Rolling the electrified dice. 2020 MG ZS EV Exclusive
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Osprey Charging up next - the unit I used today was a little on the slow side. Their new app is pretty good though - a lot of people moan about having to use apps for public charging but this one actually offers some benefits over paying with contactless (which is also available). Cheaper rates, monthly billing, VAT receipts in one place, etc.
MDUBZ said:
Fair enough, is that why you have the double yellows too then? Surprised you don’t get over eager ( I think that’s the only type) traffic wardens covering it in Christmas party fund thank you notes. Does illustrate the problem a lot of people will have though.
The double yellows are a bit of a legacy thing - there’s still some development ongoing. You are right though - on a typical terraced street with no right to reserve anything the kind of problems you describe will be rife. Kerbside charging is probably the answer in a lot of cases as long as the unit rates can stay competitive.
MDUBZ said:
. So while the inner mischievous child is thinking about it and I’m generally curious as it’s another potential real world problem.. does the charging point lock into the car on charge or could I just unplug both ends and run off with it? 
It locks into both ends if you have a Type 2 charge point on the wall. In my setup, you could unplug the commando plug but it would still be locked into the car.
Mikebentley said:
Toaster Pilot. Thought I’d update an earlier discussion. Due to work being a bit up and down and the need to currently do 300 miles per day or at least for the foreseeable future I picked this little Duster up. It’s a 100 Tce (999cc 3 cyl turbo) Bi fuel LPG. Dealer demo, 5 months old and about 33% off list. £11200.00 approx. 2 yrs free servicing.
Very pleased with it, 4 days in.
Will keep an eye on your thread as still keen on EV and a friend purchased the same as you last month.
That 1.0 TCe engine is nice, had a mk4 Clio with it.
Toaster Pilot said:
First charge using the Ohme cable. Don’t have a fancy variable tariff yet so don’t need any of the smart features! Seems to be piling the kWhs in at a decent rate.
Update on this - now using Octopus Go so charging for 5p/kWh 0030-0430. Ohme integrates well with this and only charges at the cheap rate if you tell it to. Perfect solution to the lack of a charge timer in the car itself - I’d strongly recommend it to anyone that needs a good quality smart charger. Works with Octopus Agile too where the price changes every 30 minutes - but the rates on that have gone a bit crazy recently so I bailed out onto Go for a bit.
mercedeslimos said:
There is one of these in my local dealer in a lovely electric light blue. Not the cheapest here, €28,995 for the lower specced and €31,995 for the higher. However, toastie I respect your opinion, and ad a die-hard diesel devotee who does a 130-mile commute every day, I'm tempted to go for a test drive when Covid lockdown is over... 
Where’s that, out of interest? And how does that compare to a petrol/diesel car?Saw a French advert for one the other day - €17,995 after government subsidy from a full list of similar to what you’re saying.
The MG5 might be a bit more suited on the range front for that kind of regular journey mind - you’d be more sure of definitely having enough battery every time even in the depths of winter unless you’re somewhere super warm
Had a horrendous public charging experience today. This gives a taster but I’ll be summarising the whole debacle shortly!
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe1jCu65/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe1jCu65/
Gave Ecotricity another chance, had a bit more success this time! Also addressed some of the f
king stupid comments I seem to be attracting in droves on YT 
The owners club seem to be up in arms about my clickbaity 3 month update too, some of them are properly frothing
king stupid comments I seem to be attracting in droves on YT The owners club seem to be up in arms about my clickbaity 3 month update too, some of them are properly frothing
Edited by Toaster Pilot on Sunday 7th February 19:12
Smiljan said:
You need to do a "10 things I hate about my ZS EV" video to really get the nutcases going
- thought about it although I should maybe talk about things I actually like first you’re right though - compared with some of the bile spewed in the YT thread on here, I’m doing alright
l354uge said:
Phwoar. Nobody seems to buy the Excite trim but that’s a bargain. Smiljan said:
Wow TP, you definitely got out of the wrong side of bed for that video, you can moan for Scotland in the Olympics if you ever need another job
Good range test though, also what's the orange light that keeps reflecting in the bottom of the drivers door frame just over your shoulder?
Getting up at 5am for a 5h round trip to fix a broken laptop does that to a man Good range test though, also what's the orange light that keeps reflecting in the bottom of the drivers door frame just over your shoulder?
I suspect the reflections are just street lights / lights from other cars, the lighting is really bad in the earlier parts because of how dark it is outside.
HughG said:
Nice review thanks TP.
My Zoe ZE50 is due next week so looking forward to doing similar in that, also to WGC albeit only 67miles for me, there and back should be fine even if I have to go anti-clockwise round the M25 on my return due to traffic.
Excellent! Are you also on the blue and red team or are there other companies in WGC? My Zoe ZE50 is due next week so looking forward to doing similar in that, also to WGC albeit only 67miles for me, there and back should be fine even if I have to go anti-clockwise round the M25 on my return due to traffic.
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