After doing a DC rapid charge early one Sunday morning the little guy and I got a rude shock when our MG ZS EV wouldn’t start. This kicked off a painful 7 hour episode which I will share in the hope it saves you some of the headache we faced. In this EV video of my EV ownership experience in Australia I’ll talk through the breakdown itself, my experience with the MG Roadside Service, a ‘must know’ about potential vehicle towing costs, assistance from Elanga the DC EV charger operator and the surprising suspected reason for the Mg ZS EV’s breakdown. Whether you own and EV or not this video has ..read more

On one of our many EV road trips in the MG ZS EV we recently dropped into Merewether Beach near Newcastle for the kids to have a swim. Conveniently located at the adjacent Dixon Park is a great little coffee shop with outdoor seating and a VERY SPECIAL electricity power pole upon which hangs an EVX PoleCharger EV Charger. In this educational EV video I take a look around this convenient beachside location, go through the charger stats of these duel port level two, 22kW AC chargers and of course put the PoleCharger to good use by charging our MG ZS EV while the kids are hitting the surf. As a f ..read more

Checkout my latest YT EV Video looking at the specifications and details on the new MG4 model coming to Australia. I go through the key things EV buyers need to know to decide if this 100% battery electric car is the one for them. With just under 5,000 selling in Europe in Jan 2023 and being the 2nd best selling 100% battery electric EV in the UK in February 2023 this is one VERY POPULAR EV! MG4 – on it’s way Down Under. MG Australia has decided on the Top of range model with larger/ longer range, NMC battery for this model. Full video available at Electric Car Australia YouTube Channel here ..read more

What is MG Pilot & how does it work on the MG ZS EV? MG semi-autonomous driving Brisbane to Yamba. In this week’s EV Blog Post from our free Electric Car YouTube video we take you back on the road and show just how easy and useful the MG ZS EV suite of Driver Assistance features are, including the MG Pilot functionality. Welcome to Electric Car Australia and our EV Blog and EV YouTube video featuring our recent road trip in the MG ZS EV from Brisbane Queensland to Yamba on the North Coast of New South Wales. We needed to make a quick trip down and back in the same day and thought it an ide ..read more

Check out my latest YouTube Video on EV Charging and installs. Hi, welcome to Electric Car Australia the Aussie EV & Sustainable living YouTube Channel. My names Greg and today I’m talking to a Arran, a local electrician who specialises in EV Charging. For over 25 years ReGen EV Charger Install have been providing EV drivers with advice and installation of home EV chargers and commercial operators the most fit for purpose EV charging solutions for their Customers. Today I ask Arran the most common questions I get related to home charging and some of his answers might surprise you. I hadn’t ..read more

As a family we love getting out of the city and camping in the many beautiful reserves and campgrounds we have in Australia and if you can travel to your destination pollution free, in comfort all the better. EV Camping at Boreen Point (Noosa) So it is with out recent overnight camping trip featured in this video with us travelling tailpipe emission free in our MG ZS EV electric car from Brisbane up to Boreen Point near Noosa and back again, all for only $14.20 compared to $50 for a petrol model MG ZS. An amazing outcome with a 70% saving on fuel costs PLUS no toxic free tailpipe emissions, an ..read more

Fitting Mud Spats/ Flaps to MG ZS EV Electric Car inc Demonstration and Tips for Changing a Wheel/ Tyre. Want to customise or pimp your new MG ZS EV? We did, and we started out with some low cost, practical MG accessories to make our electric car ownership experience more pleasant…especially the keeping it clean part. Welcome to Electric Car Australia and our latest Blog Post from our free YouTube EV video showing us fitting genuine MG accessory mud spats or mud flaps on our Australian model MG ZS EV. We started out thinking this would be an easy 15-20 min job but ended up even removing wheel ..read more

The 2021 Electric Vehicle (EV) Experience Day – Cleveland Sept 26 If your looking to learn more about electric cars or vehicles (EVs) you won’t want to miss this FREE family event. Proudly presented by the Queensland branch of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) and the Tesla Owners Club of Australia (TOCA) the 2021 EV Experience Day brings together owners and related business’s to share first hand experience of what it like to own and drive an electric vehicle. You can even go on a test ride in an EV on the day! Ask all those tricky questions like how long do EV’s take to charg ..read more

RACQ Motorfest 2021 – Classic Cars of the Past + Todays Electric Cars & Vehicles. Sustainable Transport options. In this week’s EV Blog Post we cover the recent RACQ Motorfest held in the Brisbane Ekka Showgrounds where we displayed our MG ZS EV along with other electric cars from fellow Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) members. Welcome to Electric Car Australia and our free EV YouTube video showcasing our recent presentation at RACQ Motorfest 2021 in Brisbane. Held in the Brisbane Ekka Showgrounds nearly ten thousand (10,000) people passed through the gates on a beautiful Q ..read more

MG ZS EV eco-Range Test of an Electric Car in Australian Summer. How far on full charge & what kWh/100km consumption on Motorway? Here’s the Blog and YouTube video our Australian EV fans have been waiting for; the motorway eco range test of our MG ZS EV in an Australian Summer. Brisbane to Byron Bay return without a charge. Welcome to Electric Car Australia and our Blog post based on our free YouTube video to see what the longest distance we can possibly get from a single charge in our MG ZS EV. While not that relevant for day to day driving we thought it would be cool to do it just out o ..read more