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It’s up to 216 tonight—that large stash of 2016s keeps getting bigger! As miimura suggested, I think that VW has to sell the 2017s as 2017s in order to gain whatever types of credits it needs under the CARB rules. I know those credits are changing for 2018 models (and longer-range vehicles are...

I’ve been checking the nationwide inventory of new e-Golfs in the U.S. using the cars.com website, in hopes of seeing the inventory dwindle enough to where VW might finally open the channel to the 2017s they are allegedly storing in port somewhere. Over the course of the past few weeks, the...

I don't know when you are thinking of getting a new vehicle, but if you can wait a month or so, the 2017s should be arriving in April (at least that’s what the VW folks were saying at the L.A. Auto Show last November). The 2017s are EPA-rated for 125 miles of range (combined cycle), which sounds...

Yeah, well, so far Southern California Edison has yet to get on the rebate or incentive bandwagon. :-( Given the higher rates that SDG&E charges compared to other California utilities, they should give you more than just $50!

The 2017 e-Golfs with the longer 124-mile range should be out in two months in the U.S.—“by April” is what the VW folks at the L.A. Auto Show were saying back in November. I've heard that the factory in Germany started producing them in December, but I've yet to hear that there have been any...

VW of America issued a press release this past Thursday, June 23rd, outlining the changes for the 2017 model year. Most of the models received some changes, such as the introduction of the Golf Alltrack and the deletion of the slow-selling Jetta Hybrid (too bad, I liked that model). And here’s...

Thanks for the information about Tesla and the adapters, Miimura—good to know! Since you have a RAV4 EV as well as an e-Golf, a JESLA sounds like a very good choice, as you’re able not only to take advantage of the full 9.6 kW charging, but also be able to use different plugs in various...

Tesla’s Universal Mobile Connector is essentially what you describe, minus the J1772 connector, since Tesla uses their own proprietary one. They obviously have some electronics in the connector that does what any EVSE does—check for correct amperage and current, test for faults, that kind of...

Thanks for the recommendation on the Leviton; I was looking at that EVSE, but I saw that it took a NEMA 6-50 plug. I had it in my mind that installing a NEMA 14-50 was the best route for future-proofing, because in the back of my head I figure that were I to get a Tesla in the future, it...

Like Cclcal in a recent post, I’m looking at getting an EVSE, which I’d like to get all set up before I get my e-Golf. (Owing to the age of my house, I have to upgrade the electrical panel, which means my HOA has to approve the panel upgrade and the wiring to the garage. So I want to make sure I...