Volkswagen VW Golf GTE 2015 Plugin-Hybrid test drive review of the "blue GTI" - Autogefühl
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We are testing the all-new Volkswagen Golf GTE Plugin-Hybrid. Unlike the e-Golf, the GTE has a TSI as well as an electric drive. Follow us in our review of this "blue GTI".
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Very unexpected review from a German reviewer in English. It's so unusual, detailed and high quality. Even though I am not a fan of hybrid engines, I like the car a lot too.
Keep on good reviews!
MYoeruek thanks! Would be great to see you at more of our videos.
When I wanted to see a good review i always come to this channel. Agree totally, this guy is the best .
Very detailed and informative review in a prefect English (my German is a bit forgot...).
Thanks a lot, because this was the best review in English, of this car yet!
Alexandre Fernandes thank you very much, appreciated!
No other car reviewer looks at details the way you do. It is great! Makes me appreciate the finer details.
+siteofdaniel really appreciated!
My channel of choice when it comes to reviews. Incredible detail and you are nearly as enthusiastic about cars as Jens Voigt is about cycling. Definitely worth taking the time to watch your reviews.
love to hear that, spread the word!
Super review - thanks for doing it in English too! I hadn't even considered VW, but this seems like the best option. A pure electric doesn't really suit me. I just know that on a cold, wet evening I'll be thinking "I'll plug it in when it stops raining" - then I'll forget. The Golf GTE is like several different cars in one.
Julian Ilett Thank you very much! Indeed the GTE is a good option to combine both worlds. I can just recommend that one.
***** Which model would you recommend the Audi A3 e-tron or the VW GTE?
Brilliant car. VW should have a big pat on the back for developing not only a hybrid car, but one which is fun and engaging to drive. Just wish I could afford to buy one!
thanks for the nicely detailed reviews, most reviewers gloss over many of the features.
JAEGERTECH Thank you very much and hope to see you next time!
My appreciation of the GTE is that it has a competition from within: the diesel version. What would make the car really different are the options it has and the range capabilities. I definitely prefer to ride gasoline vs diesel on long trips. Excellent review guys!
ChAbAr thanks!
I appreciate the vast amount of information you give in this video. Another model I wish would come to the USA.
Tech.Muufin Thanks! Maybe it does, let's see.
Liking all the Blue Touches !!!
The front badge should open up like a Garage Door and then also stop rain etc dripping on the cable etc !!!
I think the battery charge is not a stupid mode, because you're driving to the city and there are central areas that only accept electric cars. Until there you charge your battery and at that point you go full electric.
Great review and great effort! The reviewer speaks very good English and is so clear and thorough. Subbed.
kwl189 thanks m8 !
I enjoy your reviews so much! Appreciate your excellent English and German accent like our German son (a foreign exchange student we are happy to host in the US). He loves his VW Golf! I commend your detailed reviews and friendly demeanor. Always a thumbs up. :)
Robert Lawrence Thank you so much for that great support! :-)
Such a great video! You have chosen a nice place to present the review. This VW Golf GTE is just associated with superb features.
Addison Phillips thanks!
This is why we love germans. You dress, sound and sell like an accountant would explain a spreadsheet. But by god, you know your shit, and when you test something you test it thoroughly! "Will this ashtray hold 52,50 euro in spare change safely over time and not scratch the ashtray itself?" Leave it to a german car reviewer to find out. I love it, great work!
+Henrik B haha thanks m8 and you re welcome at our videos =)
Watching the Passat GTE as we speak (write). Brilliant as well. Exept the left lane hugging :D
+Henrik B thanks! Left lane hugging ? :)
35 minutes and until the electric brake test. Also 37:07, the dark Renault(?) in the left mirror. note the very aggressive pass at 37:52.
Otherwise brilliant test, love the humour.
+Henrik B Well there are always some people who want to drive faster as it is allowed :) I cant afford getting speeding tickets all the time with so many car tests a year :)
Wonderful review what I like is that you are German I think and you give some excellent English review for the people that don't understand German I do understand French it is my native language. The image quality is excellent and I like all the small details you mentioned.
V10PDTDI Thank you very much, we really appreciated viewers that also appreciate the details.
Great review! Now we need these in the USA!
The concept does look interesting (Electric for the daily commute and plenty of power on tap for the longer strecthes). But: One thing that puzzles me is the anticipated lifetime expectancy for the battery: I know that VW warrants it for 8 years/160KKM, but what does it cost to replace the unit? Anyone with insight on this? Thanks in advance,
Very good review. Thanks.Very good filming too!
