125,000mi e-Golf Battery Health Check! Degradation Test On My Cheap Electric 24kWh Volkswagen Golf

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  • Kyle and Alyssa head out in the 2016 VW e-Golf with 125,000mi or just over 200,000km! Let's see how much capacity is left in this battery pack...
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  • @ThomasWard2896
    @ThomasWard2896 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    70% health and a well-balanced battery after 200k Kilometers and estimated 2,700 cycles. It doesn't even have liquid thermal management! I'd say that's about as good as it gets.

    • @ycnexu
      @ycnexu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Thank you for saving my time that's all I wanted to know

    • @Alexzw92
      @Alexzw92 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@ycnexu Oh you mean you didnt want to spend 36 minutes watching this? lol

    • @chinnyvision
      @chinnyvision 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Cheers. Summed up over 30 minutes of waffle saving me having to watch it past where those dreadful rims were put on that poor car.

    • @aribasiebel
      @aribasiebel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same here. Too many long vids.

  • @FiremansJoe
    @FiremansJoe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    OMG REALLY?? Your going to do all that work and NOT replace the 12V battery? That's the FIRST item on the fix list! LOL

    • @KyleConner
      @KyleConner 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Haha it’s coming - I didn’t know if it was dead from sitting at the dealer or if it was dying due to age. It’s definitely age

    • @rvboondocker2559
      @rvboondocker2559 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agreed and it costs nothing.

    • @LifeWorthLivin
      @LifeWorthLivin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @KyleConner which vehicle do you prefer more the Golf ev or Mercedes B electric? Also which of the two has the best range? Could you make a video comparing both of them?
      Keep up the great work your doing ⚡

    • @loengunblade
      @loengunblade 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Evs only need 12v to connect HV battery contacts, after that dc to dc inverter takes over pumping 14.1-14.4 Volts. Hell battery is a tiny 40ah 12v. Keep a jump pack in car and it will start every time till you replace.

  • @metri91
    @metri91 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I think there's a safety recall for the trim around the gearshift. The metal can cut your hand so be sure to mention it to your VW dealer if you take it to get checked out.
    It's campaign 34J7/34L9
    I commented this previously, but posting again just for visibility.

    • @HoltAlex
      @HoltAlex 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you! We have a petrol Golf from the same generation and can confirm it cuts our hands if not very careful

    • @stevemcgowen
      @stevemcgowen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s the plastic which can break and turn into needle like shards.

    • @djquestionthis
      @djquestionthis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yesssss this^^^^. Hands have been cut multiple times.

    • @PJWey
      @PJWey 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The return of driving gloves, just for safety

    • @WPM_in_ATL
      @WPM_in_ATL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had a 2006 VW (gas) Passat that had a chrome-on-plastic transmission selector button. I removed the chrome after it began to peel. It would cut you if you were not watching.

  • @usa-ev
    @usa-ev 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    These short range EVs are fantastic 2nd vehicles. For many they can cover 90% of the driving.

    • @fjalics
      @fjalics 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Completely true, though best for people who have a good charging situation, like a level 2 in the garage. Also, car companies shouldn't make them any more simply because battery prices have dropped since then. Tiny city cars should have 150-200 mile range. Anything bigger 250+.

    • @janiikavalko4046
      @janiikavalko4046 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      having 2 cars isn't ecologigal at all, just waste of resources and energy

    • @fjalics
      @fjalics 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@janiikavalko4046 These cars are already built. If you can use it to not burn gas, it's a win. Many families have 2 or 3 vehicles that are gas. If this replaces one of those, it's a win. Comparing an EV against something else you wish people would do, but won't, is dumb. It is a less impactful car.

    • @usa-ev
      @usa-ev 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @janiikavalko4046 It is if the other car is an ICE car. Ecologically, ICE cars are best not driven. Every mile driven on electricity instead of petroleum is an ecological win.

    • @janiikavalko4046
      @janiikavalko4046 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@usa-ev ICE's aren't to blame. Only fossil fuel, you're completely out of here when it comes to truth. ICE can run on methane and hydrogen, you should know by now. BioGas driven cars are common practice past 30 years.

