2023 MG ZS EV FAST CHARGER DEMONSTRATION Australia Ampol Ampcharge

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[@skandalovics1]

Hi Tom I just a have a quick question about the sound. Can you feel big difference between the 6 speaker and your car 4 speaker system? I just ordered exactly the same car what you have. Thanx Frank

[@LudicrousFeed]

I must admit I can’t be sure because this was a press car loan from 2022 (last year)

[@stevenlee7195]

curious to know does it charge$ by the KW and also per minute? saw it on a NZ facebook post that one paid for the KW charge + hourly charge as well!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Only per kWh for this location

[@TheMelbournelad]

Might of been an idle charge?

[@dav1dgranz0w11]

Question: When you are fast charging is there anywhere it tells you the distance available "while charging", I see Kw and KWH etc... but if I say had to make it home 230km, I may want to stop the $ charging there and head home for my free Solar charging ir my discounted rate.. Just asking.

[@LudicrousFeed]

You can turn the car on to see the range available/remaining while charging

[@MisnoPatyoma]

Can we turn on Air conditioner during dc charging and can we stay at car while dc charging?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes and yes

[@MisnoPatyoma]

@@LudicrousFeed it's safe if we stay in the car and turn on AC?

[@LudicrousFeed]

If you’re worried ask a question on the forums and FB group. I’ve sat in the car with the AC on while it’s charging

[@MisnoPatyoma]

@LudicrousFeed oh great, i think it's relevant in Indonesia, very hot, if we do the dc charging, we could stay in the car, especially when in the roadtrip, amd our kids sleep.in the car and we need the dc charging.

[@MisnoPatyoma]

@LudicrousFeed btw, is AC on automatically when we charge the battery for cooling the battery (some car turn ac automatically) or you turn on manually for mg zs?

[@grpratt]

60c a KWh doesn't seem super cheap for that charging speed?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup agreed

[@marcjost509]

Nice video, can I ask, when the car is charging, does it run a fan or pump that makes any noise

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes the battery management system kicks in

[@marcjost509]

@@LudicrousFeed okay, good to know, so if I charged an ev overnight in my garage and the bedroom is 2 rooms away, do you think I would hear the fan noise

[@LudicrousFeed]

I don't hear our EVs charging in the garage below our bedroom

[@marcjost509]

@@LudicrousFeed nice, so that should be fine then for me

[@shavian208]

I was unable to charge at a Tesla service centre last week. Tesla said there is a safety issue with all MG EVs not locking in properly so out of ‘an abundance of caution’ they have now blocked all MGs from using Tesla chargers! Is this just in U.K., or just on v.3 chargers? Nobody seems to tell me if this is just temporary, or if there is a fix coming along.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Interesting. I’ll have to test it here in Aus

[@apterachallenge]

Hi Tom, do we have any information about when Ampol is going to begin rolling out the other Ampcharge locations after the initial first 5 pilot locations? I know there are supposed to be 120 of them before October 2023, but I'm curious when I am likely to see one pop up in my area. I don't own an EV yet, but there is an Ampol within walking distance from my home, so as we don't have off-street parking for more than one car, and have 2 cars in the family, if I ever did get an EV, it could be convenient sometimes to leave the car charging and just pop home for half an hour while waiting for the car to charge. I'm also curious whether they are going to have a free period for these other locations, as there was for the pilot locations. I guess we will have to wait to find that out...

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’ll update via my socials if/when I have more info. Will be great to have AmpCharge at regular locations

[@stevestesla9120]

Hi Tom, do Ampol have an app showing locations? I couldn’t find one online

[@LudicrousFeed]

Search for AmpCharge in the AppStore

[@mark123655]

Only 5 in Australia at the moment. But more coming soon.

[@oliver_mendi]

Great Video, when is the walkaround video coming?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Stay tuned ☺️

[@vampirebd2001]

What happens if you are in an area where u got no cell network. I use Vodafone and it has no network in most areas

[@LudicrousFeed]

Good point. Some networks (Evie and Chargefox) provide RFID cards

[@apterachallenge]

Not sure if this is the case in every location, but possibly Ampol has free WiFi in at least some of their servo's?

[@petersmith9191]

60c per kWh! How does that compare to an equivalent petrol fill up?