+Federico Ini appreciated!
Hi , i own a 2013 1.6 Bluemotion , covered 5000 miles , i enjoy the car very much , ,i love the feature that i pay no vechile tax , yet i can change the eco settings , also into sport mode , however this one your testing looks great , lots of fun to drive a cheap to run , german quality , again , keep up the good work guys , regards , Ray
Ray Butler Hey Ray, thanks for the feedback! How come you pay no vehicle tax - you got the normal petrol one, dont you?
***** Hi no i don't have the petrol, i have the Diesel , Bluemotion, !!! however it has been back to VW for a passenger plastic seat bottom , as it cracked ?? also i must take it back again as the passenger side electric window is making a knocking sound as its opened / closed and i had to have a new front n/s tyre due to a screw going into it , but thats not the cars fault , it was annoying as the car has covered 5000 miles , but thats motoring for you isn't it , , regards Ray
excellent review and thanks for doing it in English. I realy like that there has being going in to more depper details of the car aswell as taking the time to explain how it Works. I find the Golf GTE very interesting because of the drive line. This is some as rare as a funny hybrid. Is it fun to drive a Toyota prius? nar thats boring and i cant hardly think of other hydrid cars i want to drive. Oh yes BMW I8 i would like but Price aw. The only improvement i can think of for Golf GTE is a larger battery whit a range of up to 100 km or at least make a larger battery an option for the car. Besides that the golf GTE i something so rare as a hybrid i want to drive and that says alot when it comes from me. full Electric cars hell no to short range and a boring sound.
GTRdeamon Thanks for the Feedback! Cannot comment on the Prius, didnt drive it so far sorry!
very nice review, thanks!
sanya366 Thanks for watching and commenting!
complete and efficient review thank you
ihcnarf you're welcome!
Prius killer for sure, at least as far as something you would WANT to drive.
I guess if this petrol engine would have ACT like regular Golf 1.4TSI you would have mentioned it, right? Great review. Good point on the summing up powers with different torque.
Break Man Thanks! About ACT, I am pretty sure it is the very same 1.4 TSI than in the normal version.
I love your reviews...always so informative. I've seen umpteen videos on the GTE and EV's, and trust you to be the FIRST I've seen that answers one question I was wondering about: What's to stop someone un-plugging the charger in the night (or at the motorway service stations) Thanks VM...
Cheers!
Very nice detailed review! Hopefully I can order it next year when my lease contract is ending for my current car :)
mizenkah Thanks! You wont regret it, the car is great
I don't understand why VW has made it so you push the lever away from you when you want to manually shift up, and towards you when you shift down. This is counterintuitive. When you accelerate, you are pushed back into the seat and you pull the lever towards you to shift up. When you brake, you are pushed forwards and you also push the lever forwards to shift down. This is how it is in all racing cars with sequential shifters, but VW has chosen to do the exact opposite. Not that it matters since it has paddles, but still...
Skroting Wasnt that for the recuperation modes 1,2,3 ?
Really excellent review, complete, good explanations ....and very nice attitude, well done thanks!!! The only unclear point is how to obtain the cumulative 204 horse power summing up each individual engine ?
Daniele G Thank you very much! Hybrid cars hp are not added equally because electric engine and petrol engine revolve at different speeds!
hi, thanks for your answer but it is not that precise unfortunately....
Just to be more factual, I have often (nearly always) seen that CUMULATIVE power is taken by adding electric + thermic engines.
Let's look at one exemple:
www.cnet.com/products/2015-bmw-i8/
For BMW i8 they claim TOTAL power => 357= 228+129
Who is right ....? :-))
Great review!!!
+Marco Bertona thanks!
Nice review Thomas! Well I ended up buying one - a lovely car.
One point of your review, have found nearly +20% range benefit for B mode compared to D - winding country lanes commute. Seems to be down to anticipating the corners rather than touching the brake pedal (B=3.7mile/kWh compared to D=3.1mile/kWh). It may be different open road unless you feather the throttle carefully in B not to cause unwanted braking.
Cool!
Also, one thing, (and don't take this the wrong way)...you are doing this review (awesomely) in English, so maybe it would also be a good idea to quote fuel consumption figures (along with changing the on-screen displays) to MPG rather than KPL for your English language videos, as I find myself having to pause the video whenever it appears on-screen in KPL, and then try to work out what that equates to for us in the UK/USA. Just a thought......
