it 90 minutes before departure; app said it was on. Looked again 30 minutes before departure and app said it was off.

Well yeah, but this is more than conservative.

It's a matter of preference if your tariff works on fixed times. But if you're on Intelligent Octopus, the Ohme Pro will work with the Octopus API to use cheap slots outside the core hours. The MG scheduler can't do that. This was my main reason for buying an Ohme Pro rather than a cheaper...

23 kWh/100km ~= 2.7 m/kWh We've been getting 4 m/kWh ~= 16 kWh/100km in the mild British autumn (round about 17 celsius). The battery works less efficiently at low temperatures, and it seems likely that 12 miles isn't long enough for its heater to warm it. You might benefit from pre-heating...

Anker is a reliable brand.

But presumably driving it hard will. And presumably the sort of person who chooses an xpower is also the sort of person who will drive it hard? Unless maybe you compartmentalise your journeys into "I'm having fun today" trips and "I'm going to be sensible and economical today" trips.

In theory, though I haven't tried it. It's hidden in "Scheduled charging". There's both "Scheduled battery heating" and "Start heating" there.

You don't need scheduling in the app, to watch it charge. Have the "scheduled charging" toggle set to off. You can still go into the battery view, it'll tell you whether it's charging, what wattage it's getting, and an estimated time to reach its own idea of target (which may differ from the...

There are links on their support page OBD Connection | Iternio The "Big Fat Security Warning" bothers me.

Thank you. The birthday context is that in my 20s, (2000s) and until too many of my mates became responsible for looking after kids, we'd always have a big all-day pub crawl on my birthday weekend. And I'd worry about the weather spoiling the walks between pubs -- but it would almost always end...

I think it's recognised that cold batteries are inefficient. It heats the battery to address this, but it takes more than 3 miles to get it to an efficient temperature. If you care about this, preconditioning while connected to a charger might be worthwhile - I haven't had mine in the winter...

Oh there's also some stuff in there for route planning and uploading the routes and destinations to the SatNav. I never use it - I use Google Maps and Android Auto.

Yeah that's about it. Status check (tyre pressures, temperatures, whether things are open or closed and locked) Battery SOC and estimated remaining range Charging management - is it charging? How long will it take? Set target SOC (depending on model) Find My Car - shows it on a map, allows you...

4.5 miles per kWh is very good going. We tend to get around 4, no doubt set to fall as the weather gets colder.

Some oddness there. I was charging at home the other day, unlocked the car to get some stuff out, and while I was in there, I noticed it flashed up "Charge aborted". But I locked it again, checked both the Ohme app and the MG app, and it was still charging ?‍♂️ .

It says it takes seasonal weather into account, and real-time weather with a subscription (which I don't have). I suppose yesterday's weather was unseasonably warm (although, it's my birthday week, so I've paid attention to the weather over the years, and it's usually "unseasonably warm" :LOL: )