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I've had my 2015 eGolf SEL since Oct and really love it. But I've noticed a big drop in my range projections and (obviously) MpkWh average. While i fully anticipated some drop off in these colder months (i'm on the shoreline of CT), what i'm seeing is steeper than i expected. During the sales...

I had the TSB applied last week (i'm in CT, so a little colder a little earlier than NJ). It took about an hour and was all software updates. No cost, worked great! The heat definitely works now and kept me warm on my 31 degree commute this morning. That is until I realized my range was...

phr00t - Not sure i could hear the heat pump over the fan. That said, when put on "HI", my heater is now pumping out truly hot air as compared to the cool air i was getting before. If there is any question over whether there is heat coming out when it's on "HI" then i think you'd be well...

Thanks for the support everyone, it was very helpful and ultimately successful. A description of my experience with VW is below. Generally positive overall. While i was picking up my lightning cable, I requested the heat pump TSB be addressed on my eGolf. Initially the service person said...

Just to add another wrinkle for those interested... i pre-conditioning my car this morning for about 10 minutes, just to see what would happen. The heat was blasting nice and toasty for the first 10-15 minutes of my ride. At that point I was comfortable and turned the fan down a few notches...

20 days later and... Really feel terrible for the experience you've had. This is my first VW and your story is exactly what i was scared of. Good luck!

Here in CT the mornings are getting a bit chilly (28-35 degrees at 7:15am), just a taste of what's to come this winter. I find that the cabin heat, turned to "HI" with medium fan, blows air that is noticeably cool to the touch for the entirety of my 35 minute commute. I have the 2015 SEL, is...

Not sure about the espionage part. Here's a story i read on NPR last week. http://www.npr.org/2015/09/24/443053672/how-a-little-lab-in-west-virginia-caught-volkswagens-big-cheat But really, what are the chances that the guy who commissioned the report has the last name "German"?

I'd also like to be notified when the car is fully charged just like the ChargePoint EVSEs do. With public charging at work on a Clipper Creek i have to actively checking the app to see if it's done yet and have inadvertently lost track of time and hogged the charger even after fully charged...

Just got my new 2015 e-Golf SEL and it came with the older 30 pin cable. I contacted VW Customer Care and requested the lightning cable. They said: "VW Customer Care only had a limited supply of cables and have since depleted our stock, and we no longer have any cables here to provide. Our...

Every dealer i talked to here said that the extra 2K miles per year meant $10 more per month, so $360 over the course of the lease. My salesperson mentioned something like an additional $2K in VW of America rebates this month to help move the 2015 SELs. So those two items combined, i'm still...

Figured i'd add my $0.02 since I purchased a 2015 SEL last night. I'm on the Shoreline of CT, so i don't believe the deals are going to be quite as good as in CA. This purchase was made at Montessi Motors in North Haven, CT. I'd highly recommend them, they came in nearly $100/month below what...

Following up on the topic of free charging at work, i noticed my work's Clipper Creek charging stations have an input/output of 120V/30A. See pic below: The eGolf advertises a charge time of 4 hours on 240V chargers. How long would it take to charge on the chargers at my work? Are they...

Lots of great commentary on eGolf vs. Leaf here: http://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=20303 and here: http://www.myvwegolf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2803#p2803. There are additional links in the eGolf forum post that i found really useful. I haven't leased yet, but did a test drive of...

Great insights miimura, I didn't exactly know how to capture the potential utility costs from charging so gave it a guess. We also have free public chargers in my town (about 5 miles from my house), so we could do some no-cost weekend charging if need be. I completely missed the 85% charging...

Hi Emile, I'm in a similar boat: free charging at work, 15 miles +/- commute, aging car with mounting repair bills. I've started thinking about replacing our 2005 Mercury Sable (175K miles) with a small commuter car, as we already have a newer family sedan. Following several home and car...

Anyone have the inside track on optional package costs (i.e. charging package)? I can live without the fancy stuff: leatherette, alloy wheels, LEDs, cruise control, etc. It's the level 2 charging and heat pump omissions that concern me. Does the current LE have the heat pump? Also, i spoke...

So Nissan was completely unprepared for us. I set up an appt. on Tuesday for a Friday test drive. We get there and they don't know we are coming, get passed around the sales floor to the "Leaf guy". He isn't the most knowledgeable guy I've ever talked to. He takes us to the one leaf they have...

Thanks for your help. Interestingly, my wife says the LEAF looks better, but I agree with you sweetwagon. Looks fall squarely in the eGolf's favor Thanks for the links. I had searched around on that forum but didn't see this thread. Very helpful. I'm test driving both today and will update on...

Hi folks, I'm eager to get my first EV and, being in CT, have narrowed it down to the eGolf and the LEAF. We are looking for a basic, reliable and safe commuter/around-town car. We have a 2013 Ford Fusion, for our family sedan, but are looking for a second car with sufficient interior room to...