  • @lawrencemaroun3310
    @lawrencemaroun3310 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Since the pack was only 20kWh, 125,000 miles is the equivalent amount of cycles to an 80kWh battery with 500,000 miles. Not too bad!

  • @Nabeelco
    @Nabeelco 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Fixing that 12v battery will get rid of the few weird bugs. VWs hate having a weak battery.
    The traction control issues and regen issues you were having were likely due to the poor alignment. The alignment being fixed cleared the codes after their multi-trip detection number was bypassed, where they could self clear.

    • @caroluschow
      @caroluschow 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      for my e-Golf, I purchased Everstart H6 AGM battery from Walmart. Great product and fair price.

  • @WolfgangBothe
    @WolfgangBothe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Nice x-mas-greetings from Germany. It's nice to see that You appreciate our old cars. This is sustainable. At the end of the day You got the Golf for the price of an average e-bike. So it is okay that You have a range of an e-bike.

    • @christopher4162
      @christopher4162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I’d totally buy one for 3500€ too. For the price and for short commutes around town this is perfect. It doesn’t have to be an iPhone on wheels with gigantic batteries.

  • @zomg0its0me
    @zomg0its0me 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I bet your old 12v is drawing a lot more power than you would expect via the dc/dc converter. Your range will probably improve after replacing the 12v.

    • @56335130
      @56335130 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      looks like the generator is somekind of draging the car.maybe

    • @scott8919
      @scott8919 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It wouldn't surprise me. If the battery can't hold a charge then the high voltage battery is powering the car AND charging it AND powering the accessories too.

    • @silvy7394
      @silvy7394 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You realize old/bad SLA's typically dont pull any power when bad, right?
      Regardless thats so little power it doesnt matter.

    • @zomg0its0me
      @zomg0its0me 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@scott8919 exactly. It is surprising how much energy is used to keep dead 12v’s alive.

    • @Henning_Rech
      @Henning_Rech 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@56335130 There is no generator, it is not an ICE car. The 12 V come from a DC/DC converter out of the HV battery.

  • @marklefler4007
    @marklefler4007 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You know, I should be bored with some of your videos, but I never am. You always throw in interesting things showing how much of an expert you really are.

  • @bkarmark2602
    @bkarmark2602 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Great video. The E golf is an extremely popular car in Denmark. In 2020 VW dropped the prices on it and it had no taxes on it. (Normal petrol cars have 150% tax on top of the cars value). So in USD equivelant it was probably around 15k new in 2020
    And that was for 36.4 kWh with the possibility of cheap leather interior, full LED headlights and dynaudio sound

    • @HermanWillems
      @HermanWillems 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Will be popular car among young people i guess. I hear Danish people also imported a lot of EV's from Germany. :) Just like me from the Netherlands haha

  • @chrisobber5604
    @chrisobber5604 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Well, considering on avg 18kWh/100 and 200k kilometers... we're talking over 1600 cycles on that battery. So for those old cars that's pretty amazing. I could easily imagine the newer models with more experience of the manufacturers and bigger size of the batteries to get 500k+ out of most EVs.

    • @sdmoparmaninsd6713
      @sdmoparmaninsd6713 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This car is 7 years old, that's not 'old', 500k ur dreaming... battery capacity is a function of both useage and age.... cons of EVs...

    • @HermanWillems
      @HermanWillems 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And this car has NCM cells which cannot do that many cycles like LFP batteries who can do 3x as many cycles. And NCM is far more unstable and likely to have cell failure.

    • @stevebeever2442
      @stevebeever2442 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's not old it's new. Pile of junk

    • @computerbob06
      @computerbob06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A fella here in the UK has an Ioniq that has done 50k miles and it's battery has degraded only 3%!

  • @HandyDan
    @HandyDan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    One thing I can say about the traction control, if the steering wheel was off center the steering angle sensor would definitely cause the traction control to turn on, that will reduce power and disable regeneration.
    Another thing to consider is an EV heater uses a decent amount of energy, it reduces range by 1 mile per 5 miles, 20% reduction in range. I have a 2015 Smart fortwo electric, 18kwh battery, 65 miles range and 60,000 miles. Amazing little car ❤ P.S. I love the VW Golf and wish I would have found one before ❤

  • @jdbmoto
    @jdbmoto 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love your channel and enthusiasm! You sound like I do when I first buy something, it goes from a few things to an almost complete overhaul quickly.