Yes but i cannot calculate that in my head ;) i ll try to give info when i know before
Very good, detailed review. With the extra weight of the batteries, did you find the handling more 'stodgy' than the normal car?
+The Cat thanks! feels like normal Golf
As a auris hsd owner i don't understand the dsg clutch. A e-cvt will always be more reliable than the dsg due to just the number of moving parts. The biggest gain with the a hybrid is the low maintenance and in this car is undone a little by the dsg and the turbo.
pegase0013 DSG is so smooth when shifting as there are two transmissions at the same time working and the next gear is already set
***** Yes I know. the point I want to make is about reliability. The number of moving parts is in a dsg are way more than the e-cvt or any cvt. How many years warranty does vag give on the electrical installation? I have 8 years warranty on the electrial installation.
Your reviews are very good. Keep it up!
+TheMasterNinjaRyu thanks! you re welcome to join more of them!
I can imagine in few years when it becomes available on lower models. Perhaps mated with a 1 or 1.2 engine. Also could see VW's other children, Skoda & Seat, offering it for less.
I like your car reviews.
thanks! Feel free to sub =)
I wonder if that socket underneath the VW badge on the bonnet is going to corrode over time? Alot of water could easily get into that area as its at the front of the car.
yeahhh great review covered everything, not one of those biased "oww gti and gtd is better" reviews , good job
Thx!
@@autogefuehl I FINALLY HAVE THIS CAR I GOT IT LAST WEEK AND ITS AMAZING
Hi! What is the colour of tested GTE? Is it silver Reflex or silver Tungsten?
PS. Nice video by the way ;)
navwiedzony Thanks! That is Tungsten silver!
+Autogefühl: Danke für diesen Beitrag, den ich kürzlich gesehen habe.
Now I would like to ask you this question:
On your model you seem to have, on top of the "GTE mode" and of the purely electric mode ("E-mode"), another three hybrid modes. I have only two of these: "battery hold" and "battery charge"; I don't have "Hybrid Auto"; I don't even have this "Hybrid" sub-menu which you have at the bottom of your screen.
Given that your review is from September 2014, your car must be older than mine (September 2015).
So I don't understand - was there a change in the software which my car missed?
What is the software version number in the case of your car?
For my car it is "0317".
By the way this question is not only directed to you but to all other VW Golf GTE owners...
Might be an updated. The Hybrid Auto mode should be the normal driving mode
There is also a newer video with Brian: th-cam.com/video/KH8KEMhcMJA/w-d-xo.html
Great Car ! Price is sticking point .I hope this will come to US soon. Just wish it had larger battery so as to get full Gov. Incentive here. I had a question on HVAC system does it use engine or use electric heat pump similar to other electric cars?
Would save energy consumption to not have the engine running to heat or cool .
Interesting, which battery gets the subvention in the US?
As far as I understand it, it _has_ to have the electric heat pump, because you can clearly use the heating even if you are only in electric mode! They surely took that part over from the e-golf.
Great review! But how fast is the 0-100 km/h acceleration with the petrol engine only?
Thank you for an excellent review. I am considering of buying this car. However my VW dealer doesn't have this car yet for test drive. But just by watching your review makes me want to buy it without even test driving it.
Btw could you tell me the difference between an Audi A3 E-tron and a VW Golf GTE? Why should one buy a Golf GTE when you can have a A3 E-tron? The price difference is not that high.
Amir Iranpour Hey Amir, that's a good question. We have a Audi A3 e-tron video from Holger here, but its in German. But maybe u still watch it to get some impressions. Let me sum up the most important point: The Audi is more expensive. It's rather a question of if you want a Volkswagen or a Audi. And if you want to spend the extra money on the Audi. My personal opinion: I like the exterior of the GTE more than the A3, and the interior also rocks. But the A3 also feels good when driving. Both great cars.
sensible review. is it possible to add an exhaust for sound ?
Cheers! There is an exhaust, you should be able to fit normal golf aftermarket stuff for it
Hello autogefuhl can ask u how much price and 2015 sell? and have pedals Shift? Thanks.
***** Hey, for which market? In Germany, the GTE starts at 36.900 Euro. As for paddle shifts, I have never seen a DSG car without them - so you have them in the GTE
thanks alot autogefuhl.
***** you're welcome!
About the car, I don't really like it's layout.
I think it'de be cooler if the electric motour would directly drive the back wheels.
Great video though!
billasohyeah thanks!
