Looking forward to MG4 Trophy ER coming Thursday

[SBJames]

Any specific hints or tips for the Extended Range version?

Looking forward to it more than I have a new car for a long time (and only my second ever brand new car). First EV too. I currently have all the gear (Octopus Electroverse, RFID card, charging point etc etc etc) and no idea :-D

 

[webhiker]

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Enjoy

I have the ER myself

 

[salty]

So all the Gear. But no idea.
Don't worry you'll soon pick it up.
And this Forum, is a great help.

 

[Jomarkh]

Any specific hints or tips for the Extended Range version?

Looking forward to it more than I have a new car for a long time (and only my second ever brand new car). First EV too. I currently have all the gear (Octopus Electroverse, RFID card, charging point etc etc etc) and no idea :-D

Hi, what EVSE (charge point) do you have?
Not all networks are on Electroverse and Zapmap is another great app.

 

[SBJames]

Hi, what EVSE (charge point) do you have?
Not all networks are on Electroverse and Zapmap is another great app.

I’ve got the Ohme Home Pro (tethered).

I was planning to get the Tesla app set up and then not bother with others unless actually need it? I will very occasionally be doing distances that are that great to need a charge en route.

I wonder what cable(s) it will come with…

 

[Rolfe]

Welcome to the forum! I gather it's a great car, although I don't have one myself. I'm sure you'll get on fine. The learning curve is great fun if you approach it with the right attitude and I think you have that.

 

[HiFiDave]

I think you'll be glad you chose the ER (compared to other versions), I get a solid 250+ winter miles, only got car in December so can't speak of summer miles yet but would expect 300+. What wasn't immediately apparent when reading magazine reviews is that the ER is quite a bit quicker than the SR and LR cars (circa 6 secs 0-60). There seems to be relatively few ER owners on here, so I guess most people don't need the range. I regularly drive to Cambridge and London from Lancashire and knowing I can get there in the dead of winter without having to stop to charge is important to me.
Oh and it'll cost around £2 for 100 miles if you charge at home. Another benefit with the ER, less expensive public charging if you're doing long journeys.

 

[Jamesrr]

Yes, the ER is a great car. We know it as the Essence 77 here in Oz. Great for long journeys

Enjoy!

 

[hmibennett]

I love my ER but as noted here there is a considerable drop-off in range in cold winter weather, at speed and/or with additional drains on power. I drove from North Kent to home last night in the cold and dark, so with lights and heater on and windscreen wipers a lot of the time to cope with torrential rain on the M25. I also drove at 65-70 mph most of the time, as I wanted to get home to bed, rather than my more usual and economical 55-60. Result was that for a journey of 120 miles, my charge dropped by 160 miles, whereas in warm months, and at the slightly slower speed mentioned, my distance and amount of charge used tally very closely.

 

[ReintjeWA]

I love my ER but as noted here there is a considerable drop-off in range in cold winter weather, at speed and/or with additional drains on power. I drove from North Kent to home last night in the cold and dark, so with lights and heater on and windscreen wipers a lot of the time to cope with torrential rain on the M25. I also drove at 65-70 mph most of the time, as I wanted to get home to bed, rather than my more usual and economical 55-60. Result was that for a journey of 120 miles, my charge dropped by 160 miles, whereas in warm months, and at the slightly slower speed mentioned, my distance and amount of charge used tally very closely.

Speed is by far the biggest culprit in a drop in range. After that I would say it's weight (as in how many people you have in the car).

I don't really see a difference in summer or winter consumption, because on one hand it doesn't get that cold here, and on the other, if I'm not gently heating the car, I'm trying to cool it down as if my life depends on it (which on some +40 C days I guess it does).

 

[Rolfe]

If all the wrong conditions occur at once it doesn't have to be actual winter. Last August I set off south expecting to get 150 miles (in my SR). There was heavy rain, a strong gusty headwind going over the Southern Uplands and the Shap, and it certainly wasn't warm. When I set off the GOM was showing over 180 miles, so I had over 30 miles in hand. By the time I got to Carlisle it was gone, and things weren't improving either. I ended up stopping at the 110-mile service station rather than the 150-mile one. In bloody August.

