[DIY410]

Originally Posted by nhkvarma

Hey folks!

The surveyor found wiring distance to be almost 80m, and this is covered by MG. He asked to get my own meter (As required by the society for monthly billing), also a 40amps MCB. However, if I want slow charging setup, it seems I have to buy a plug point myself.

I am wondering while MG strongly suggests to slow charge the vehicle regularly for battery health, ain’t it provided in the kit?

Can’t the charging speed be controlled between 3.3 and 7.4 with the same box given by MG?

Thanks in advance.

You need to have a EB meter, 40A MCB. The portable charger requires a 16A socket, which you need to get it yourself. The 7kW charger comes only with a cable for the input side and a 5 meter cable attached to the charge gun.

Yes the charger has two settings 3.3kW and 7kW, even at 3.3kW setting it should not be connected to a regular 16A socket, the only socket that can take that kind of load is the blue industrial sockets rated at 16A or the bigger one rated for 32A.

The portable charger on the other hand charges at around 2kW.

[nhkvarma]

Originally Posted by DIY410

You need to have a EB meter, 40A MCB. The portable charger requires a 16A socket, which you need to get it yourself. The 7kW charger comes only with a cable for the input side and a 5 meter cable attached to the charge gun.

Yes the charger has two settings 3.3kW and 7kW, even at 3.3kW setting it should not be connected to a regular 16A socket, the only socket that can take that kind of load is the blue industrial sockets rated at 16A or the bigger one rated for 32A.

The portable charger on the other hand charges at around 2kW.

Many Thanks for the quick response and info.

Just trying to understand it better - So the charger with the gun given by MG can be used for both slow and fast charging? and this setting can be manually adjusted whenever as required?

If thats the case do i still need to setup the 16amp socket for slow charging or equalisation charging?

[DIY410]

Originally Posted by nhkvarma

Many Thanks for the quick response and info.

Just trying to understand it better - So the charger with the gun given by MG can be used for both slow and fast charging? and this setting can be manually adjusted whenever as required?

If thats the case do i still need to setup the 16amp socket for slow charging or equalisation charging?

Yes and Yes. Make sure the maximum demand shown in your EB meter doesn't exceed the sanctioned load mention in your EB bill.

[nhkvarma]

Originally Posted by DIY410

Yes and Yes. Make sure the maximum demand shown in your EB meter doesn't exceed the sanctioned load mention in your EB bill.

Thats very helpful.

This charging setup will be in a gated community. The electrician from the community said that the power will be supplied from common areas connection. Therefore, a separate meter is required to take monthly readings for billing. He also said that the load is sufficient to supply for my car.

[mountainboy1213]

Originally Posted by DIY410

Yes and Yes.

Can you please advise, how can we adjust the 7KW Charger for slow charging?

Also, is there a risk in using a regular 16 Amp socket? If yes, which brand/ company would you recommend using?

At my place, the team installed the MG charger, and from the same meter extended to a 16 Amp socket using a 4mm wire.

Please advise if I should change anything here. Appreciate it

[GS300]

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

Can you please advise, how can we adjust the 7KW Charger for slow charging?

According to the people who came for installation at my place, the change can be made by them only. We cannot change it from 7KW to 3.3KW ourselves. They did it through some app.

Also, is there a risk in using a regular 16 Amp socket? If yes, which brand/ company would you recommend using?

I assume you will use 16A socket for the portable charger. As far as I understand, it should be OK, since the portable charger works at 2kw (as told by MG people). Better to use a reputed brand like Legrand or Schneider

At my place, the team installed the MG charger, and from the same meter extended to a 16 Amp socket using a 4mm wire.

Please advise if I should change anything here. Appreciate it

The wall charger would have been installed for 7KW capacity. Hence taking a smaller line out for a 16A plug should be ok, assuming you are not going to use both the wall charger and the portable charger at the same time (or any other heavy current drawing equipment from the 16A socket )at the same time of car charging.

[mountainboy1213]

Apologies for the noob questions here, as I am new to the world of EV:

1. If 7KW is the fast charging done on regular basis from the home charge, would a portable charger connected to a 16A connection suffice as slow/equalization charge?

2. What is the recommended frequency for the equalization charge?

3. How can I check the SoH of the battery?

4. Is it OK to keep the car charging overnight - Is there an auto cut-off, or is there any other recommended best practice?

5. Last night, I charged my car fully to 100%, but the bar (attached pic) indicates less than 30% - Is it normal? Shouldn't this bar be complete?

6. What am I supposed to make out of the information on Voltage and Ampere, which I see on the digital cluster? Is it of any help to optimize my driving style?

7. I regular city drive, I am getting a Km/KWhr of 7.8-8.2, but still on full charge I see a range of ~340KM - Is this normal behaviour?

Thank you all for your inputs.

[ferrarirules]

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

1. If 7KW is the fast charging done on regular basis from the home charge, would a portable charger connected to a 16A connection suffice as slow/equalization charge?

