Great overall review. After 7,000 klms and 8 months ownership we think it is great value. We've achieved 70 kW DC charging so your battery condition or software might not have been optimal in your test. The ZS EV doesn't have charge scheduling, one feature which would be handy but not a show stopper. We also done some reviews on our channel you might like.
It’s always a good laugh when reviewers show how the charging cable can be put under the boot space yet no one shows how practical that is when you have loaded the car up to go on holiday or shopping.
I'm a ZS EV owner in the UK, theres no charging timers on the car unfortunatly, and occasionally the screen might freeze (though mine has only done it once in over a year of ownership) you can reset the screen by holding the home button until it restarts. The infotainment system is probably the worst part of the car, I just use Android auto instead. Charging is faster from a low state of charge, and it will actually charge up to a speed of 76kw in the right conditions. Never had an issue with the lane keep, maybe theres something wrong with the camera on the test car? Overall a fair review.
The new 2022 facelift version is being advertised now €37000 but now comes with a 70kw (68kw usable) battery or 420Klm (wltp), thats just massive!, new front and rear lights and a few other bits and bobs (for the Exclusive spec). Local dealer said that they were expecting them in for February 2022. looking forward to taking a look at one. I'd be interested if you could get one early and give it a review :)
I have one of these in England and for the money it is really good value but yes it does have some quirks. Charging speeds I have had 47kW on one brand of charger but on another brand I barely saw 35kW so I think it is more the charger than the car. On a 90kW charger I briefly saw 60-70kW. There are lots of other factors that will affect charge speed. I do my timed charging through my Zappi so get 4 hours overnight at 5p/kWh which works fine so not found a need to have timed charging through the car as well.
Looked at one yesterday and it’s a decent car. No auto for climate control and all interior plastic hard and rough. Love the divorced from my hair comment!
there is soft touch on the top of the dash, don't get the rough comment though, sure there are hard plastics, but most modern cars have that. Its no worse than other cars I've owned.
I really don’t like the Lane departure either. Had a BMW 2 series on loan recently and it actually pulled the wheel out of my hands. Not sure safety has been thought through. Good review of a car I would not have necessarily considered.
It’s really annoying on my ID3. They then make it extra annoying by making it difficult to disable and it resets itself to being on every time you start the car.
Great review Nobby. If I'm right they use Nickel cadmium battery technology. Better than lithium-ion. Ni-cd suppose to have up to 20yr life span and are reliable. Only problem is, very expensive to dispose of due to high chemical content. How will that affect trade in value, recycling in future is anybody's guess. Lithium batteries have around 10yr +life cycle. Something we need to check when buying these cars is type and make up of battery. Lovely shots of Sir John Rogersons Quay there...
Some very valid points Gareth. 10 year cycle is something that many are probably thinking “that’ll be someone else’s problem”. There’ll be a recycling charge on batteries for motorists in this country anyway, wait til ya see.....
It's not bad for the money but the range still isn't good enough as it sounds like good when you put it in km but in miles it works out as 160 miles and that's on a good day. Bob Flavin who has one on long term loan commented on the fact that there isn't a scheduler for when you charge it. I'd heard the issues with the charging too and the bugs which you'd hope over time will be sorted via software updates but whilst MG are getting there they've a bit to go yet.
range is good enough for most people's daily commute, not many drive 160 miles in a day :) There are bugs in the software, though MG have released updates here in the UK, they should filter through to Ireland too. Still not great though, although you can use Android auto and apple car play instead. Plus you can't argue with the price for the amount of car that you get!
@@nicnordic6143 and the ID.3/4 needs certain temps and to be below a certain range to get 100kW but it will still do 50, it doesn't decide to do 37. Many examples of the same issue online, not just this car.
I really enjoyed your review on the MG ZS EV. I have a question for you would it be suitable to use for a Taxicab and would you recommend it . I do make x driving in Cork City about 75% City driving by day in heavy traffic and about 25% on the Motorway. I would appreciate it if you could give me a bit of advice as always keep up the good work.
I'd have no problem with that level of city driving for it to be used as a taxi - if you've enough places to do a top up for 20 mins during your working day you'd be ok!
@@emacasper a hybrid won't be for me, I'm sticking with diesel as I do alot of motorway miles, 75 a day approximately and a hybrid is useless for that type of purpose.
Good review. Do you think three people can sit in the back comfortably? and how comfortable is the driver's seat? I am a taxi driver and I'm thinking about going for a fully electric car.
I'm looking to buy an EV. Thanks for the review. Would you say this car is suitable for 3 Kids and a stroller? The trunk looks a bit on the small side.
Two seats and a kid in the middle would work. The buggy I would suggest bringing it to a dealer and putting it in the boot to try for size. Any decent dealer won't have a problem with you doing that!
There is a big problem here for MG, your buddy Bob Flavin had the same charging issue with 2 different MG Zs and with 3 different fast chargers. No point going to a fast charger if you are on a long journey and it's going to take 3 hours to charge because it won't go over 30 kW. Do MG have any comments on this ???????
