Publius said:
1) All delayed charging it programmed through the app, and for some reason delayed charging doesn't work with my Leviton 160 charge station. It works with the Level 1 EVSE provided with the car.
That's a well known quirk with different L2 EVSE's and so far VW has not been able to come up with a fix.
2) The EVSE provided with the car is not rated for outdoor use in rain or snow. What were they thinking?
I think that's their way to get out of a warranty claim. The EVSE, despite the "Delphi" name, is actually a Clipper Creek unit. CC provides the parts to Delphi who assemble it.
3) The charge handle locks every time you attach it to the car and requires that you unlock the doors with the key fob or on the door to unlock it. It only unlocks for 30 seconds. Get to if fast.
Another oft-complained about quirk.
5) Climate control automatically turns on every time you start the car after it has sat for 30 minutes. Less than 30 minutes it will remember your previous setting. It never remembers seat heater settings after powering down.
Yup, and apparently someone at VW thought 72 F should be the default setting.
5) The app has been more reliable for me than the LEAF app. It does more, too. Although, some of the extra features (unlocking doors, driving data, and finding location) will cease to be free after a few months.
You're an exception. The app seems to get a lot of complaints about its reliability. I met one eGolf owner who said he discovered his app was controlling
someone else's car
For that reason I have yet to set it up even though I've had my eGolf for over 3 months.
6) The battery degredarion warranty. 70% 8 years 100,000.
Unfortunately VW, despite earlier promises to the contrary, went the Leaf route and omitted the battery TMS. Without the tools for owners to measure battery capacity like we do for the Leaf, and with a lack of a battery degradation meter, you'll have to rely on monitoring your range closely to guesstimate your capacity loss.
Overall, I've been more impressed with the e-Golf than the LEAF. The LEAF felt like a nice economy car that cost a lot because it's electric. The e-Golf feels like a nice car that is electric. I've been impressed, quirks aside.
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Agreed. What's impressive is that VW has mostly kept the driving dynamics of the petroleum-powered versions, and from what I can tell there has been little compromise in making it electric. It helps that the car was designed from the beginning to accept different power plants.