Close to zero?

[John T]

How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?

 

[Rolfe]

On the SR its, literally when it says 0 miles left. I got home the other day with 1mile left*, so just thought I'd leave the aircon on, it soon hit 0 miles, and that was it I couldn't select drive.

* it was actually 4 miles left, but wanted to see how low I could go so just drive around the village for 1-2 miles, until it was at 1 mile. It was slightly suprising that my Miles/kW was so low, transpired that I'd left on Intelligent ? (for the last 12 months) - Anyone know what Intelligent ? does, as dont think I need it?

You think that's LOW??!!

 

[Rolfe]

Oh cool that's good to know. I'll know to consider Tesla chargers in the future when doing a road trip. Cheers

I pulled out the other plug by mistake when I started to use that charger pictured above, but I saw immediately that it was the wrong one, put it back, and got the CCS. I don't know what would have happened if I'd plugged the type 2 plug from the supercharger into my car. Probably nothing.

 

[lsb777]

Do you need an adapter or a special cable to use Tesla's superchargers?

No. The open to all are CCS

 

[Ian Key]

transpired that I'd left on Intelligent ? (for the last 12 months) - Anyone know what Intelligent ? does, as dont think I need it?

If you mean intelligent battery heating then no you don't need it most of the time.

Burl Solomons has a good explanation

 

[DevonMG4]

and it was all entirely painless. Including the price.

Don't ignore Tesla as an option, returning down the M5 Sunday afternoon at about 4:30 I sought out the Tesla chargers at Cribs Causeway as I thought why pay 79p when I can pay fifty something per kWh. How surprised was I to find I'd been charged just 38p, half the price that Gridserve would have cost.

By coincidence I had overnighted at a pub in West Berkshire with three Tesla destination chargers, two closed and one open, and it had no means of payment and designed to be completely free.

My 520 mile round trip had cost me £11.80 with public charging. I must actively seek out Tesla chargers more in the future.

 

[dsimpkins]

Don't ignore Tesla as an option, returning down the M5 Sunday afternoon at about 4:30 I sought out the Tesla chargers at Cribs Causeway as I thought why pay 79p when I can pay fifty something per kWh. How surprised was I to find I'd been charged just 38p, half price what Gridserve would have cost.

I didn't realise those were open to all EVs? I thought it was only the new ones at Burger King, Eastville that were in Bristol.

 

[DevonMG4]

I didn't realise those were open to all EVs? I thought it was only the new ones at Burger King, Eastville that were in Bristol.

Lysander Road, Bristol

 

[dsimpkins]

Lysander Road, Bristol

Interesting, ZapMap and Tesla charger map both say it's not open to all EVs, but if you click on the location on the Tesla map, it gives open to charge other EV. Did you have to prebook? Website suggests you can book a stall?

The main dealership also at Cribbs Causeway doesn't have that option, nor does the Tesla supercharger in Cribbs Causeway shopping centre car park.

 

[DevonMG4]

Interesting, ZapMap and Tesla charger map both say it's not open to all EVs, but if you click on the location on the Tesla map, it gives open to charge other EV. Did you have to prebook? Website suggests you can book a stall?

The main dealership also at Cribbs Causeway doesn't have that option, nor does the Tesla supercharger in Cribbs Causeway shopping centre car park.

Didn't book, just turned up having found it on the app map. It's a bit out of the way in the carpark of a Tesla building, don't think it was a showroom though.

Low risk choice as there are many chargers within a mile.

 

[dsimpkins]

Apparently it's their certified preowned centre.

 

[jamherber]

Apparently it's their certified preowned centre.

Used to be their main service centre for the whole of the south west a few years back - how do I know? Was back there with warranty issues on our Tesla time and time again over the years!

 

[Tig170]

If you mean intelligent battery heating then no you don't need it most of the time.

Burl Solomons has a good explanation

So basically, just switch it off? : I do find the MFG, is the most compatible charger on the MG4 SE : as can get 86-88 kW regularly, alas Tesla V4 is approximately 1/2 that - and this is all below 50% SoC.

 

[Rolfe]

I only got 75 kW on an MFG charger on Saturday, but it was quite cold. Aberdeen.

 

[Nosgdohekim]

I didn't realise that tesla chargers were all available to non-tesla vehicles. When I looked previously at the app there was a 'Charge your non-Tesla' section which flagged up only a few available locations.
Has this changed recently?

 

[siteguru]

They're not all available, but a lot more have opened up recently.

 

[nexia201]

I don't like to get the battery too low. I use it as a cab and only get it down to like 35% then I stop and charge. We have 44kwh chargers so in 30 min it will be back to 80+%. I'm scared that one day if I keep getting it down low the battery will not get back to its full capacity.

 

[Rolfe]

I think you're probably worrying unnecessarily. While it's recommended to operate between 20% and 80% most of the time, when possible, you're not going to do significant damage by having it under 20% or over 80% for short periods. It's more a case of not leaving it there for days on end.

These batteries are proving more resilient than many people anticipated and there are lots of reports of excellent battery health after years and many thousands of miles. Although being in a hot climate isn't ideal.

 

[nexia201]

I think you're probably worrying unnecessarily. While it's recommended to operate between 20% and 80% most of the time, when possible, you're not going to do significant damage by having it under 20% or over 80% for short periods. It's more a case of not leaving it there for days on end.

These batteries are proving more resilient than many people anticipated and there are lots of reports of excellent battery health after years and many thousands of miles. Although being in a hot climate isn't ideal.

In fact that is just my assumption. I charge it to 100% daily at 5.9 kw but then mid day having done 250-300 km I charge on the 44 kw chargers and drive again for a few hours. Car has been doing this routine for a year and everything is good.

 

[Rolfe]

Pleased to hear you're getting on so well!

 

[nexia201]

Pleased to hear you're getting on so well!

I found out it lost a few kms when cold 10-15 deg C but lost more when it was say 45-49 deg C, lost around 100 kms range.