Good review, covered a lot of points. Thanks. Qualitatsweig, gross weltenschaunng, danker?!
sleekitwan Thanks! Hehe what were you trying to say? Thanks for trying German though :-)
What I meant was, the review covered a good breadth of points - a lot of viewpoints - and because you do not speak at 100mph (let's see, 8/5 x 100) I mean 160kmh I had time to digest and think about what was being said without watching it twice. Thanks for replying. Hope this time of year was OK we getting snow now - hey can check the traction control!
Thank you ;0) Great review :0)
Terry Brightwater thanks Terry!
gutes video,gut gemacht,danke. gruss aus usa
+Gallardo6669 Vielen Dank!
Great review! Great car!
Sombra Thanks!
great review
Marcus Frankham Thanks!
Sank you for zis verry good car review!
How does this generation compare to the BMW 330e?
Very good video and car!
wunderbar!
merci!
I actually tried this car at at a deeler, really liked it, it was on 16" winter tires but was still ok, i think the normal 1,4 tsi tried was a bit sharper steering.
Question, when the battery is flat, is the fun over and you only have 150hp from the tsi?
+Lukas Schulin yes indeed
In fact just keep 1 or 2 miles in reserve and flick into GTE mode and you'll have fun and top up electric (albeit slowly) at same time. GTE mode is rapid especially over 4000rpm when both engines are fully on the case !
Being the first generation, the battery will be expensive to replace as it was with the First gen Prius. Still, you need a first at some point. Now on the third generation Prius you replace only modules of the battery which are failing, at a cost of a few hundred euros per module. The GTE Golf is an impressive car, considering it's the first plug in hybrid which for VW is mass produced in their existing plants. Keep in mind that the Prius for example is made only in Japan, Auris only in UK, etc.
great review though!!
HR2635 thanks!
nice review and your dimples are so cute:D
thanks!
seems i m getting old ;)
Good review.
But i think you maybe a "fan boy" of VW :)
Great option, but the price is a deal breaker i think.
Keep up the excelent work.
Pedro Casal thanks! Yeah, great car but electric stuff is still expensive ...
Great review.. and thanx for speaking english.. :)
Would the towing-company just cut off the power-cord if they needed to tow the car? :)
konsul2006 No, you just add a paper with "electric vehicles special permission" to your wind screen ;-))
+Autogefühl does the car change gears when driving in pure electric mode?
+Santeri Miettinen There are no gears then :)
***** ok thanks
+Autogefühl
Are you sure? I thought the DSG is also active in pure electric mode?
+Roland Rohde lol i'm so confused now :/ which one is it? I couldn't tell if it was shifting when the dealer took us to testdrive
Santeri Miettinen
I did not have time for a test drive yet, but I'm pretty sure I read that the DSG os active in e-mode...
Heyy, i have a question! Is vw considered premium in Germany?? Or just for folks..? c:
That is indeed a very good question. In general, Volkswagen is known for offering very very good quality, not cheap but also not as expensive as the premium brands. That's why they are the most selling brand in Germany, and of course due to the heritage and the many many dealers they have throughout the country. In recent years, Volkswagen is more and more moving towards the premium segment, as we can also see in our reviews. Sometimes, you dont see any difference to Audi look-and-feel and we will show you soon that with the all-new Passat, they will even attack Mercedes. So I think, that Seat and Skoda will be the "Volks" vehicles and that VW is moving up. Where are you from and what do you think about it?
Nice review, you are very entertaining :) made me laugh when you wear pointing out that the battery is placed low so you got in a plank besides the car :))
+Alexandru Dumitrascu =)
only 395km combined? and i see a full petrol tank?? i guess thats not correct is it. what the range on the petrol tank when not using the plugin and what is it when your using it ( factory energy use )
Leon G Not sure if that was the range, at which minute/second did you see it? The combined range of both electric and petrol is 940 km.
13.57 and 15.57 first range on touchscreen 2e fuel gauge almost full
Leon G I see. Well observed! That's ideed very strange, didnt noticed that while driving. I will have to check on that, this small petrol range is very unrealistic. I will have to do research on that.
To sporty driving during the test ? Or tester before you?
Leon G Hey, I now talked to Volkswagen about it and we concluded, that it should be this scenario: We didnt drive the petrol engine for a long time, mostly used the electric engine. So the range for the petrol engine must have been calculated by the tester before us, probably someone just fueled the car and drove up the hill to hand it over to us. Volkswagen is sure the range will rise while driving when you are driving longer as the computer obviously very fastly changes its presumption of the range.
give it some beans man!!