  • @steveroper8733
    @steveroper8733 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    GlaLd to Alyssa back on camera. Your early road trips in the Model 3 are still some of my favorite videos. I really like the look of the e-golf. It's a neat little car but the tiny battery is too small. Even if the battery was 45-50 kw it would be remarkably more useful. Love the videos on these inexpensive cars, though.

  • @mikeiimura
    @mikeiimura 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    125,000 miles with EPA range of 83 miles means the battery went through 1,506 equivalent full cycles. If my 2018 Model 3 RWD went through that many cycles, it would have covered 466,867 miles. 31% degradation actually isn't that bad for that many cycles. I leased a 2015 e-Golf LE (the one US market variant that came with steel wheels) and extended it two months until we took delivery of our Model 3. The e-Golf was a good car for what it was - a short range compliance car. With home charging, it did everything we needed.

  • @toddtonis
    @toddtonis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Alyssa seems like a reasonable person and views these EV's like a tool that either makes the job easy or it doesn't. A 50 mile range car fills a very narrow job scope.

    • @reuven2010
      @reuven2010 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this range is so problematic, i can't see using it for anything other than a few market trips or whatever..

  • @user-yn5sk5ru5g
    @user-yn5sk5ru5g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Those wheels 😍
    I love my 2020 VW e-Golf, but will be happy replacing it in 2025 with a Volvo EX30

    • @bigmahlman
      @bigmahlman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Been thinking about replacing my 2015 with the same.

    • @spencerledbetter8388
      @spencerledbetter8388 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bigmahlmansame here. I have a 2015 egolf that I have loved, but the ex30 looks like a great replacement for a similar size but way more range. I've been getting just over 50 miles on a charge here in Utah in the winter.

    • @Gazer75
      @Gazer75 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here. Got an "exclusive" 2020 model. The last one they made with all the extras.
      Only downside is the dog slow fast charging if the battery is not warm enough. I haven't tested driving it far to see if it heats up enough, but I've only been getting 25kW on fast chargers after winter came. Temps haven't been above +5C in a while and its been down to -20C.

  • @dzfarms8110
    @dzfarms8110 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I got a 2019 E-golf about 6 months ago and I love it.

  • @a2jettagli
    @a2jettagli 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I've had the 2016/24kW and now in the 2019/36kW. My 16 had about 8% degradation at 56K miles with lots of DCFC. My 19 sees far less DCFC and has about 5% degradation at 34K. These egolfs are great cars. Very safe, fun to drive and economical. I use my truck to go farther that 150 miles.

  • @redcrow2006
    @redcrow2006 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    You can fit cruise control on a golf. It's just a case of changing the stalk for the one with the cruise buttons and then coding it in the ecu, really cheap and easy.

    • @AJsVideos
      @AJsVideos 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Golfs have it easier than other cars when it comes to CC. The cruise control functions are built in into the left side of the steering wheel. He will eventually change steering wheel, so he can easily get CC by getting a CC equipped steering wheel.

    • @Gazer75
      @Gazer75 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The e-Golf is based on the MK7 I believe, so the CC buttons is on the wheel. The older MK6 had it on the left stalk.

    • @Dave-hq8xg
      @Dave-hq8xg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Retrofit on e-golf not so simple. ECU needs updating by VW to enable it. It can’t be done with VCDS.

  • @alancobbin
    @alancobbin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Loving the wheels,good video guys ,Merry Christmas from the UK👍😉💪

  • @stajpi
    @stajpi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    a year ago, there was a guy with egolf 20kwh version and over 260.000km (162.000 miles) almost only AC charging, he said that he didn't notice any major degradation, and he was very very happy wit the car...

  • @dwftube
    @dwftube 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I think they threw the baby out with the bathwater when they designed the iD3. There is so much they could have taken from this car (esp. interior) that just 'works' ergonomically and looks great.