@@NobbyOnCars Your review was excellent and I like the look of the interior but I notice that you had a different car, so that's 3 cars with the problem. It's a a pity because I would be tempted but 30k + is reasonable but it has to be right in it's basics. Keep up the good work, loving the channel.
@@NobbyOnCars Bob has at least 10 comments on his video with explanations from fellow EV/ZS drivers. If you plug the car in when it's about 10% charged, it should hit 50kW/h charge rates, as confirmed by many. The closer you get to 80% (and 100%), the slower the battery will charge, to protect the battery (this will happen with all EVs, not just MG). Bob plugged it in when it was 40% & 60% so the car must have decided it doesn't want 50kW/h to protect its battery.
@@sp3edy14 Thanks for explaining but that makes little sense. We all know EVs slow down after 80% but this car had 60-80kms left in the battery and still wouldn't charge at 50. If it was a 100kW charging capability car, that would make some sense but not 50kW. Seems odd! Multiple times too, not just when the battery wasn't warm enough or range was too high etc etc
The most chilled and genuine car review I've ever seen. Fair play 😎
thanks!
Great overall review. After 7,000 klms and 8 months ownership we think it is great value. We've achieved 70 kW DC charging so your battery condition or software might not have been optimal in your test. The ZS EV doesn't have charge scheduling, one feature which would be handy but not a show stopper. We also done some reviews on our channel you might like.
It’s always a good laugh when reviewers show how the charging cable can be put under the boot space yet no one shows how practical that is when you have loaded the car up to go on holiday or shopping.
Filling the boot with suitcases and then realising you need the cable out of its storage area... now who would do that.....
Good point (I’ve done it), however they do have really handy holding nets on the side that I now tuck the cable in on journeys when the boot is full.
I'm a ZS EV owner in the UK, theres no charging timers on the car unfortunatly, and occasionally the screen might freeze (though mine has only done it once in over a year of ownership) you can reset the screen by holding the home button until it restarts. The infotainment system is probably the worst part of the car, I just use Android auto instead. Charging is faster from a low state of charge, and it will actually charge up to a speed of 76kw in the right conditions. Never had an issue with the lane keep, maybe theres something wrong with the camera on the test car? Overall a fair review.
Thanks for sharing your experience as an owner. The charging speed inconsistency is a little strange!
The new 2022 facelift version is being advertised now €37000 but now comes with a 70kw (68kw usable) battery or 420Klm (wltp), thats just massive!, new front and rear lights and a few other bits and bobs (for the Exclusive spec). Local dealer said that they were expecting them in for February 2022. looking forward to taking a look at one. I'd be interested if you could get one early and give it a review :)
May be in dealers before then 👍🏻
Have to say a fine machine, definitely worth a look
Made me feel old.....still good review 👍
I have one of these in England and for the money it is really good value but yes it does have some quirks. Charging speeds I have had 47kW on one brand of charger but on another brand I barely saw 35kW so I think it is more the charger than the car. On a 90kW charger I briefly saw 60-70kW. There are lots of other factors that will affect charge speed. I do my timed charging through my Zappi so get 4 hours overnight at 5p/kWh which works fine so not found a need to have timed charging through the car as well.
5p is pretty hard to argue with! Thank you for sharing your experience with it 👍🏻
Looked at one yesterday and it’s a decent car. No auto for climate control and all interior plastic hard and rough. Love the divorced from my hair comment!
there is soft touch on the top of the dash, don't get the rough comment though, sure there are hard plastics, but most modern cars have that. Its no worse than other cars I've owned.
I really don’t like the Lane departure either. Had a BMW 2 series on loan recently and it actually pulled the wheel out of my hands. Not sure safety has been thought through. Good review of a car I would not have necessarily considered.
It truly varies between cars too - drove a new Touareg and it nearly pulls the arms off you.
It’s really annoying on my ID3. They then make it extra annoying by making it difficult to disable and it resets itself to being on every time you start the car.
Hey will you be reviewing the 2022 long range would love your input as I’m so unsure
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Great review Nobby. If I'm right they use Nickel cadmium battery technology. Better than lithium-ion. Ni-cd suppose to have up to 20yr life span and are reliable. Only problem is, very expensive to dispose of due to high chemical content. How will that affect trade in value, recycling in future is anybody's guess. Lithium batteries have around 10yr +life cycle. Something we need to check when buying these cars is type and make up of battery. Lovely shots of Sir John Rogersons Quay there...
Some very valid points Gareth. 10 year cycle is something that many are probably thinking “that’ll be someone else’s problem”. There’ll be a recycling charge on batteries for motorists in this country anyway, wait til ya see.....
is Li-ion CATL batteries to my understanding. there is no way to have Ni-Cd batteries to reach 44 KWh in such pack density.
It's not bad for the money but the range still isn't good enough as it sounds like good when you put it in km but in miles it works out as 160 miles and that's on a good day. Bob Flavin who has one on long term loan commented on the fact that there isn't a scheduler for when you charge it. I'd heard the issues with the charging too and the bugs which you'd hope over time will be sorted via software updates but whilst MG are getting there they've a bit to go yet.
range is good enough for most people's daily commute, not many drive 160 miles in a day :) There are bugs in the software, though MG have released updates here in the UK, they should filter through to Ireland too. Still not great though, although you can use Android auto and apple car play instead. Plus you can't argue with the price for the amount of car that you get!