Do you think this may notbe a good investment now when so many new improved electrical cars are on the way
such as the new eGolf?
what I'd love to have would be the e-Golf with GTE suspension and interior
How can it accelerate on E mode like a CVT by using DSG?
Hasan Murat Sarikaya An electric engine does not need a transmission, it has maximum torque at 1 rpm and will just increase the rpm. An electric engine can rotate at *000 rpm without a problem. There is no limitation like a petrol engine. But the electric part is limited to a certain speed this is for energy consumption reasons I think. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
On topic: A very nice car, going to drive it this week or maybe next week!
is the price of this car...?...i couldnt listen clearly the price
OzzY777777755555 36.900 Euros in Germany
so in my country will cost 40.000 euros....shit...too expensive :(
What is the difference between hybrid auto mode and GTE?
GTE = full power mode as explained in the driving part as well
I know this but what is Hybrid auto mode then? Since it is a hybrid mode it must use both electric and gas but it is limited to not use full power?
+hanse81 hybrid is a standard mode using sometimes both, sometimes not. Gte is for full boost using both maximum
Sport mode, if you will.
wenn ju spiek änglisch and bild zentens laik a dschärmen ju will alwäys zaund like a DEPP!! Thomas bitte: Die Videos, der Inhalt und das Vorgehen an sich: TOP
Wenn man Dir allerdings textlich und besonders in der Aussprache genau zuhört: Bitte doch einen native speaker um textlichen Rat. Ich denke, nein bin mir sicher, auch im Ausland wird man "froh" sein, dass man Dir zuhören kann ohne zu verkrampfen!
Hi! Das Feedback gibt es _nur_ von Deutschen. Von English native speakern bekommen wir immer großes Lob!
This is sick
Lorenc Pepgjonoviq why?
I mean the best car that I ever saw
Lorenc Pepgjonoviq haha ah ok =))
Lorenc Pepgjonoviq yeah indeed is a great car!
how much did you buy it
SO close to ordering one... whats holding me back?..I'll tell you: the VW groups trouble with the 1.4 TSi engine.. the timing chain snaps like plastic and the motor is ruined...
I'm hoping they will go back to timing belt instead.. At the moment they kind of pay for most repairs, but not always.. even though it's a known construction f***up.
Maybe I can buy an extra 2-3 years of warranty.. the standard 2 years are a joke!.. and then just sell it after 4-5 years again.. hopefully without engine trouble.
HR2635 Interesting point, where you got the info from?
***** Several VW resellers/mechanics.. also a few select used cars salesmen that I know and respect. The 1.2 and 1.4 is currently in Denmark covered by "Kulanz" I think the word is :-)
The 1.8 and 2.0 is under observation.. currently VW mostly pay for it if the chain starts making noise, to prevent breakdown of the engine.. but not always. It's a big issue here (DK) where cars cost 2-3 times what they cost in DE :-(.. big sigh..
BUT they do also tell me that for the last 1-1½ year the occurrences of timing chain failures have been decreasing a lot. So MAYBE they have fixed the problem.
BTW: The DSG7 is also getting better.. no serious complaints for the last 1-1½ years. But the DSG6 needs new transmission oil for every 60.000 km if you want it to keep working (again: used cars salesmen know this.. cause in Denmark they must give 6 months warranty on any car.. and they see this all the time. Mostly on older (4years+) cars, but also on 1-2 years old cars with only 30-40k km on the clock.
Again: I am very interested in the GTE... so I might take the chance.. but I still feel like I'm using a slot machine in Vegas.. will it last? Are there any long term tests on all the cars electronics from real life scnearios (cold winters, hot summers, mountain drives )?
HR2635 yeah Kulanz :) Very interesting. That's really a shame! Quite often that the too small turbo engines fail :/ About winter etc., the batteries drain power then so the range is kinda split in half
What will happen if the electric engine runs out?
+BennyLoopDK petrol engine gets active
+Autogefühl okay, so it will just turn the car into a normal petrol car?
+BennyLoopDK yes
+Autogefühl okay cool, thank for the info and keep up the good work
8:10 Damn that camber tho!
whats that music called. please
Might of missed it ,what's the MPG rating ( Liters per 100 Kilometers ) How does this compare to the new Passat ,which has 1.7 Liters per 100 ?