    • @christopher4162
      @christopher4162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      The ID3 is really bad. The design is off, the interior screams idgaf and the price is way too high

    • @bentmatt
      @bentmatt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@christopher4162I love driving my ID3 but I have to agree that the interior is "meh"

    • @christopher4162
      @christopher4162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@bentmatt it’s not all bad but overall they could have done more. It’s underwhelming. Maybe once the used prices come down it’s going to be a good value.

    • @bentmatt
      @bentmatt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@christopher4162 mine had been a loaner car at the dealer for about 1 year when I got it. Only had 200km on the odometer. Got it 20% off compared to new price. I am not sure I would have paid full price.
      But the ID2 looks really promising. Too bad it's not coming sooner.

    • @rp9674
      @rp9674 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had similar thoughts about Fiat 500e it could have done a lot of good with a mild refresh slightly bigger battery capacity

  • @samjohnston4945
    @samjohnston4945 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really enjoying this series of episodes. Thank you for sharing Kyle, Alyssa. Looking at purchasing either an old e-golf or e-up ...

  • @mr_DIY
    @mr_DIY 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    when someone tells you its a $3500 ev and only the wheels cost that much :D

  • @Robert-pm6bm
    @Robert-pm6bm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was nice to have Alyssa join on one of these technical videos!

  • @evkx
    @evkx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great test. I reallly agree on that everyone keeps track on their own degradation from when the EV is new. I have done that on my two e-trons. Logging every long trip in excel with focus on available battery. It gives a nice graph and you learn how it fluctuates based on temrpature, speed ++

  • @binauralauto3621
    @binauralauto3621 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🎁 That's a good Christmas present!

  • @thomashanna1431
    @thomashanna1431 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I live in Colorado Springs and actually considered buying that car. I owned a 2015 and currently own a 2017. When I saw the screenshot of the dash, I did the math and came up with at least 40 % degradation and decided to pass. I’m glad I did considering all the other problems.

  • @i.sommer227
    @i.sommer227 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but there is a Volkswagen Service document with some interesting information (e.g. when balancing is done) about the e-Golf. It's called SSP530 (Selbststudienprogramm 530).

  • @MBergyman
    @MBergyman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Golf’s/GTIs put a smile on everyone’s face. I laughed as Kyle got excited about resetting the service notification.

  • @danielstoscup755
    @danielstoscup755 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Those wheels look great!

  • @nebojsaadrijana
    @nebojsaadrijana 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Change the 12 v battery, you have those faults because off bad battery.

  • @ocker2000
    @ocker2000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I recently bought a 2018 VW Passat GTE hybrid. I use the EV mode around town and the ICE part between cities. The menu's are pretty much the same as your VW. I had to get used to it like you did in the videos. I am hoping that by the time my small battery dies I can get a replacement with a much larger range if they manage to use like Amprius cells for the replacement unit. Love the VW build quality on mine (all leather/digital dash/pano roof). I did consider a used Model S but in the end decided against it due the expected rapid depreciation with new models and battery ranges that are about to hit the market in the coming years. Greetings from Amsterdam!

  • @barryw9473
    @barryw9473 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I have lost about 9% of original capacity (assuming 31.5 kWh usable when new) at 64,000 miles on my 2017 e-Golf. It lost about 4% since 20,000 miles.

    • @roadfordays
      @roadfordays 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Similar results on our 2016, less than 10% lost as we approach 60,000 miles (battery has been fully drained multiple times, always charged to 100%, seen -20 F and 115 F weather). Not bad for early batteries with no thermal management.

    • @barryw9473
      @barryw9473 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@roadfordays nice to hear. I think VW was pretty conservative with e-Golf pack. Kyle’s car has a ton of miles on it so probably saw a lot of DCFC and 100% SoC. I usually charge to 80% or 90% and I do use DCFC about two dozen times a year.

  • @PrincessTS01
    @PrincessTS01 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Y'all really should stop at O'Reilly's and get a new 12-volt battery it would help a lot. $250 bucks.

