Neerav Bhatt's blog: electric Australian transportation & sustainable homes
The first batch of MG4 Excite 51 electric cars sold in Australia didn’t have One Pedal Driving available in the car software menu but this can now be fixed with a free software update. An MG spokesperson told me today that: “The OPD update... Read More
Many people choose to buy a car mostly based on their emotional response to what it looks like and feels like sitting inside at a dealer. The BYD Dolphin and MG4 are the two most affordable electric cars in Australia at the moment with base versions... Read More
EDIT: 19 Sept 2023. This issue has been dealt with via a free dealer software update. When MG Australia announced pricing for the MG4 electric hatchback in mid 2023, the specifications list sent to media including me listed one pedal driving as being... Read More
If you’re going to be away from home on holiday or for work and you’re planning to leave your car at home, at an airport carpark etc for several weeks or months then you need to take precautions to make sure your car will be drivable when... Read More
At last week’s MG4 Australian media launch the car I sat in and took photos of most had Continental tyres. However later I was shown Bridgestone tyres in a photo taken by someone test driving an MG4 at a Victorian MG dealer and looking closer at... Read More
While attending the Australian media launch and briefing about the new MG4 electric hatchback I asked a lot of the frequently asked questions from potential buyers. I noted down answers from MG which are listed below mixed in with my comments. The... Read More
Good Car Company have been importing second hand Nissan Leaf electric vehicles (EV) from Japan into Australia since 2019 and many people have found them great value but are they still a good choice compared to a new EV hatchback? In early 2023 when I... Read More
In their marketing MG Australia promise that all versions of the 2022 and 2023 MG ZS EV Excite and Essence electric car are capable of a 11kW AC charging rate. I tested whether this was true twice. Firstly at a friends place connected to their Zappi... Read More
These are my thoughts after driving from Sydney to the Western suburbs of Melbourne return, in a MG ZS EV 2022 Excite model small electric SUV electric car, on 23rd and 24th December 2022 with an overnight stop over in Albury. The car contained 2... Read More
Last week I had an MG ZS EV Essence 2023 Long Range on media loan for review. I received a lot of questions about this electric compact SUV and I have tried to answer as many as I can in this article. Paul asks – can it do regen braking on... Read More