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According to PG&E, you should be grandfathered for 5 years from when you first took the EV rate. I don't know about SF Clean Power, but Silicon Valley Clean Energy uses the exact PG&E rate schedules. In fact, the way the billing works, I don't think they even have the ability to do the interval...

It will probably take a little time for the CCA providers to update their information to match this new rate plan. It just went into effect today.

The new EV2-A rate plan is not much different for non-solar customers. It has the added benefit that you can run your A/C until 3pm to pre-cool the house and let it coast through the Peak period as long has you have reasonable insulation. For solar customers, it's a huge problem because it...

There are two new ChargePoint DCFC stations on I-5 that are mostly installed but not online yet. They are located at Buttonwillow near the Tesla Supercharger and Tejon Ranch, also near the Supercharger. This will make the trip down I-5 very easy. However, until then, you're better off taking...

There are different kinds of policies. The ones where you pre-pay for the scheduled maintenance are rarely worthwhile. Since it sounds like you purchased, the Excess Wear and Tear policy doesn't apply. That's for leases. If it is an extended warranty, that is a judgement call. In most cases...

If the circuit is shared with other outlets, the usage of those outlets could cause a voltage drop that will cause the car to stop charging. Sufficient overload could also trip the breaker. It is highly recommended to use a dedicated circuit, even with 120V household outlets.

AC charging of any kind won't do anything detrimental to the battery. The only concerns come up when you start talking about DC Fast Charge.

How do you know that? It's just a Standard Range Plus with software limits. They are making lots of SR+ cars. It should be possible to get one, especially if you're on the west coast.

Just because it's made in Europe doesn't mean that it works in Europe. In fact, I don't have any solid information about the specs of that unit because my car came with the Clipper Creek / Delphi unit. However, I'm pretty sure that the Clipper Creek design needs some modification to work on 240...

VW changed from a Clipper Creek design assembled by Delphi to a TE unit made in eastern Europe. The Clipper Creek design allows 12 amps but the TE one only allows 10 amps. I think the change happened around the 2017 or 2018 model year. I would not count on either one being 240V compatible. If...

The range display in the car is not a direct indication of the energy stored in the battery. You have to use all the information presented by the car to figure out how much energy you're using. Have you done any drives that use more than 75% of the battery? If you are doing a bunch of small...

I believe in family vehicle diversity. My wife and I have always owned two cars with different characteristics. Before I went EV, we had a Passat Wagon and an Accord sedan. The Accord was replaced by the RAV4 EV and the Passat was replaced by a 2015 e-Golf. The e-Golf was replaced by a Model 3...

The coolant in the e-Golf is used to cool the motor and power electronics. The e-Golf traction battery is passively cooled. There is no active cooling at all. The e-Golf is very good at completely shutting down when parked. This is very different than Tesla, who keep a lot more of the car's...

Until the new Corridor DC Fast Chargers are complete on the I-5 corridor and US-101 corridor, everyone with an EV with less than 200 miles of range should be using the CA-99 route between Nor Cal and So Cal. There are EVgo chargers spaced very well on that route. 101 has a large gap of reliable...

An EVSE is basically a fancy safety relay. It doesn't do any conversion like a laptop AC adapter. An EVSE has two main functions. 1. Communicate to the vehicle how much amperage is available. 2. Only pass the AC current to the vehicle connector when a vehicle is actually connected and safe. The...

Check the voltage at the 12V battery with the car OFF and ON and READY. These kinds of issues are usually due to problems with the 12V battery or the DC-DC converter that charges the 12V battery when the car is on.

The plastic cover is only for decoration. It was eliminated with the 2017 model year in most markets. I have no explanation for the apparently missing 12V battery.

3 months is not a long time for an e-Golf. The systems in the car are very good at completely shutting down, unlike some other EVs. If you want to be conservative, leave the traction battery at 50% and put the 12V on a tender. Also, pump up the tires to the maximum listed on the sidewall of the...

Talk to your insurance. Paying a smaller Comprehensive Deductible for the repair may be preferable. Let them fight with the dealership about causation and warranty.

@Furkill seems to be in Europe. They don't use NEMA sockets and the charge port is 3-phase. I believe what he said is correct, that you need a 3-phase EVSE (16A * 230V * 3 = 11kW) in order for the e-Golf to pull 7.3kW from two of the three phases. That applies to 2017+ vehicles. I think the...