  • @seg83423
    @seg83423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    it is nice to get alyssa's viewpoint/thoughts

  • @dansplett8303
    @dansplett8303 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Keep up the good work

  • @admrob
    @admrob 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Had a 2015 e-golf for 30k miles and loved it as a city/commuter car.

  • @jacksonm.6549
    @jacksonm.6549 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! For me personally, a 75km range is good enough for 90% of my yearly driving. My home and business are roughly 5km apart - so I can go there, even drive to get lunch, then drive back to work and home just fine. My nearest supermarket, hardware stores and even closest friends are all within a 3km radius of my home.
    Even in its form, this Golf would be useful for me. In addition to having a garage at home, I have access to fast chargers at my closest shopping malls.

  • @olafherrendorf2821
    @olafherrendorf2821 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awsome. Please more.... Very cheap and really working: But a small bowl of fresh ground coffee (powder) over night and all smells are gone. Cheers from Switzerland

    • @olafherrendorf2821
      @olafherrendorf2821 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Should read: Put a small bowl of fresh ground coffee...

  • @IrenESorius
    @IrenESorius 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It would be awesome to see the restoration being done, on this German Pearl,, 👍🌟🌟‍‍👍‍‍

  • @SturbokSensei
    @SturbokSensei 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Those wheels look sick!!!! What sort of headlights does it have? The front lights look a lot like halogen reflector housings but surely they wouldn't put those on an e-golf? If it indeed has halogens you could update the car with a led kit that is TUV certified in Germany for those cars (so one with a good light pattern), i believe osram and philips both make them.

    • @mikeiimura
      @mikeiimura 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The base trim e-Golf in the US market did have halogens. An LED upgrade in the same housing should be an easy swap.

  • @chrisw443
    @chrisw443 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your gonna have a helluva compliance car fleet soon!

  • @mikebroom1866
    @mikebroom1866 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First thought was excellent wheel choice.

  • @barryw9473
    @barryw9473 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thank you for the test. That pack was really abused. I routinely get 5 mi/kWh on my e-Golf so you could get close to 65 miles if you are really careful and stay off highway.

    • @mamadouaziza2536
      @mamadouaziza2536 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      but he was on the freeway and open road and he had on the heater. Also, it was cold outside.. 47 miles is good for a battery in those conditions with 125k miles on it.

    • @stevemcgowen
      @stevemcgowen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The wheels and tires also make a difference. The stock wheels were designed the way they were for a reason…

    • @roadfordays
      @roadfordays 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In Colorado winter temps (often subzero F), the eGolf gets more like 2 mi/kwh, assuming you are using the heater and the battery is at ambient. I have seen 40 miles range in the winter on a pack that will go 110 miles in the summer. But yeah, it's easy to top 5 mi/kwh in more normal temps, even with the A/C on. Little light batteries make for very efficient cars.

    • @mamadouaziza2536
      @mamadouaziza2536 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roadfordays
      Yeah. The cold temps which keep battery range down and lack of charging stations are keeping people from buying these electric cars..Not everyone lives in San Diego where there are hundreds of ChargesPoint and EVgo stations and the weather is extremely mild.
      California also has tons of EV financial assists and rebate programs too for new and used cars.

    • @roadfordays
      @roadfordays 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mamadouaziza2536 Colorado actually beats California's incentives and the Front Range has solid charging infrastructure, but it's absolutely true that no one can use an eGolf in nearby Wyoming yet due to lack of charging, long distances, and weather. Both areas are big fossil fuel and clean energy producers, but politics mean very different approaches to the EV transition

  • @gc1418
    @gc1418 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @TNitroH
    @TNitroH 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great running to the store or work or grammas house car. I want one!

  • @tonymcflattie2450
    @tonymcflattie2450 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting test!

  • @PraiseYAyoupeople
    @PraiseYAyoupeople 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    would be a nice project to replace old cells with brand new latest gen LFP cells

  • @johnkauffman4105
    @johnkauffman4105 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    love this car

  • @EngineersFear
    @EngineersFear 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Our e-Golf drops to 12 kWh/100 km or 5.2 miles/kWh in summer so I think you'll then be able to do more than 60 miles.
    When at empty the lowest cell was at 2.9V and the highest at 3.4V so there is definitely one or more weak cells in there. But typically there isn't much capacity below 3.4V so it may be less dramatic then it sounds

  • @cravarc
    @cravarc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun!
    Thanks.