7 KW charging is completely fine. There is no need to trickle charge from a 16A plug for MG ZS EV

2. What is the recommended frequency for the equalization charge?

MG ZS EV uses LFP battery. It is recommended to charge it to 100% every time. The equalization charge happens every time you get to 100% even when you are using 7KW charger

3. How can I check the SoH of the battery?

It is available in the app which is provided for smart connectivity

4. Is it OK to keep the car charging overnight - Is there an auto cut-off, or is there any other recommended best practice?

Yes, you can charge overnight. Once the car is charged to 100%, the charging stops. This is not like a smart phone that it will start charging again and again

5. Last night, I charged my car fully to 100%, but the bar (attached pic) indicates less than 30% - Is it normal? Shouldn't this bar be complete?

Seems like software glitch, you can report to MG

6. What am I supposed to make out of the information on Voltage and Ampere, which I see on the digital cluster? Is it of any help to optimize my driving style?

That is just to tell you instantaneous consumption of the car

7. I regular city drive, I am getting a Km/KWhr of 7.8-8.2, but still on full charge I see a range of ~340KM - Is this normal behaviour?

Yes, it is fine. The range displayed in MG at 100% charge is a static number as far as i remember.

[linuxworld]

Hey folks, Is there any chance MG can provide ventilated seats and auto-dimming IRVMs as an add-on accessory in ZS EV? It seems from last month they are offering ventilated seats in Gloster at additional cost.

Or Is there any chance they can release a newer version of ZS EV with these features to cope with the upcoming competition from Curvv? Current ZS is missing these essential features that Curvv will offer out of the box.

[EV Fan]

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

6. What am I supposed to make out of the information on Voltage and Ampere, which I see on the digital cluster? Is it of any help to optimize my driving style?

Originally Posted by ferrarirules

That is just to tell you instantaneous consumption of the car

You can use this to max out on the efficiency, if you are game.
Its almost the most real time consumption of the vehicle. i can be a better guide for range maximization.
Figure out the most optimum acceleration to current draw that works for you.

[Digital Vampire]

Anyone facing mobile Wireless Charging problem in your MG ZS EV?

I'm facing phone overheating issues when the mobile phone is charged wirelessly in ZS EV (2023). Initially I thought it was a phone-specific problem, but I tried with 3 phones (Samsung S24 Ultra, Motorola Edge 40 Pro, LG G8x) and all of them overheats if charged wirelessly. There are no such problems if charged at home using a compatible wireless charger - Hence I assume its some problem with the MG wireless charger unit, may be a faulty unit on my car!

I understand that wireless charging indeed makes phones a bit warm, but inside ZS EV, it goes much beyond warm, so much that the phone goes into protection mode due to overheating.

Next, I'm going to disable the "Fast Wireless Charging" setting on the phone and see if it helps.

[Night Raven]

Originally Posted by EV Fan

You can use this to max out on the efficiency, if you are game.
Its almost the most real time consumption of the vehicle. i can be a better guide for range maximization.
Figure out the most optimum acceleration to current draw that works for you.

to that.
I have started doing this recently. I try to keep the power output as low as possible when i accelerate, below 10% whenever possible. It helps to achieve higher km/kwh. Our last trip I managed to get around 9.5km/kwh over a 30km stretch with 2 kids, 2 adults and 6 cabin sized bags in the boot.

[ferrarirules]

Originally Posted by nhkvarma

Can’t the charging speed be controlled between 3.3 and 7.4 with the same box given by MG?

MG ZS comes with a 7.2 KW charger as a bundle. MG doesn't provide the plug point box like Tata does if you don't buy the 7.2 KW charger.

The 7.2 KW charger can be set to a slower charging speed. Using Spin EV app if the charger is exicom make.

[true_sedan]

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

Can you please advise, how can we adjust the 7KW Charger for slow charging?

I don't think there is an adjustment option available like that. My close relative has a ZS EV and they use only the 7kW charger.

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

Also, is there a risk in using a regular 16 Amp socket? If yes, which brand/ company would you recommend using?

At my place, the team installed the MG charger, and from the same meter extended to a 16 Amp socket using a 4mm wire.

Please advise if I should change anything here. Appreciate it

When they come to my place they use the regular 16 amp wall socket. My house is equipped with GM brand plug and switches. Has worked fine for charging EV. 4mm² wire is more than sufficient for the job. Don't worry. Use it normally. If it's overnight charging, go with the slow charger else if you're in a hurry use the 7kW fast charger. Slow charging is good for battery life in the long run.

[kochicar]

Originally Posted by mountainboy1213

5. Last night, I charged my car fully to 100%, but the bar (attached pic) indicates less than 30% - Is it normal? Shouldn't this bar be complete?

Thank you all for your inputs.

This is the new feature. apparanty 40% means 100%

Welcome to buggy software updates without basic quality control from manufactures.