[@LudicrousFeed]

The MG ZS EV has a 50kWh battery so at 60c/kWh, it will cost you 60c/kWh x 50kWh = $30 for 300km of range. Assuming an equivalent sized petrol SUV needs 30L to travel 300km … $30 for 300km is approx $1/L

[@petersmith9191]

@@LudicrousFeed thanks Tom!

[@KanwarAnand]

In india I can charge my zs ev from 0 to 100 (50kwa) in 16.5 Aus dollars. love the car btw. interestingly I drove my first ev in 2015 in Gold Coast. it was a Nissan leaf the hotel let us borrow.

[@hedgemcnorry9459]

Thanks for sharing. We have the same car and haven't used a public charging station yet.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Hope you’re enjoying it!

[@shavian208]

You state that the ZS has an LFP battery so it’s OK ago charge regularly to 100%. According to MG U.K., the battery is 72.6Kw and Lithium Ion! So I’m only charging new ZS to 80% except for longer journeys. Am I right?

[@LudicrousFeed]

You have been watching me review the 50kWh MG ZS EV which is equipped with LFP battery chemistry hence can be charged to 100% regularly. - The newer LR with 72kWh has Li NMC hence should be topped up regularly to 80-90% only

[@VilThong]

Great video tom as always, what's the total real world range from a full charge?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Check out my recent range test vid where I calculated 100% at 280km on the highway

[@TheMelbournelad]

@@LudicrousFeed I hope they bring the LR version here. Going by figures based on Uk, it’s like $2.5k to $5k more for about 100kms more range.

[@williamhoffmann1445]

At this Ampol location, it looks like you would be at risk of having the charger bay ICE’d by people buying ice!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup there’s a risk but I don’t think people would stay long if it was indeed ICEd 😆

[@MrSango123]

great vid but do not understand why they did not switch to the latest MG ev witch is on sale in the uk skipping this model

[@LudicrousFeed]

With the extended range?

[@MrSango123]

Its entirely new model check it out on some of the uk websites love your vids

[@lappy65]

@@MrSango123 are you talking about the MG4? I don't think the MG4 is a replacement for the ZS EV, Marvel R or MG5 but an extra model in their ev range.

[@MrSango123]

@@lappy65 according to the uk reviews it replaces the earlier 2 versions

[@karkybibek]

cheapest ev cost more than cheapest fuel car to operate, considering cost price, electricity price, fuel price, service price.

[@LudicrousFeed]

This ☝️

[@emmett3067]

Crazy slow DC charging for 2022.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Max 200A for this unit is concerning

[@zero1666]

@@LudicrousFeed Yeah it's a shame, makes the 180kW for CCS seem a little misleading without any caveats added. I wonder if they keep using this model charger and the lower speeds put people off using them, could Ampol deem the trial not worth it and change their minds on the rollout and cancel or alter it? Surprising no one from Ampol hasn't realised only a very small handful of cars charge on more than 400 Volts. I feel like they just took the units specced 900v x 200amp and came up with a theoretically maximum of 180kW and went with it without considering no car can obtain that. Also feel like they should have gone with another brand like Tritium or another unit capable of outputting higher amps.

[@ulfw]

Way too slow to be useful. Sadly.

[@addsfour3499]

So about $30 for a full tank. Sux to be buying petrol 😂

[@TheMelbournelad]

Even cheaper in with a Automotive Club. 20% fuel voucher everytime

[@suad01]

$0.10 per km. My 13 year old hybrid costs about that much per km and will do 900km on a tank.

[@Reddylion]

Nice

[@LudicrousFeed]

😃🙏

[@Peter-vn8ue]

45kw wow that's lightning speed, not!!!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Could be faster

[@Peter-vn8ue]

@@LudicrousFeed I stand corrected 80kw but still is only available in Australia with a 50kw battery and is built on an Ice platform, the MG 4 will sell more than the MG ZS EV.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Can’t wait to check out the MG4

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

OMG so much easier to pump up a petrol guzzler!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Hopefully EV charging will get easier with time

[@geoffsteffens1640]

45kw.. I worry about these slow charging vehicles using public infrastructure in the future. Going to clog up the network pretty badly..

[@LudicrousFeed]

The solution is simple: we just need more chargers