Thanks
Joe
TechExplorer Hey Joe, we couldnt really make a representable test to that yet. The official milage figures are kinda fake, because they first take the full electric range into account and then of whats leftover the petrol engine. So these figures are no real use for every day driving.
excellent review, but I would just have one worry about a car with batteries, batteries will degrade with time for sure, like all stuff electronic today, even the most hi-end batteries wont last very long, and the range in e mode is only about 30km in natural human driving fashion. so looking into future, knowing the battery price, it might be a problem, although it does seem a perfect balance now.
+bratic80
True. However, VW gives you 8 Years or 160000km guarantee on the battery, so that's not so bad. And in 8 Years the batteries will surely be cheaper... ;)
You might even be really lucky and get a better (larger capacity) battery for the Golf n the future, but that's probably not going to happen...it did happen with e-bikes though...
+Roland Rohde Replacement batteries will be very expensive. Even buying an official replacement battery on my laptop costs £80 and the ones in this car are designed to pull 1300kg!! I think this car would be great used buy at 3 years old but probably not at 10 years+.
If it has similar batteries as other battery cars like the Nissan Leaf they will not exchange the whole battery. There are hundreds if not thousands of cells that degrade and the will change out those cells. There is almost no exchange of the whole battery. Or so I have been told by Nissan and Kia.
GTE has no FOg lights - its sad.
I can finally afford one 5 years in
What is this colour called?
+op pa Tungsten Silver
+Autogefühl thanks. You do great reviews
+op pa thanks, join us for more!
PLEASE BRING THIS CAR TO THE USA!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
JAEGERTECH Volkswagen says that this car would work on any market. So I guess this is a sign you will get it.
It seems to me that you don't understand the engeenerging bit of the car so you make some quite funny remarks, the cars main power source or the thing that tourns the wheels is the electic motor which is combined with a generator unit, the petrol engine only serves to turn the generator and does not actually turn the wheels as it is the case in a conventional petrol powered car,and that makes for a fantastic fuel economy, the electric mode is there only as a convieniance and this kind of car is not designed so that that is its primary mode of propulsion , so please take that in consideration and dont put confusing remarks out in the world... first learn your facts or have someone explain them to you...By the way you do a great job on the design,use and eastethics part of the review, that is your strong side...Greetings !
+Semin Seminovic no...that's how opel ampera or bmw i3 with range extender works. golf gte has a hybrid unit like a toyota prius or mclaren p1.
Could be good to say good bye at the end or something like that)
+NIGHT DRIVER we usually do that =)
ve are awfully overpcied and not even luxury.... it is a deadend brand
Why , oh , why it has only pins for single phase charging . Stupid VW .
Mladen Milić What exactly do you mean? There is also a quick charger available
In my garage I have 3 phase socket which can suply 16A , which is in total 11kW . Europeian charging connector has 5 big holes (power) and 2 small (data) , 5 big have one for ground , and other 4 can be configured to be single phase , 3 phase or DC using double holes ; but VW has only middle row used (whatch closer into plug under VW badge , only middle row has shining metal inside) . So only power this connector can handle on gte is 230V 16A AC or 350V 20A DC . That is like having best PC in the world and than put 1 usb on it .
Mladen Milić Very interesting. I am not sure but that might have something todo with what you can get as power input here.
The connector was created to be used in many places and situations . That is why it has 5 power pins . For example in US you can only have 1 phase current , but up to 50A , so you double the pins (2 for live wire , 2 for neutral) , or double for DC (2 for positive , 2 for negative) , or use all 5 (1 neutral , 3 phases + ground) . In my house I have 3 phase sockets , for thing like thermo-acumulating heater , cooker , central heating and in garage for welding machine . I believe that in German countriside 3 phase is common . So , car should support all pins from connector , to to downgrade connector te be single phase only .
Mladen Milić It's a bit crazy with direct current and alternating current. Afaik power plants produce alternating current, and the grid was formerly on direct current, with huge cables and a lot of power loss. Then they changed to alternating current on the grid to make the cables thinner and reduce the power loss. All electric household stuff runs on direct current, that's why you have to use power supplies to transfer the alternating in the direct current. And as far as I understood, the electric vehicles do as well run on direct current, but get alternating current from the grid - that's why it takes ages to load at home. Among the charging stations in Germany, there are only some with direct current - most of them run on alternating. The new ones are called CCS they can put direct and alternating on. Complicated stuff, though ;)
check out the mofo biker uphill
curtean1978 Actually the bikers moaned about us staying there in the middle of nowhere...
Very nice review, thanks!