Recent content by GadgetGav

I think what looks like a camera in the area behind the rear view mirror is used for the rain sensing wipers, but High Beam Assist and Road Sign Assist probably use it too. (My SEL doesn't have those options). I expect they put common hardware in and use it for multiple functions.

EV drivetrains use AC induction motors, first invented by Nikola Tesla (hence Musk's company's name). There are no permanent magnets - instead the rotor sits in a ring of electromagnets. The speed with which the rotor rotates is determined by the frequency of the AC supplied to the...

To answer the OP, I bet the salesperson is confusing the fact that the brake *lights* come on when using B and you lift off the accelerator. In a modern EV, that doesn't mean the friction brakes have been applied, just that the regen is enough that it will appear to the car behind that the...

I have a technical question about coasting. A coil of wire moving in a magnet is going to generate electricity, so if it's not being used to recharge the batteries, where would it go? I'm pretty sure that if it was just being dumped somewhere (like into a big resistor) there would still be drag...

I got T-boned in my 2015. No airbags either but they ended up replacing both door skins and the entire passenger side panel because the whole panel was only $50 more than the rear quarter panel. All the work was done at a VW approved shop and paid for by the other party. When it was done you...

I have to say, this is one big improvement on the 2107 model. I just changed from my 2015 to a 2017 and the unlocking of the charge cable is much more reliable. I often had to manually shut off the charger and then re-unlock the car, sometimes many times, to get the light to go out and the...

I just finished the lease on my 2015 SEL and rolled over into a 2017 SEL lease. One thing I noticed at the new car pick up was that the brand of tire had changed. I can't remember now what the new one has, but I remember it being different. Of course, they're still skinny, low rolling resistance...

I know I'm the other side of the country, but Minuteman VW in Bedford MA has one SEL with the Driver Assistance Package listed as being in their inventory. It has no picture, so it may still be on the ship, not actually on the lot. I might go and check it out, but it's got the beige interior...

I just started getting the warning on my primary key after just less than 18 months and just under 10,000 miles. I'm going to switch to the other key and see if that has more juice left in it.

Sure, the app might not be 100% reliable, but it will at least show the OP where to go and look for potential free charging without a lecture on the morality of using free chargers where they're available.

That sounds overly sensitive to me. I had some groceries on the front seat the other day including a carton of milk and it didn't trigger the occupancy sensor.

I don't know why some in this thread have a hard time just answering the original question... The ChargePoint app tells you whether a charger is free or paid. You should be able to search around the areas you go to and find out before you travel. FWIW, I used a ChargePoint at Logan Airport in...

I've got a fairly good idea how many were sold; 4,232 in 2015 and only 612 in the first quarter of 2016. 116,597 EVs were sold in the US in 2015 of which 25,700 were Tesla Model S, so yes, Tesla is working through their 200,000 units much faster than VW is. None of that changes the fact that...

From earlier in this thread: And as for the silliness of comparing MSRP, the prior point you were making was that the Model 3 would be $10k more than the eGolf "simply because the tax credits will be all used up". They may be $10K less because VW has to discount their cars to shift them off the...

eGolf SE MSRP $28,995 eGolf SEL MSRP $35, 595 Model 3 MSRP $35,000 Before any tax credits. And from what I understand, the tax incentive tapers off quarter by quarter after the manufacturer has delivered 200,000 units, so they should last well into Model 3 deliveries. Not that they're needed...