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While the CrossClimate tires from Michelin are excellent tires, you will notice a hit to the efficiency compared to the Ecopias.

Haha. I thought you mis-spelled lightening. Nope. You really meant lightning...

I assume you are in Europe since all North American e-Golf cars had the backup camera included. Personally, I would try to go for retrofitting the factory backup camera that's integrated into the rear logo/hatch release. However, I have no idea how much parts would cost or whether some kind of...

I don't know if I would want a Japanese market e-Golf. My understanding is that VW used the J1772 port in the front grille like the Golf GTE plus a CHAdeMO port under the normal fuel filler door on the right rear for those cars. I would think that a UK market RHD car with CCS2 would be a much...

You can leave it plugged in as long as you want. The car will do the right thing to charge the battery properly.

Clipper Creek has both types - paired dual units with power sharing (Share2) and single units with two cords that share power (Dual Charging). Share2: https://store.clippercreek.com/level2/level2-40-to-80/Share2-HCS-50-40-Amp-Level-2 Dual Cord...

The standout feature of the CrossClimate series of tires is that they are a true All Weather tire with winter "3 Mountain Peak Snowflake" rating. If that is useful to you, then it's a great tire that doesn't have a huge range penalty on an EV.

The proper setting for the ChargePoint charger should match the circuit breaker size it is installed with. The e-Golf has a 30A on-board charger, so it will never use more than that. Any AC charging is very gentle on the battery. Only DC Fast charging could possibly do anything to shorten the...

CarNet cannot "start the car" to avoid using the key fob. You should be able to start the climate control though. What exactly did you expect to happen with "remote start"?

Some pictures above are showing the European Type-2 CCS inlet. The North American cars use Type-1 CCS and the locking mechanism is different. So, be careful about the applicability of the various part numbers shown.

Sunnyvale's latest ad includes an offer for an e-Golf SEL lease for $48/mo. This is ridiculous because it requires $4,390 down and only 24 months. That comes to $231/mo and you don't qualify for the CVRP rebate on a lease that short. Minimum Lease term is 30 months for the rebate. Of course...

I just got an advertisement from Sunnyvale VW. They claim they are having a "Last Chance Model Closeout" sale on the e-Golf SEL. $12,500 off or $159/mo lease for 36 months. $4450 due at signing + TTL after $7,500 credit. The inventory on their web site shows 32 e-Golf cars available, all SEL...

For ease of use, it would be sufficient to set the Max Charge Level to 80% and charge it back to that every day. Anything more rigorous is not worth the trouble. VW already has a significant buffer at the top of the battery, so 80% is already very conservative.

I really have to wonder why VW didn't develop a splice kit and solenoid replacement procedure so that they wouldn't have to pay for this ridiculous repair under warranty. Obviously I don't expect them to care about the cost of repair out of warranty, I'm just surprised that they didn't want to...

I would not expect more than 200km range with that much motorway driving. So, you will probably need 15 minutes of DC Fast Charging on the way home each day. Since you will slowly charge back to full at home each night, I think this is not a problem for the battery. With some experience, you...