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My Trophy is sat on the drive right now showing 60% and 145 miles. I reset the accumulated trip meter at the start of May. It's showing an average of 3.8 miles/kWh (from 250 miles). I'd say that GOM is reflecting my recent driving pretty accurately.

I'm pretty sure some of the ferry companies are looking at this. It would be fairly easy to offer on board charging and would be very useful on the longer crossings. Banks of rapid chargers in waiting areas are also an obvious addition.

There are way more rapid chargers in France than in the UK, conveniently located in hubs at motorway services where you'll likely be stopping anyway. Lots of new hubs appearing at French supermarkets too. France is actually much better for public charging than the UK.

No. I've learnt from the early days that a couple of minutes' planning is everything. You wouldn't turn up at a port just before a ferry desperately needing to charge before getting on it. What's the worst that can happen if you're in a bind? You have to call your breakdown provider to get you...

I think you've set the bar way too high ?

You put your payment details into your Chargemap account that's linked to the card. I've had one for years but I usually use other ways of paying such as Shell Recharge and Electroverse. Shell is pretty comprehensive across Europe. Electroverse is good for Ionity.

I've also been driving EVs for six years. Never stopped me going anywhere. I've taken EVs to all corners of this country, to Paris, Belgium, South of France and Italy. Never failed to get a public charge, never had to use a granny charger. Does that count as a guarantee?

Never heard of anyone using Chargepoint on foreign trips. Popular ones to use are Shell Recharge and Octopus Electroverse.

Yes, this is more likely I think for most EVs. Lighter and, importantly, cheaper batteries that do similar range. It’s probably a decade away and will start appearing in new cars rather than today’s models.

You see these announcements all the time. In reality, what goes into your regular EV is improving incrementally. Manufacturers can’t economically develop a model and replace it the next year with a new one that has a revolutionary new battery chemistry. They’d quickly go bust. Models such as the...

At the moment, greater range is being achieved through bigger and more expensive batteries. You’ll be waiting a long time for an EV that does 350 miles at 80 mph. That would have to be a 150-175kWh battery. At least that should give you plenty of time to save up as it’ll likely be damn expensive...

I don’t drive my EV like that. 200 mile round trip at the weekend, A34, M3,M27 driving at speed limits. Had 13% left on return (Trophy 3.7 miles/kWh). No need for hypermiling. On a longer single journey I can add 100+ miles in the time it takes to have a pee and grab a coffee. I’d be doing the...

Mine is a March 2023 delivery. It resets lane keep assist every time but it retains the sensitivity setting. As a result I have it on all the time and it’s no bother.

I had a model 3 SR+ for four years before getting my Trophy. The only thing I really miss is autopilot on the motorway. Other than that, the MG4 pretty much does all the essentials just as well or better and can do a few things on top (carplay and V2L). It has more range than the 2019 SR+ and...

Beware of Tebay southbound. Half a dozen new rapids there won't solve anything. It's a regular queueing spot for Teslas on the Tebay superchargers. It probably needs another 20-30 units but they can't get the power to that remote site.

There are 24 supercharger sites open to all in the UK. Considerably more of them on the continent. Download the Tesla app to see them. They are often a cheaper option too.

Agree. I've come from a Tesla Model 3. Biggest praise I can give the MG4 is that I'm not missing the Tesla at all.

Am I the only one who doesn't find this an issue? Mine is set to low sensitivity (it's a Trophy) and I never turn it off. All I ever get is a gentle pull and vibration ?‍♂️

I'd always want 20 miles in the battery when I stop, particularly at motorway services where rapids can be unreliable or occupied, unless they are new multi-rapid hubs.

At least it'll match the sky on this rainy bank holiday weekend ?