Search results

Update from 2017-02-26: This is the consolidated info I have learned about running an inverter for several hours from the e-Golf 12V system. All this was done on a 2016 e-Golf SEL. The overall idea is that when the car is on, the high-voltage traction battery runs thru a voltage regulator and...

I took a trip from Cupertino to just south of Santa Cruz and back last week. I decided to charge at my friend's house, but looking at the numbers, I could have made it on a single charge. The overall details: I started off at 280&85, took 85S to 17S to 1S to a few miles south. On the way back...

I had intermittent CarPlay failures too, the problem turned out to be too much junk in the lightning port on the phone. Cleaning carefully with a toothpick and compressed air pulled out an enormous amount of "fuzz". Now the connector fully seats in the port and I don't have any trouble with...

A few weeks ago, I discovered VW has an app called "iOwn" for iOS (I can't see any evidence of there being an Android version, which seems stupid so I hope I'm wrong). It's an electronic version of various docs that came with your car. Reading the paper manual first, then using the app as a...

This isn't a controlled experiment, just something I stumbled onto I thought others might like to know: Unusual for me, but I decided to turn on the climate control yesterday before leaving. I set it for 73F, I don't know garage temp when I did this. Charging was done already, just the heater...

Is it possible to get just the e-Golf to tell me the total amount of energy used (in kWh, I assume, but I don't actually care what units this display is in) used for a given trip? For my daily commute, I have a few shorter but freeway options and a few longer but surface street options...

I'm lucky to have a pretty short commute, ~6.5-8mi depending on the route I take. My question to you folks is whether I should prefer freeway or surface streets in an effort to maximize mi/kWh. Forget about time for a now. With the CA HOV stickers on the car, all the routes are within 5-6min of...

I have a 6:00am departure time setup and working well. I was thinking about setting a temp with climate control, but I was wondering how much before the departure time the climate control kicks in? Hopefully it doesn't run all night.

I'm considering a day trip to a friend's down near Santa Cruz. Google Maps shows door-to-door to be about 40mi each way. Given the hills, I believe I can make it one way, but it seems like I should plan on some charging on the road. I'll bring the OEM 120V EVSE as a backup, but I'm looking for...

I'm a new owner of a 2016 e-Golf and I just switched to PG&E's EV Time-Of-Use rate plan. I'm trying to figure out Car-Net's delayed charging feature. What I would like to do: - Plug the car in every day when I get home. - Car should be ready by 6:00am, but all charging to be during the TOU...

:?: When I took delivery, they walked me through CarPlay pairing. I would rather not deal with it for now and just rely on Bluetooth. But, I would still like to use the USB port in the bottom of the dash to charge the phone. I cannot figure out how to get the car and the phone to forget about...

I just picked up a 2016 SEL and I'm looking at EVSE units. My inner-hacker leads me towards an OpenEVSE or a JuiceBox. After reading various threads the first adopters had about delayed charging and car-net problems, I'm not sure what the recommended gear is. What I would really like is to get a...