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MG ZS EV completes 40,000 km in 18 months: Ownership update

2nd February 2024, 16:00 by Brij Gawde

I am still getting between 320-350Kms on a single charge and I have not noticed any degradation in range or battery.

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40000Kms and 6th Service Update

It’s been some time since I last updated on the Lightfury.

Lightfury completes 40000 km on the Odo in just under 18 months since I got the car. I also got it serviced recently which was the first paid service. So far, I have not faced any issues and am fully satisfied with my ownership. I am still getting between 320-350Kms on a single charge and I have not noticed any degradation in range or battery.

The car is performing as expected and I have completed many long drives including a 3000 km round trip to Statue of Unity and back. Link to the travelogue below

(Lightfury visits Statue of Unity and Equality | 3000+ km drive in my MG ZS EV))

Apart from the above long drive, I did a couple of Solo drives, one to Kohli hills and another ~900 km drive to Udupi, Mysore, and back to Bangalore in a day. The regular drives between Bangalore and Mysore continue without hiccups.

Drive to Kohli Hills

I had a day for myself during Dasara holidays and I was itching for a drive. Decided to tackle the 70+ hairpins of Kohli Hills. This is a round trip of around 600Kms from my residence.

I left my residence at 3 AM and reached the Zeon Charger near Salem at 6 AM for a quick top up before tackling the hairpins. The uphill drive was a pleasure since there were no gear changes and power was available with just a dap of the throttle. The range dropped as expected, but nothing alarming. Completed the circuit of the hills and descended. The downhill drive topped up the range lost during the uphill climb. By the time I reached down, the consumption stood at 7.9KM/KWH which is similar to the numbers I get on a highway drive. I had a quick charging and lunch stop at Salem before a quick sprint back home.

Stats from the drive.

Couple of pics from the drive.

Drive to Udupi

This was a drive to check out fellow BHPian Samurai’s Grand Vitara. I took the Charmadi ghat route over the regular Shiradi route. I was able to drive to Udupi, 416Kms in a single charge with an 8% range left. This is the longest I have driven on a single charge.

I charged at Zeon Charger in Udupi till 98% for my next destination Mysore, a distance of around 300Kms. The drive was through Sampaje Ghat, Madikeri, and Mysore. Had a blast on the uphill drive to Madikeri on the Sampaje ghat. I was able to reach Mysore with a 15% charge left. I had a quick dinner and charge for the next drive to Bangalore completing 889Kms in a day.

Longest drive on a single charge

At Charmadi ghat

6th Service Update:

This is the first paid service for the ZS EV. I got the appointment at the Electronic City service centre. The front suspension was creaking a bit on some large humps, this was sorted during the service.

Service took about 7hrs and the cost was 7682/-

Breakup of the cost is below

Paid service: 3068/-
WA and WB: 1326/-
AC Filter: 1696/-
Coolant: 1592/-

The coolant is used for both Battery and Motor thermal management. This needs to be replaced every 40K Kms. Service quality is as expected, no surprises but cleaning was not great.

Summary of Stats from my ownership so far.