MG4 Manchester to Edinburgh non-stop attempt — it worked! barely

Right, so I had this stupid idea: can I do Manchester to Edinburgh in the MG4 Standard Range with zero charging stops?

Short answer: yes. With absolute no margin for error and mild weather.

Long answer:

Departed Manchester with 98% charge (topped up overnight to 100%). February, 8 degrees C. Mostly motorway.

Range prediction at departure: 381km. Distance to Edinburgh city centre: 343km. Margin: 38km.

Arrived with 7% battery. 7 PERCENT. The car was telling me quite firmly that I needed to plug in.

I was absolutely fine on the motorway but got slightly lost in Edinburgh looking for the hotel parking which used up about 10% more than planned.

Lesson: don't get lost in Edinburgh. Also don't attempt this in winter. In summer with a few extra degrees it would be genuinely comfortable.

MG4 on the A74M — took this at a rest stop, the scenery does not disappoint

7% arrival is absolutely mental. I would have been sweating the whole way from Birmingham onwards. fair play though, the mission was accomplished

the 'got lost in Edinburgh' part is doing a lot of work in this story 😂 classic city that chews through range with its hills

I did the same run in the NIO ET5 last month and arrived at 31%. the battery swap infrastructure in the UK is still too thin for Scottish runs though

Melbourne Australian here — this is so very British. 'did it. barely. lesson learned. moving on.'

Barbados checking in — we would just be happy to have the infrastructure to consider this problem 😂 please enjoy your motorways on our behalf

ha! fair point. I'll try to complain about the charging network less.