IN ESSENCE, MORE STAYING POWER FOR MG EV

Car companies continue to make strides in the electrification of their vehicles. One manufacturer to step up its power play is MG Motors (for Morris Garages), the Chinese owned former British auto industry mainstay. Already the fully electric compact sports utility vehicle has made its presence felt on the EV world with the Excite and Essence models, the latter chipping in with a claimed maximum range of 320 kilometres. Now this has been stretched to 440 kilometres with a new variant, loosely tagged Long Range, with the added plus over… Read more

MG ZS EV LONG RANGE

Australia’s fastest growing carmaker, MG Motor, recently launched an extended range version of its ZS EV small-medium SUV at the FullyCharged event in Sydney. Named ZS EV Long Range it will be on sale from early April alongside the current ZS EV Excite and MG ZS EV Essence models both of which come with a 51.2 kWh battery and 330 km range on the WLTP testing cycle. The Long Range gets a 72.6 kWh battery and 440 km range. The ZS Long Range will come with the same equipment level… Read more

MG ZS PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

  We really do enjoy driving pure electric cars, that is ones without any assistance from other power sources such as petrol or diesel. So, when the MG ZS EV was updated in September with increased driving range and a few minor changes, it was a good excuse to borrow one for a week. Our test vehicle was the entry level ZS EV Excite, priced from $44,990 driveaway. The premium Essence model is $48,990 driveaway. These prices are pretty low for pure electric vehicles, but that’s because they have smaller… Read more