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Thank you so much for your tip and great to know that the IS a local service department to work on the car in Seattle. University VW has been our default mechanics when we still have our Sportwagen. But they were also the one who "warned" me a year ago that if I get an e-golf from Portland and...

Found this interesting article about pulse and glide in EV to share. Not sure if the result is objectively conclusive but the initial observation echo what I experience. https://speakev.com/threads/pulse-and-glide-and-hypermile.16932/

Thanks for all the insightful feedbacks. For non-highway driving, I second most of your suggestion to keep a light pedals and keep the speed below 45 mph with a steady speed. However, my initial question is about highway driving where keeping an average of 55 mph or above is necessary. I've...

Thanks for your feedback. I wonder if you would consider trying Pulse and Glide to see if you could see a difference. I'd like to see how others think of this technique. BTW, 4.8m/kmh average is very good. That's what I get in the Summer here in Seattle when the temp. goes up to 60 degree or...

A while ago, I came across an article about using Hyper-miling technique "Pulse and Glide" on EV's and some in that forum argued that it doesn't work because of aggressive regenerative braking that "kills" momentum. But the e-Golf, with the option to set regenerative to zero in D, seem to be a...

After getting rid of our Smokewagen(TDI) from the buy-back program early this year, we bought a 2016 e-Golf SE from Portland and hauled it back to Seattle. It's been our 90% urban shuttle and works great for transporting kids to/from schools and all the other weekend activities around town. I...