  • @MauriceNL1
    @MauriceNL1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good video! Since you said you maybe replace the steering wheel try looking at an used leather steering wheel with cruise control and radio buttons! WOuld be nice to put cruise on 55

  • @PeaceChanel
    @PeaceChanel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank You for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste.. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮ ❤

  • @KaiPonte
    @KaiPonte 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool! I like the idea of an e-Golf but never got one because of the minimal range. I actually was surprised to see it had a CCS port. I kinda figured it was old enough to have Chademo.

  • @djquestionthis
    @djquestionthis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's crazy because I have a 2015 e golf, with 120k miles and still get 75 miles to the charge. I've also been fast charging it twice a day for the last 3 years. My daily commute is 65 miles one way.

  • @cglan_9748
    @cglan_9748 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    With that range and capacity you essentially have a gen 2 Chevy Volt without the range extender! Which is pretty good all things considered, I'd daily that thing no problem. I rarely dip into the range extender in the Volt anyway AND you can fast charge the e-Golf so...

  • @mikea.2348
    @mikea.2348 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Steering wheel was off center with bad toe alignment. I think the wheel alignment is what fixed the traction control and Regen issues

  • @manuelias86
    @manuelias86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t wait until you do this with your R1T

  • @nilslars
    @nilslars 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am also loving my e-Golf did the same with upgrading the wheels and tires. Would love to see some real world numbers on range loss from doing this as I know quite a few have as well. Would be good to see if weight or aerodynamics or sizing is the biggest factor in the loss.

  • @ruftime
    @ruftime 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you!
    Alignment was probably screwing up individual wheel speeds…….which is critical for ESP……….And NOT caused by Sway bar pre-load🙄😂

  • @nacona9399
    @nacona9399 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this series from Germany is quite nice to see you driving this "tiny" car in the US and getting the feeling that Alisa is not impressed by the image of the car. I myself have a Golf 7 TFSI DSG with 80k miles from 2012. It is impressive to see that somebody was able to rip the suspension apart(Maybe US roads are worse than in Germany?). Looking forward to see what is costs you in the US to fix the suspension and minor optical issues of the car. The e motor and efficiency shall be realy good with this car and standard consumption should be at 14.0 kWh/km. So even with the small battery and the 69% remaining you can drive it well as your daily car to work and back, especially if you can charge it at home or at work. The sad story about VWs e-Golf is that there was a prototype Golf(build by Kreisel Electric) ready in 2015 with a 55,7kWh battery and fast charging up to 100 kWh... but VW did not want to buy this solution and build/sell it. This would have been a big game changer, instead they made the 35kWh battery upgrade which is ok, but too less for many people. The only reason they did so was to keep selling the gasoline cars and have an argument for the ID.3 with 58kWh. If the Golf had litteraly the "same" battery, the same charging peak and curve it would have been the better car compared to the ID.3 and as we know today it would be even less pricy to buy.

  • @rp9674
    @rp9674 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    These short range EVs have less head room for degradation. In future they should phase out tax incentives for new EVs and start incentives for battery Replacements on these early EVs to keep them on the road. I replaced my Fiat with a Bolt, the Fiat still feels solid and fun to drive.

  • @adamwatl3772
    @adamwatl3772 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice test - had a 2016 SE that to this day still regret trading for my 2021 ID.4 AWD. Backup camera is a very common issue among all MKVII Golf's and like your example mine worked ~90% of the time, I didn't bother with trying to resolve it. Your horn not working might be resolved with replacing the horns themselves, mine had a short and replacing the fuse would give me one honk before it burned the fuse again - worth a shot to see if fuse is burned and replace it to see if you can get one honk before it burns again before you go digging in further.

  • @PJWey
    @PJWey 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    VW for the win! The rapid charging on this makes it so much more useful just a Björn has also agreed.