Who would ever have thought that plastic car seat covers would have made a come back ????
Please check about warm batteries, voltage for charging processes. It charges over 80kW at HPC
I’ve driven, filmed and charged more EVs than most. This is an unusual scenario that others do not suffer from.
@@NobbyOnCars Tesla, Ioniq are some examples of evs which need a warmer battery for full speed
@@nicnordic6143 and the ID.3/4 needs certain temps and to be below a certain range to get 100kW but it will still do 50, it doesn't decide to do 37. Many examples of the same issue online, not just this car.
I am just wondering how reliable it will be, being Chinese
Wow
Your parking wouldn’t get a second look in the U.S. but the vehicle would because it’s an MG, a brand unavailable in the U. S. since the 1980’s.
I really enjoyed your review on the MG ZS EV. I have a question for you would it be suitable to use for a Taxicab and would you recommend it . I do make x driving in Cork City about 75% City driving by day in heavy traffic and about 25% on the Motorway. I would appreciate it if you could give me a bit of advice as always keep up the good work.
I'd have no problem with that level of city driving for it to be used as a taxi - if you've enough places to do a top up for 20 mins during your working day you'd be ok!
Buy an MG5, much better as a taxi!
Will Renault be releasing the new kadjar in full EV or PHEV . Would the MG ZS EV be comparable with the kadjar for space inside & boot .
Very similar style alright. Boot is decent
I think the next Kadjar is coming as a plug in hybrid possibly as it's based on the soon to be released new Qashqai. I have a diesel Kadjar myself.
@@stevencampbell1150 I have a petrol kadjar and I love it , not sure if the hybrids are the way to go , but the full EVs are just so expensive . 👍🏻
@@emacasper a hybrid won't be for me, I'm sticking with diesel as I do alot of motorway miles, 75 a day approximately and a hybrid is useless for that type of purpose.
Good review. Do you think three people can sit in the back comfortably? and how comfortable is the driver's seat? I am a taxi driver and I'm thinking about going for a fully electric car.
3 adults definitely
Focus with a bit of spec for me please. Good review though.
Like the current Focus a lot myself. Looks great in blue.
Speedometer is in miles, UK spec? I'd imagine that's not technically legal in Ireland for a new car.
you can display KMH in the screen in the centre of the dials, plus the KM/h is also displayed on the speedo
mine is in km/h
I'm looking to buy an EV. Thanks for the review. Would you say this car is suitable for 3 Kids and a stroller? The trunk looks a bit on the small side.
Kids in child seats? Uppa baby style buggy or smaller one? Hard to call it without a bit more info.
@@NobbyOnCars yeah, two of the Kids will need a Seat. The stroller would be a classic one, with 4 bigish wheels..
Two seats and a kid in the middle would work. The buggy I would suggest bringing it to a dealer and putting it in the boot to try for size. Any decent dealer won't have a problem with you doing that!
@@NobbyOnCars Thank you! I will do that :)
There is a big problem here for MG, your buddy Bob Flavin had the same charging issue with 2 different MG Zs and with 3 different fast chargers. No point going to a fast charger if you are on a long journey and it's going to take 3 hours to charge because it won't go over 30 kW. Do MG have any comments on this ???????
I got 37 not 30 but it’s an issue alright. Spoke to Bob about it, no resolution so far 🤷🏼♂️
@@NobbyOnCars
Your review was excellent and I like the look of the interior but I notice that you had a different car, so that's 3 cars with the problem. It's a a pity because I would be tempted but 30k + is reasonable but it has to be right in it's basics. Keep up the good work, loving the channel.
@@ronancostello2182 it's the same car Bob had :)
@@NobbyOnCars Bob has at least 10 comments on his video with explanations from fellow EV/ZS drivers. If you plug the car in when it's about 10% charged, it should hit 50kW/h charge rates, as confirmed by many. The closer you get to 80% (and 100%), the slower the battery will charge, to protect the battery (this will happen with all EVs, not just MG). Bob plugged it in when it was 40% & 60% so the car must have decided it doesn't want 50kW/h to protect its battery.
@@sp3edy14 Thanks for explaining but that makes little sense. We all know EVs slow down after 80% but this car had 60-80kms left in the battery and still wouldn't charge at 50. If it was a 100kW charging capability car, that would make some sense but not 50kW. Seems odd! Multiple times too, not just when the battery wasn't warm enough or range was too high etc etc
Mmm not bad but not great too big n boxy way too many oversized suvs on road be it electric or ice
I dnt like it
I've got one of these as a coutasey car there horrible they love to drink petrol and they hate hill's don't buy one
It’s electric, this one doesn’t use petrol.
Still horrible cars mate.
you didn’t drove an electric car of this model and you say is horrible? wow
Everyone has different opinions pal and I'm glad it's now gone back there horrid