 

[aardvark5]

This bloke has made 14 videos which I found very useful

 

[Jto]

Hi
Just let you know that there are few CPO that have cheaper rate per kilowatt than the Electroverse card like Lidl app is 62. And the card is 70p per kilowatt. Also in come to Barnet any time you can look up Jolt charge point and if you down load the app you can get 7 kilowatt free a day and after that it is 35p kilowatt. They are only in Barnet area but there are plans up north and somewhere else but can not remember.

 

[DerekH]

Speed is by far the biggest culprit in a drop in range. After that I would say it's weight (as in how many people you have in the car).

I don't really see a difference in summer or winter consumption, because on one hand it doesn't get that cold here, and on the other, if I'm not gently heating the car, I'm trying to cool it down as if my life depends on it (which on some +40 C days I guess it does).

Would agree with these comments. I have had my ER for 16 months and just hit 32,500 kms. I live west coast Oz and find summer to winter here doesn't affect range much. I am suprised that the very high temps have minimal impact on range or anything except usage of aircon... I have never had a need to use the heated seats or heated steering wheel Sustained higher speeds and weight (mountain bike on the back) air drag does affect range. I use a combo of granny charger via solar or the genuine MG wall charger via 3 phase for quick AC charging, again via solar when possible. Still on original tyres but probably due to replace soon. I am 100% happy with the car and never had to use public charging , fast DC charging yet.

 

[CKPeggy23]

I think you'll be glad you chose the ER (compared to other versions), I get a solid 250+ winter miles, only got car in December so can't speak of summer miles yet but would expect 300+. What wasn't immediately apparent when reading magazine reviews is that the ER is quite a bit quicker than the SR and LR cars (circa 6 secs 0-60). There seems to be relatively few ER owners on here, so I guess most people don't need the range. I regularly drive to Cambridge and London from Lancashire and knowing I can get there in the dead of winter without having to stop to charge is important to me.
Oh and it'll cost around £2 for 100 miles if you charge at home. Another benefit with the ER, less expensive public charging if you're doing long journeys.

You saying it costs you £4 electric bill to charge from 25 % to full?? Come on that's not right.

 

[aardvark5]

You saying it costs you £4 electric bill to charge from 25 % to full?? Come on that's not right.

That's what I get with an LR.

Octopus iGo is 7p/kWh and I get 3 miles per kWh so 100 miles is roughly £2.30p

 

[HiFiDave]

You saying it costs you £4 electric bill to charge from 25 % to full?? Come on that's not right.

Yes, if you're on an EV or cheap overnight tariff. I'm with OVO and pay 7p/kWh for EV charging. All I did was add the 'Charge anytime' Bolt-on (free) to my account when I got the car and had a wall charger fitted. Instead of £40-50/week in my old ICE car I now pay less than a fiver :=)

 

[MDWMG]

Yes, if you're on an EV or cheap overnight tariff. I'm with OVO and pay 7p/kWh for EV charging. All I did was add the 'Charge anytime' Bolt-on (free) to my account when I got the car and had a wall charger fitted. Instead of £40-50/week in my old ICE car I now pay less than a fiver :=)

I'm with Tomato Energy - 5p/kWh midnight to 6am, 13p/kWh 9.30am to 11.30am and 10pm to midnight, 22p/kWh at other times.

So my 7.2 kW charger can top up my ER with about 40 kWh overnight for £2, if I set a schedule starting at midnight.

If I need a bigger charge, 10pm to 6am gets me about 55 kWh for less than £4.

Even a 0% to 100% charge of the 77 kWh battery would cost less than £9, if started between about 8.30pm and 10pm.

For my usage, every few days I charge to 80% from midnight at the 5p rate.
If I need 100% for a trip, then I will start the charge earlier during the evening 13p period, finishing by 6am or soon after.
For the occasional full balance charge I do the same but let it run past 6am, as equalisation doesn't consume much power, so 22p is OK for that.

Tomato's rates apply to all electricity supplied, not just EV charging, so the lower rate periods are also handy for high power domestic appliances that can be set to run at scheduled times.

 

[Griffian]

Wife did 160 miles in the ER yesterday and got back with 42% remaining. That's a mostly motorway trip but it sounds like she was switching off the aircon from time to time and isn't as heavy-footed as me.

 

[aardvark5]

Wife did 160 miles in the ER yesterday and got back with 42% remaining. That's a mostly motorway trip but it sounds like she was switching off the aircon from time to time and isn't as heavy-footed as me.

That's impressive.

Hello neighbour.