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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 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 some great lessons for all drivers. While I wont say it was a super fun experience, I’m glad it happened in a metropolitan shopping centre and not somewhere….shall we say less convenient!
I’m sure you will enjoy the video and I’m looking forward to reading your comments to see if you have had similar experience with towing, roadside assistance or EV Dealers.
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Tradetools wheel dolly/jack:
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Plugshare (App to find EV Chargers Globally): https://www.plugshare.com/
00:00 Intro & thanks for Watching Electric Car Australia
01:20 What started the Days Breakdown drama?
02:20 Initial fixes tried
03:35 Plan B – call MG Roadside Assistance
06:55 Lightbulb moment – Tow truck wont fit!
07:45 Shock additional Towing Costs for extraction
08:35 Elanga Charger operator offers assistance
10:55 Every Driver ‘Needs to know’ this
12:00 Nifty solution for car manoeuvring – wheel dolly’s or jacks
12:45 What caused the Breakdown?
14:55 Was it 5G mobile signals?
16:15 Re-imbursement of towing cost
16:40 Summary of the day and those involved
20:30 Wrap up and ways to Support the Electric Car Australia EV Channel
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