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Looks like VW is starting expansion and construction of an electric car manufacturing facility in Tennessee, USA. Do a Google search to find more info on it.

They are also called "Jesus" handles. As in "Jesus, would you please slow down sooner before the turns, else you kill both of us with your driving". Your idea of spirited driving is unsettling to your passengers. Not that you'd ever care what your passengers think. But it might make some...

80 to 90% if you plan to keep it past the end of the lease. Otherwise, charge it as you wish. My battery has 25.5k miles on it now going on 50 mo.s of ownership. I believe my battery's decline is mostly from chemical aging., not so much usage, although it's been really stable now for almost a...

Presumed it was you? LOL, that's the power of German Engineering!

Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't make it right. Honestly, there are no roads in CA engineered for going that fast. Actually, it's one of the whole reasons I buy German cars. Everyone of them is capable of being driven at Autobahn speeds. That makes them exceptionally safe on...

Where in CA can you legally drive 93 mph on public roads? That is probably a German autobahn certified car that VW sets up for 150 kph max. Possibly not DOT approved, or insurable. And, being german, VDO sets up the speedo is set to indicate 2 to 3 mph faster than what GPS shows you are...

The 7.2 kWh onboard charger, if your 2016 has that, would probably cause you to want a 240V 50 amp dedicated circuit installed where you live, with a NEMA 14-50 electrical plug in outlet, like those used at RV parks. This would also future proof you moving forward if an electric car you...

I would allude to the fact that brake dust on the rims is almost non existent between car washes, for me. If my brakes are being used and activated, there should be brake pad dust on the rims. Maybe the rims are sooooo aerodynamic that they shed brake dust too? Just sharing my observations...

I was being pushed, early on, by a very young man with a very loud fart canned Honda Civic that had the suspension coils cut and a tow bar hitch with a pair of bulls balls almost dragging of the back of it, on my butt, before I passed him. Then I got tired of not seeing his headlights in the...

/\ This is correct. I almost never get brake dust on either front or rear wheels, as noted when washing the car and the rims. Early on in ownership, I took the e-Golf through the twisty canyon roads here and did use the brake somewhat aggressively, pegging the needle in the green, and sure...

I can regenerate clear to the 6th mark in the green, the limit, putting the car in D3 coming down a 6% grade at 65 mph, without touching the brake pedal. A lot of it depends on how fast you are travelling when you apply the various D modes or B mode.

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Do you have any pictures of the clip on the H7 bulb and orientation to the LED elements on the bulb? Do the LED's aim at 6 oc'lock and 12 o'clock when installed or 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock? Sometimes, a picture is worth 1000 words, this is one of them.

The Juicebox40 pro will do everything that you wish. I run it with my 2015 SEL, and your 2016 is almost identical. You can control how many kWh you add per charge, or control time it starts charging, etc. I don't think it will do % of completion charge, though. It will do time of day, I...

Do you ever set anything near, around or on top of the Start Stop button? Do you ever activate or use the "Eco" or "Eco Plus" mode button, while in motion? Mode button should only be activated when at a complete stop, more than a few have inadvertently pushed the start stop button by...

Other than this particular noise, how would you compare your e-Golf to the i3 and the Leaf?

Cost increase is more comprehensive than just cost of electricity. Can I afford a 2019 e-Golf SEL... yes. Do I feel it's worth it at $28450, compared to the SE at $22300, no. There's not $6,000 more in added value features, IMHO. The SE is a far better value after another $7500 tax credit...

And, make sure you end up at the same elevation and location that you started at with a full charge, to eliminate elevation changes influencing your miles/kWh. Running the battery all the way down is probably not a healthy practice for the battery pack in your car. Best to keep the gauge out of...

Zero, it doesn't run on fuel, it runs on electricity. If you want the details, figure 6000 miles per year at 6.0 miles/ kWh vs 5.3 miles /kWh at 0.177 per kWh, x a factor of about 1.1, due to energy lost recharging through the charger pack and EVSE.. Also throw in my interest charges for...

The difference is wanting it, vs needing it. I don't feel the range increase is worth the asking price for a 35.6 kWh battery that's been unchanged for 3 model years. Even though the car battery is 50% more capacity, I'm not seeing folks getting 50% more range over a 2015 or 2016 e-Golf SEL...