As the eGolf isn't a 'compliance car' like the Fiat 500e is , you should be able to.Loanshark said:Any e-Golf owners in Kansas?
I'd like to buy one from out-of-state, but I don't know what kind of service I can get on it here. I called one dealer in Kansas City and they weren't helpful - the guy just tried to sell me on a regular Golf.
Well I meant like the 500e which is sold in 2 states.RonDawg said:e-Golf is very much a compliance car. It's only sold in California and about 10 other states. VW is considered a "major manufacturer" under CARB (because they sell over 20k cars a year in this state) and thus has to sell a certain percentage of ZEV-qualified vehicles, buy credits from someone else like Tesla or Nissan, or pay a fine.
... or the RAV4 EV that was sold in 1 state. Seriously, what's the difference? VW dealer in New Jersey still won't lease you one if your address is in Pennsylvania. VW wanting the compliance credits is the only explanation for that.forbin404 said:Well I meant like the 500e which is sold in 2 states.RonDawg said:e-Golf is very much a compliance car. It's only sold in California and about 10 other states. VW is considered a "major manufacturer" under CARB (because they sell over 20k cars a year in this state) and thus has to sell a certain percentage of ZEV-qualified vehicles, buy credits from someone else like Tesla or Nissan, or pay a fine.
miimura said:... or the RAV4 EV that was sold in 1 state. Seriously, what's the difference? VW dealer in New Jersey still won't lease you one if your address is in Pennsylvania. VW wanting the compliance credits is the only explanation for that.forbin404 said:Well I meant like the 500e which is sold in 2 states.RonDawg said:e-Golf is very much a compliance car. It's only sold in California and about 10 other states. VW is considered a "major manufacturer" under CARB (because they sell over 20k cars a year in this state) and thus has to sell a certain percentage of ZEV-qualified vehicles, buy credits from someone else like Tesla or Nissan, or pay a fine.
If you really want an e-Golf in another state, either buy a new one cash, or buy a used one. It still remains to be seen what VW will do with the 2017. There were some claims a while back that it would be sold nationwide. I have my doubts. If there is another battery pack change for 2018 like the rumors say, maybe they will wait until then. Maybe they will not sell an EV nationwide until the ID in 2020. Who knows?
Verkehr said:Rumor has it they have to fly someone out to service it at your local dealership for warranty work if local techs aren't trained, but next year's model will reportedly be sold nationwide so if I were in Kansas and wanted to buy new, maybe I'd just wait.
Spektre said:Verkehr said:Rumor has it they have to fly someone out to service it at your local dealership for warranty work if local techs aren't trained, but next year's model will reportedly be sold nationwide so if I were in Kansas and wanted to buy new, maybe I'd just wait.
Not a rumor, but in my case anecdotal evidence: bought used from California, had it flat-bedded out here to Scottsdale, AZ. When I called VW North Scottsdale they told me they couldn't work on my car, so I had to elevate to VW Customer Care. They did, in fact, have a tech from California come and perform the service for the recall on the charging system that affected some (all?) 2015 eGolfs. I'm not sure if it hadn't been a recall issue if they would've done the same for anything routine.
Was subsequently informed that all dealerships would be certified to work on the electric drivetrain eventually, but I haven't tested that one out yet. I've only seen two other eGolfs on the road here in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area in the 14 months I've owned the car, so I don't imagine there's a large demand yet for service here.
All that being said, with as little maintenance as the eGolf requires, I have no regrets buying this car and enjoy driving it every day.
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