  • @wesleyssondesousa2448
    @wesleyssondesousa2448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Charges better than BZ4X😂

  • @tauzN
    @tauzN 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Car scanner should be able to show remaining capacity in Wh. I find that more useful than SoC in %.

    • @santerixdxd
      @santerixdxd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It does, but the number is not usually correct. You should do a degradation test instead

    • @tauzN
      @tauzN 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@santerixdxd he did. At it was showing 10% SoC at 0 km display range.

  • @brandenflasch
    @brandenflasch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Not bad for a very abused vehicle with a crazy amount of battery cycles

  • @ElmarBon
    @ElmarBon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In the app you could see the lowest and highest cell voltage: 2.98V and 3.4V. thats some serious difference!

  • @coltonthies4672
    @coltonthies4672 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    69% nice

  • @samesource
    @samesource 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You do you, but I like the factory wheels a lot more. Unique to the eGolf and very efficient.

  • @BitJam
    @BitJam 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    😅Alyssa has her rescues and Kyle has his.

  • @nvarras7
    @nvarras7 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved my egolf sel platinum. I wish I hadn't sold it.

  • @kgamaseg
    @kgamaseg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice wheels!

  • @justinholding02
    @justinholding02 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You need to do a full AC charge to 100% and then leave it for 12 hours so that the cells balance correctly. DC charging falses the data..

    • @user-cx4ne6og3g
      @user-cx4ne6og3g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah, I've noticed poor range performance after dc charging

  • @Charlesbjtown
    @Charlesbjtown 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    12V battery is bad?...... better put some wheels on it, and get it detailed too. I'm not going to bother changing the battery.

  • @Fluxkompressor
    @Fluxkompressor 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I can tell you why the car doesn't want to move any more on 9,4% SOC
    Max cell voltage is at 3,45V but min cell voltage at 2,97V and that's right on the edge of unhealthy
    degraded for sure, but usable. I am curious what the options on swapping the battery are
    Also 18.3 kWh/100km is pretty much for this car. I run mine at 12kWh/100km in summer and 16 in winter with heating and cheap rims and tires. Maybe your 12V battery has a shorted cell or something and is bubbling around under the hood wasting energy

  • @CitarNosis317
    @CitarNosis317 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There was a lady in the news here who bought a similar car. The electric motor died in it just as it went out of warranty period and they didn't replace it. Costs more to replace/fix than the entire car's price.
    I know electric cars have some quirks and ICE vehicles also suffer from issues at times but I would never buy a VW-group electric vehicle.

  • @berthogendoorn2133
    @berthogendoorn2133 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a brand new 2019 Kia Soul EV, and on Petro Canada 200kw chargers, it would take 69kw to about 55%, then taller of, actually top it on two 2000km road trips. We bought a 2020 Kia Soul EV (64kwh) limited, trade the 2019 with about 28K Km for the Ioniq 5. Only problem with the 2019 Soul EV is unlike the 2018 model, you could not set the maximum charge limit, so I had to use a Juicebox and set it to 80%.

  • @WinstonsGarage
    @WinstonsGarage 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The 12v just needs to be replaced

  • @BensEcoAdvntr
    @BensEcoAdvntr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    That degradation is pretty rough. I had a Ford Focus Electric that had far more capacity remaining after 8 years, although not with over 100k on the odometer. The FFE has liquid cooled batteries, IIRC the e-Golf is air cooled. Great video

    • @mamadouaziza2536
      @mamadouaziza2536 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      47 miles on the freeway and open road isn't bad at all for a battery in cold weather and high elevation. Plus the heater was on in the car. This battery has over 125k miles on it.. I wonder what the mileage would be in warmer weather in stop and go city traffic?

  • @stephenadams9211
    @stephenadams9211 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Look into the 3D printed inserts for the front grill and do a video on those. I want to see if it improves range at highway speed or increases range during city driving.

  • @markusmozina
    @markusmozina 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think the E-Golf has a wrong steering wheel. This is a good opted car with no steering wheel buttons?

