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Got it, thanks for clarifying. And that all sounds like a good, well thought-out plan. The reason I was asking about the length of the follow-up AC charge was actually to save time - I would like to AC charge for as few minutes as necessary before getting back on the road. Originally, when I...

Cool, thanks. 4K is indeed a lot of cheddar for an extended warranty. There is also of course Consumer Reports' advice: put whatever you were going to spend on that warranty into an interest-bearing account; then, if you end up needing that money for repairs, fine, spend it, but if not, boom...

Great, thanks for that info. So it seems like it wouldn't be unreasonable to bargain for an extended warranty on a new 2017 e-Golf that costs roughly $1500 and extends the original factory warranty to 6 years/72K miles (which I believe is the standard warranty on most other new VW cars).

Sorry, f1geek, I just want to make sure I 100% understand you. How are you planning on managing your own charging during long, 250ish mile trips? You mentioned you'll do at least one a year. Mostly what I mean is: 1. What SoC would you charge to immediately before your departure? 2. What SoC...

Hi f1geek, I don't yet own an e-Golf, but I was under the impression that VW required owners to follow every DC charge with an AC charge, otherwise the battery warranty would be "voided." Are you saying this isn't the case? Or that this is the case, just don't, on that follow-up AC charge, go...

Thanks for that tip, RonDawg. Probably not the same thing, but my wife used to have a used, late 90's BMW where the power windows would get stuck in the open position - really miserable when this happens on long winter road trips, when it's snowing, etc. So that extended warranty: was that an...

OK, that's a great tip, thanks. For the Level 2 equalization charge, I noticed you said it can be done by only charging to 97%-98%. So this charge "balances" the battery cells even if you don't go all the way to 100%? Is there a minimum SoC or a minimum charging time you need for this Level 2...

"Americans tend to buy too much car, something that will fulfill 100% of their needs less than 1% of the time, and that is overkill and too much vehicle for the other 99% of their driving, when they should buy something that will meet 99% of their needs, and rent the proper tool for the other 1%...

I thought about following the DCFC with an AC charge, but my wife is about to have a baby, so I'm not sure that making the family wait around for 1-3 hours for the Level 2 charge to complete is the best idea (even though, if I were alone, I wouldn't mind doing this). As for using the e-Golf for...

"Rent a car for those trips. Problem solved." What I would actually do is just buy a different car. If you really can't take the e-Golf on one medium distance road trip (250 miles) without not only voiding the battery warranty, but damaging your battery permanently, then that completely defeats...

Thanks, Verkher, for these efficiency results. Reading the footnotes, it's interesting that 1.) the fuel economy steady states appear to have been done on the dynamometer, not on the track, and that they don't appear to give an ambient temp for the dynamometer test (the ambient temps for the...

True, but only in CA and OR, and it's expensive, and it only goes 89 miles.... I guess what I'm asking is: 1. What should be more dependable (be in the shop less frequently) during years 5-10 of ownership, a Honda Clarity PHEV or a VW e-Golf? 2. What should cost less to maintain during...

Hi everyone, I've read in a couple places on this forum that, at least in the 2015 models, DC fast charging the e-Golf more than once, back to back, is bad for the battery, and potentially voids the battery warranty. Is this still true for the 2017 model? The reason I'm asking: I'm thinking...

Thanks, everyone, for those specifics. "If you're looking for the utmost in reliability, note that VW is not Toyota or Honda." The comparison to Honda is an interesting one, because of their Clarity PHEV. It's not at all clear to me what one should expect to be more reliable long-term, the...

Sorry, I should have clarified: I'm planning to buy a 2017 e-Golf SE new, not used. On the east coast, all the new models are 2017s (unless I'm mistaken, I don't think VW has even said whether there will be a 2018 e-Golf). And as for my reliability question, I'm not asking about the battery so...

Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum, so I apologize if this question has already been covered on another thread. My question is: can anybody shed some light on the expected long-term reliability of the e-Golf? I'm thinking about buying a 2017 e-Golf SE (with DC fast charging)...