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Had a Work event in Paris for a couple of hours in the Evening, so 970 Mile overnight Road Trip in order,
This is how the Budget EV Handled it
215 Miles from home to first Charge stop at Ionity Channel Gateway Folkstone.. The MG4 goes from 10-80% in 22mins so its a really easy car to charge quickly and its tolerant to low temps unlike a lot of other cars that dont like to charge fast when cold.
From there to Ionity Saint Witz just outside Paris 190 Miles
Quick boil of the Kettle using V2L for coffees while charging (25min Stop)
From there event in Paris, Stay overnight and out via Rouen and a fair bit of cross country.
Next Charge at Ionity Rouen, Charge and a Brew again (20mins stop)
From there up to Calais and Tunnel Last Stop at Ionity Maidstone (30Mins) and the 180 Miles Home.
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The MG4 is actually a really really good road trip car (On the Proviso its a couple and not a family) even with 2 of us boot and back seats quickly filled with stuff,
The MG4 Excels at Rapid Charging On Trips (Subject to Network Speed), Even cold at 5c with no battery heating it hits 140Kw every time from 0 to 55% then around 90kw to 75% so it actually beats MGs estimated 10-80% target by a fair amount (22 to 25mins 10-80% is what we get) and 10 to 90% is under 30mins. (Knocks spots off the EV6 with its 230Kw charging which is hampered by temperamental charging at anything below 20c), and as for the Kona with its 43kw maybe 70 for 5mins if you are lucky its another world.
Shame it does not have the economy of the Kona though, I know that would have averaged 4.2 Miles / Kwh on this trip but the MG4 only managed 3.6 Bt with the faster charging it really is no contest
As a Good Roadtripper it has great rapid charging, good road holding, reasonably quiet cabin
Bad for Roadtripping Its Auto Cruise is not s good as the Kia or Hyundai, its always jerky slowing behind other vehicles and I would never trust its autosteer, something you could on the Kia and Hyundai
But yes its been an easy trip and probably faster than any of our other cars (Including our Model 3 SR) due to the excellent charging
COSTS BREAKDOWN
Started Fully Charged
Charge 1 - Ionity Chanel Gateway. 57.7 Kw Added £14.44
Charge 2 - Ionity St Witz Paris. 51.65 Kw Added £13.20
Charge 3 - Ionity Rouen. 37.8 Kw Added £9.66
Charge 4 - Ionity Maidstone 60.02 Kw Added £15.00
Total For Charging £52.30 for 207.17 Kw
Total For Home Charge Before Leaving 5.5p Kw x 62 = £3.41
Total Fuel Costs for Trip door to door £55.71
Average Economy Over Trip 3.6 Miles / Kwh
Total Distance Covered 972 Miles
TOTAL COST PER MILE : 5.73p Per mile.
Toll Costs £21 Calais to Paris avoided tolls on return and both dartford crossings were out of toll hours
4 V2L Coffees and 4 V2L Teas Consumed while charging FREE
Tunnel was £25 each way.. £50 Total
Overall very happy with that Charging Time just over 2 hours but that was time used eating or rest breaks that would have taken EV or not..
Hope thats useful.. Big Thumbs up MG4 Budget Road Tripper.
This is how the Budget EV Handled it
215 Miles from home to first Charge stop at Ionity Channel Gateway Folkstone.. The MG4 goes from 10-80% in 22mins so its a really easy car to charge quickly and its tolerant to low temps unlike a lot of other cars that dont like to charge fast when cold.
From there to Ionity Saint Witz just outside Paris 190 Miles
Quick boil of the Kettle using V2L for coffees while charging (25min Stop)
From there event in Paris, Stay overnight and out via Rouen and a fair bit of cross country.
Next Charge at Ionity Rouen, Charge and a Brew again (20mins stop)
From there up to Calais and Tunnel Last Stop at Ionity Maidstone (30Mins) and the 180 Miles Home.
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The MG4 is actually a really really good road trip car (On the Proviso its a couple and not a family) even with 2 of us boot and back seats quickly filled with stuff,
The MG4 Excels at Rapid Charging On Trips (Subject to Network Speed), Even cold at 5c with no battery heating it hits 140Kw every time from 0 to 55% then around 90kw to 75% so it actually beats MGs estimated 10-80% target by a fair amount (22 to 25mins 10-80% is what we get) and 10 to 90% is under 30mins. (Knocks spots off the EV6 with its 230Kw charging which is hampered by temperamental charging at anything below 20c), and as for the Kona with its 43kw maybe 70 for 5mins if you are lucky its another world.
Shame it does not have the economy of the Kona though, I know that would have averaged 4.2 Miles / Kwh on this trip but the MG4 only managed 3.6 Bt with the faster charging it really is no contest
As a Good Roadtripper it has great rapid charging, good road holding, reasonably quiet cabin
Bad for Roadtripping Its Auto Cruise is not s good as the Kia or Hyundai, its always jerky slowing behind other vehicles and I would never trust its autosteer, something you could on the Kia and Hyundai
But yes its been an easy trip and probably faster than any of our other cars (Including our Model 3 SR) due to the excellent charging
COSTS BREAKDOWN
Started Fully Charged
Charge 1 - Ionity Chanel Gateway. 57.7 Kw Added £14.44
Charge 2 - Ionity St Witz Paris. 51.65 Kw Added £13.20
Charge 3 - Ionity Rouen. 37.8 Kw Added £9.66
Charge 4 - Ionity Maidstone 60.02 Kw Added £15.00
Total For Charging £52.30 for 207.17 Kw
Total For Home Charge Before Leaving 5.5p Kw x 62 = £3.41
Total Fuel Costs for Trip door to door £55.71
Average Economy Over Trip 3.6 Miles / Kwh
Total Distance Covered 972 Miles
TOTAL COST PER MILE : 5.73p Per mile.
Toll Costs £21 Calais to Paris avoided tolls on return and both dartford crossings were out of toll hours
4 V2L Coffees and 4 V2L Teas Consumed while charging FREE
Tunnel was £25 each way.. £50 Total
Overall very happy with that Charging Time just over 2 hours but that was time used eating or rest breaks that would have taken EV or not..
Hope thats useful.. Big Thumbs up MG4 Budget Road Tripper.