If you drive it in the city, it's intended use, on Blvds, surface streets and such, and don't use the tremendous torque available being a red light racer, and drive it more conservatively, your range will be up to 45 or 50 % greater. As an example, I drive around in Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley, quite a bit, on surface streets. Speed limits on Blvds are mostly 40, maybe 45 mph. I do pretty good hitting mostly green lights, then the last 6 miles out of 13, I hit 13 or 14 stop signs on streets with speed limits of 25 in residential to 35 MPH. From May through Sept, I was getting 6.0 to 6.6 or 6.7 miles per kwh. My GOM would show 121 to 124 miles of range. I was getting regularly 105 to 110 miles traveled, with 15 to 10 miles of range left, respectively. This is a relatively small incline up and down driving over to Dads place. So, although my car new was showing 129 miles range, it now shows 121, sometimes 122 miles of range, yet it's rated for 83 miles of range. I rarely run accessories, which is how you increase the miles range on a recharge. About 13 200 miles on it now, I think. I've owned it 2 years now since Oct 6th. Great car, if you are realistic in your expectations. If you drive it like a tool or appliance and beat the **** out of it, don't expect it to last. If you drive it like a fine instrument, and use it in the proper manner the germans envisioned, as an Urban Cruiser, not suburban commuter, you'll be much happier. Play the car to it's strengths, not what your needs are, and can an electric car do it. There's a reason VW encourages 7500 mile a year leases, a very good reason, because that's what the car does well with in terms of miles traveled per year.
