What Charging Lead is provided on purchase

Hi,

I am new to the forum, so it is nice to find somewhere for advice.

I am about to place an order for a UK e-Golf. Having done my research and gone for a test drive I concluded that I knew more about the car than the dealer giving me the test drive! He did not seem to know much about electric vehicles at all really, which is a shame considering that VW UK has restricted the sales to 24 specially selected dealers across the country for some reason.

I have looked that the spec and the brochure, but one thing it does not say is which charging lead will be provided as standard. Will this be a 3-Pin, UK standard 16amp power lead that plugs into the wall?

I already have a charging point at home which is a female type 2 on a 40 amp circuit. I am sure a 3 pin is a useful back up for emergencies, but it will not be much use day to day. Will I need to buy another lead?

Charles

Because there are only 30 members here and nobody with e-golfs on order for at least another month, you might try posting on the European e-golf forum, which is in german. They've been driving them for 8 months and somebody would likely know

Ron

http://translate.google.com/transla...w.goingelectric.de/forum/vw-e-golf/&sandbox=1

This is from the VW site:

The CCS (Combined Charging System) provides a charging cable with two different plugs: one to charge up from a domestic mains socket, charging station or wall box using AC (Alternating Current); the other for fast charging at a public charging station using DC (Direct Current).

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Found on this page:
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new/e-golf-vii/explore

In the 'driving features' section, click the right arrow to see the next slide.