    • @mikeiimura
      @mikeiimura 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Base trim e-Golf in the USA had that stupid wheel with no buttons. He should be glad his car has the 7.2kW OBC and CCS charging. The super base trim had J1772 AC only charging with only 3.6kW OBC.

  • @BillB33525
    @BillB33525 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great Soccer Mom car, run to school & stores.

  • @V10PDTDI
    @V10PDTDI 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Kyle you said that the net Capacity when new was 20 kw/h but when you look at original VW information data when the car was released in Europe the mentioned in the self study program 21.2 km/h even Bjorn just released a new video on testing a 2016 BMW i3 and he said 21 kw/h and he also said the i3 had a bit smaller battery capacity compared to the small battery e Golf anyway I love the testing I have a US spec e Golf and I love it .

    • @Henning_Rech
      @Henning_Rech 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      kWh, not kW/h. Otherwise you are right.

  • @nevco8774
    @nevco8774 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alyssa, even committing a pronunciation mistake multiple time, manages to do it in a very cute gentle way, making video more watchable.

  • @user-cx4ne6og3g
    @user-cx4ne6og3g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this car, perhaps because we have a 2015 eGolf with about 33 K miles.

  • @ProfessorHamer
    @ProfessorHamer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For the 12v battery I recommend pulling it out and sticking it on a NOCO genius that has the repair function (desulphurization), it should give it a new lease of life.

  • @MikesProjectsandHobbiesMC
    @MikesProjectsandHobbiesMC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Someone put 125,000 miles 50 miles at a time. LOL That’s dedication!! PS I would have bought it too.

  • @tauzN
    @tauzN 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Check the cells imbalance/voltage with the ODB device you've got?

  • @stevedowler2366
    @stevedowler2366 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just passed a storage lot with a lot of hay, like really a lot! But no big deal for open ag land where a lot of cattle live. I suppose in terms of horse-and-buggy days that amount of hay (or, sorry, it may be alfalfa or another crop) would keep your going-to-town buggy fueled for a couple years maybe? Not familiar with those days but have a lot of respect for those who made their living on as little as a quarter section of grazing land.

  • @johnsweet8964
    @johnsweet8964 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The washer reservoir will crack when the wrong fluid is in there and it freezes. I hate when that happens

    • @stevemcgowen
      @stevemcgowen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have seen so many videos of people out west in the USA just using water for the fluid reservoir and even for coolant.

  • @RodenasL
    @RodenasL 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I recall I could get the DC and AC total charging values (or number of sessions) using an OBDEleven dongle in my old e-Golf. Maybe you can try to get that info with that ultraexpensive diagnostics machine...

  • @jacekkoczara1365
    @jacekkoczara1365 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ABS light went off because you set tracking correctly and steering wheel is straight again. Then ABS has recalibrated and warning lights went off

  • @rhettoracle9679
    @rhettoracle9679 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Much more useable form factor than a Leaf. A city daily beater car means no worries. Fits in tight spaces, but hatch back with fold down rear seats means you can haul "stuff". And not much depreciation downside. Extremely low cost of ownership! Enjoy

  • @stevedowler2366
    @stevedowler2366 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks guys for this range test or I guess battery degradation test. Maybe this will be my wife's choice for her EV as she doesn't like the minimalistic Tesla controls. Main driving we do is 10 miles to town and a couple to different stores then 10 miles back home so 20-25 kWh capacity is fine. Once in awhile it's 20 miles to a doctor's appointment but still no problem there.

    • @usa-ev
      @usa-ev 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd also recommend looking at the Fiat 500e. It doesn't do DCFC, but goes a bit further on a charge.

    • @westhefarmer
      @westhefarmer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They are fantastic, if you have the budget, spring for the 2017+ and you’ll have more range and functionality with ACC and lane keep assist. They also had a heat pump option that increases range with you’re dealing with colder weather.

  • @alexbarrett9506
    @alexbarrett9506 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hold down the trip reset button when starting to get rid of the service inspection

  • @InternetDude
    @InternetDude 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Your ADHD is entertaining to watch👍

  • @DrEarbuds
    @DrEarbuds 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    can you do a Battery swap and put a larger battery pack ? Take it to Rich Rebuilds and improve the range