Neutral is not needed so my ideal: 1. Stop with your foot on the brake 2. Engage parking brake 3. Release the foot brake 4. Place the shifter in "Park" The reason for releasing the foot brake before park is to prevent the car from moving after placing it in park; the front wheels will roll...

My guess is that someone just chose a nice round number. Other EVs like the Opel Ampera-E are limited to 150 kph (93 mph) just like the Euro e-golf. Also it is conceivable that the speed limit was reduced to 85 to reduce battery overheating in hot western states, heat which Europe rarely sees. Given...

Personally, I charge the car to 60% daily right before a 14 mile round trip. This leaves the battery between 40% and 50% most of the time which some sources say is ideal for minimizing degradation: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_store_batteries However, for days I need to drive f...

Truly "optimal" is closer to 60% but the car is pretty useless then. I'd do 80 unless you need the range.

That's a bummer. The 24 month lease makes sense for high-earners who are not eligible for the rebate anyway. The dealerships ought to be aware of this and market it as such.

Hard wire the inverter to the battery using a separate relay controlled by the ignition.

While charging or driving, the car should handle about 200 amps on the 12v circuit before it starts to drain the lead acid battery.

My conservative guess is that they'd find a used pack that's slightly above the 70% threshold to give you since that's all VW is on the hook for.

I replaced mine for the second time at 3 years of ownership. So, 18 months average so far. For me, a small price to pay for the convenience of KESSY.

Interesting indeed... here's mine, build date 6/15 with 20,500 miles/33.000 km:



I have been "babying the battery" charging only to 60% since I don't use the car for my commute and drive it only 13 miles most days.

You can program the car to charge to 80% or 90% on the center screen under e-Manager. It's not that obvious how to set it up, but it's there for 2016 and later US models. I never bothered with our 2015 because my wife was the primary driver and she was always nervous about running out of charge. Al...