Hi guys, sorry for the newb question but I'm considering a used e-golf, 2017 or newer to get the 32.8kWh capacity battery.
I'm wondering if anyone with real-world experience can help me decide if this car would be appropriate for my needs:
My daily commute is 88km round trip and I cannot feasibly charge while at work.
About 40% of my commute is rural ~90kph, about 50% is highway ~120kph, and about 10% is urban. Sometimes the highway kms become stop and go kms for 10 to 20 minutes, turning a 45 minute commute into more than an hour. Occasionally another 5 or 10 km is added for stops to pick up things.
The climate here goes from 30C in summer to -30C in winter which is where my concern is.
I'm thinking that projected range minus degradation at 80kkm lifespan minus range reduction for cold weather minus 20% not charged to preserve battery life will end up being less than the required 88k total and I would be left having to find charge while at work if I wanted to make it home, when the weather was bad.
Thoughts? The car would be garaged overnight if that matters, so maybe 4C at the lowest, and I would charge it at 240V at home. If it were a deciding factor I probably could arrange storage at work about the same temp but right now it's just outside. Daytime charging will be problematic though.
Thanks in advance!
I'm wondering if anyone with real-world experience can help me decide if this car would be appropriate for my needs:
My daily commute is 88km round trip and I cannot feasibly charge while at work.
About 40% of my commute is rural ~90kph, about 50% is highway ~120kph, and about 10% is urban. Sometimes the highway kms become stop and go kms for 10 to 20 minutes, turning a 45 minute commute into more than an hour. Occasionally another 5 or 10 km is added for stops to pick up things.
The climate here goes from 30C in summer to -30C in winter which is where my concern is.
I'm thinking that projected range minus degradation at 80kkm lifespan minus range reduction for cold weather minus 20% not charged to preserve battery life will end up being less than the required 88k total and I would be left having to find charge while at work if I wanted to make it home, when the weather was bad.
Thoughts? The car would be garaged overnight if that matters, so maybe 4C at the lowest, and I would charge it at 240V at home. If it were a deciding factor I probably could arrange storage at work about the same temp but right now it's just outside. Daytime charging will be problematic though.
Thanks in advance!
