MG ZS EV 400 mile Electric Road Trip Part 2 

Haha, the flying muffin made me laugh, and Annabelles laugh, made me laugh even more lol. It’s amazing what this car has on it for its price

Excellent and hilarious part 2. I was getting a little stressed for you both when the mileage was so low! Looking forward to part 3 and my test drive of the MG ZSEV ( hopefully someday soon! )

Nothing worse than having muffin fired at you when you are trying to work out what lane to be in! :D

Great pt.2 review guys , muffin situation was hilarious . However , 1st stop charger failure caused a little concern albeit me not a newbie to EV's . Got my test drive tomorrow morning and must say , I am quite excited still . IMHO this is a GVFM vehicle , and anyone considering making the change should add to their checklist (James and Kate watch this space !) lol .

Coming across a Chargepoint that doesn’t work is very frustrating. So definitely charge early in the journey so that if an issue happens you still have some range to deal with it. Charge when you can, not when you have to. Also if you get a bit low, slowing down by 5mph saves MUCH more than switching off heaters, lights, aircon etc. No need to live uncomfortably. 5 mph only adds a couple of minutes to the ETA but save shed loads of juice.

Rule of thumb. Recharge at half tank. Chargers can be blocked or faulty. Main rapid charge apps electric highway, polar, podpoint and zap map. Range drops faster as battery gets low. Also hilly areas uses 4x the energy, range will drop significantly. Town driving use max regen, motorways zero regen. Dont use ac or heat. Heat pump cars reduce energy use significantly when at correct temp. Maybe test an Ioniq28 to compare.

Thanks for the video of this exciting BEV cant wait for part 3

These 'real world' reviews are a million times more useful than any motoring journalist can muster. Keep up the great work! By the way, I wonder just how long the ZS would travel for on 'zero' miles? I can't think of an easy way to test that apart from driving round and round a service stations car park on zero until it stops and pushing it to a charger?!

Interesting video - thanks. Frustrating that all the different charges require separate apps - they should all be able to just take credit card payments like normal fuel stations, especially as network coverage is variable in some places..... The MG seems a very good overall package at an excellent price - that charge socket needs a rethink tho - very fiddly. Maybe the cover should drop down rather than up - and how about a built in light so you can see what you're doing?

Great video guys....very impressed with the car.....can't wait to get it......bit dissappointed at the near 6 months delivery though.

Great video. Love the laughing fit 😂😂😂😂😂

Does anyone know if you can do schedule charging with the car?

Started with 390v time 110A = 43 kwh , then Showed 433v. Times 83A = 36kwh , From Ecotricity, not too bad , Thank you for experimenting 👍🏼 I would have loved to see it if you shown the inside the car voltage and Amp so we could compare it with Ecotricity pump ,

feel it is wrong for the charger to have limits think may be fast charger does not like or want to control the speed reduction to get the battery to full since that could take as long to do as it did for you get get to the level so the charger gives up and limits time so can charge and earn more money for only fast high speed charging

Did you report the defective charging point?

does zap map actually navigate like a gps or goggle maps, or does it just let you know where to stop for the chargers?

Thank you to both of you - Good report. Q. How many miles did you cover and what was the total cost £ spent on charging?

To think they could have given some lighting around the charging stations, instead of you having to mess around with the light on your phone.

Thanks for the videos a very useful watch for someone pondering the which EV to get problem. I am on the verge of putting down my cash for an MG. I test drove a bmwi3 at the weekend. Very innovative and high build quality and is a serious second hand contender for a retired couple. BUT its an expensive package if you like the bells and whistles which are standard on the MG and also range is a problem on the i3 unless you get one with the ICE motor version. Did you guys get the 7KW fast charger thrown in with the MG when you bought your MG? There is an offer for the first 1000 customers that includes that but when enquiring at the dealer it seems they no very little about that deal.

Was it not possible to view the State of Charge via an App while you were eating?

Interesting to see RW usage and results. The duff charger and will we won't we get to the next available one scenario is probably one of the public's biggest concerns at present. Do you know what you would have done if it turned out that you didn't reach the next one? Would it have been a case of getting recovered to the nearest charging point, or are the breakdown patrols carrying any sort of portable generation with them these days? Are these EVs towable or do they need a flatbed?

Well done guys. What is the lane assist like?

Unlucky, Check the comments on Zap-Map / Plugshare locations . That Belfry rapid has been off for a while , but congrats on not freaking out and getting to Cherwell Valley . Also good to see the MG got a CCS charge from an Ecotricity rapid.

What are the running costs against diesel/petrol ??? How much will home charge cost . Seems you get paranoid about the range when you only have around 150 miles per fill up ??? Great review . If you push it on a bit does it cause havok with millage ????

I've never seen your videos before and thoroughly enjoyed it. Fascinating to see non-EV veterans trying a new EV. The public chargers can be infuriating, but most of the time, one charges at home or at the same local chargers.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could drive over a pad and the car charges wirelessly like the iPhone :)

Great fun, I want a muffin now. Have you seen the new updated MG ZSEV facelift? the front is different and it has a 10inch screen. I don't know the specs.

Some segments in the video are stamped not adjacent to each other

what happened at the end of the vid...just seems to suddenly stop

Happened to find your channel due to YT suggested this review. Although you had 2 drivers in the car capable of driving only one ever drove which I find poor, I would have liked to see both of you drive even swapping at charge stations on your journey just to get your different views of the vehicle as well. Suggest future reviews you both drive equal driving times to get a more rounded review.

From what I've seen, try not to go below 20% battery level charge and not above 80% charge. That is suppose to prevent battery degradation.

At least the driver didn't have to eat your muffin 😌

Are the front seats of the MG ZS EV electric?

Electric cars are getting so much better tho ABIT pricey my only thought is when they get more popular how will the infrastructure cope and work as in charging points etc

I agree since I had my BMWi3 I drive much more careful more economic when I had my Audi A3 I just stuck to the speed limits didn’t take no notice of my MPG I think electric cars makes you more better driver

With a 50% battery🔋level, can one travel from London to Birmingham?

K.E.R.S. Kinetic Energy Recovery System it pronounces in F1 terms Kerssses as one word not individual letters

visit ionity charger and test , it will be informative

Yes Annabelle is definatlnately the star of the Show you two need to be on Gogglebox. Good review althoght you do need to appear to be move objective.... The Wife (@Mapleleafdriver) and I (@Thejollyevfan) get out test Friday. KEEP THE MUFFINS FLYING.

Love your video by the way. I drive for a living and just wanted to mention that your driving posture is terrible. Do you suffer with lower back pain by any chance?

Shame your video editor doesn't do picture in picture, there were quite a few times where I would have liked to have seen both video of the dashboard and you.

What would happen to the range if one were to stuck in traffic for long time?

Why didn’t you cruise at 70, not a real world test?

I don't own a smart phone (and don't want one thanks) so can I charge an EV I might own without it? Thanks.

Looks like a great value EV but I'm sorry low charge getting to the charge point to find it doesn't work. OK you've found one about 8 miles away but you have to go 8 miles out of your way and anoter 8 miles back. Never been to a petrol station where none of the pumps work. So it's pot luck when getting to a charger that it's working. Sorry but until there are enough charging stations with more than one or two chargers or I can afford an EV with a 300 mile plus range I will hang back getting an EV.

Level 2 is better on the motor way. I have the same drive in a another model car in shanghai. In level 3 you waste a lot of power speeding back up to the speed limit.

Would have been ideal if you had cut the 23 mins to 5 mins.