Not available for sale in PA.
Does anyone have a copy of the scheduled maintenance booklet for the eGolf? I'm curious what there is to do, other than rotate the tires and change the wiper blades? A cabin pollen filter? Washer/brake fluid? Maybe the whole purpose of that battery under the hood is so that the dealership mechanics can check the electrolyte level every 10,000 km?????
How much is a replacement battery pack going to cost 5-10 years from now?
Back on subject: Anyone know what VW's warranty is with respect to the battery?
The liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery accounts for 701 pounds of the e-Golf model’s 3090-pound curb weight. It is composed of a total of 264 individual prismatic cells, which are integrated into 27 modules (each with six or twelve cells). Collectively, the cells have a nominal rating of 323 volts, with an overall capacity of 24.2 kWh. A battery management controller (BMC) performs diagnosis and monitoring functions and also regulates the temperature balance in the battery junction controller (the interface to the motor’s energy supply). When the car is not in use or in the event of a collision, power from the battery is automatically cut off.
That article also claims that they're using 264 cells with 25Ah per cell. The math on that adds up, at a nominal 3.7v per cell, we get 24.42 kWh of nominal capacity. But I also take it to mean that unlike Tesla, they're not using standard form-factor (18650 being the most common) cells, since those would be closer to 2.5 -3.1 Ah per cell.I saw this article yesterday:
http://insideevs.com/volkswagen-follows-nissan-decides-wo-go-air-cooling-e-golf/
Air-Cooled? Looks like not-cooled to me.
Battery cooling with refrigerant
BMW i uses the air-conditioning system's refrigerant to cool the high-voltage battery directly. This coolant offers maximum refrigerating efficiency in comparison to water or air-cooling and no additional components such as fans or pumps are needed, reducing weight and installation space. The heat for preconditioning in cold temperatures is powered directly from the electricity network, if the vehicle is connected to the wallbox.
So this fugly thing is the e-Golf's competition?
Hmm, somehow those tire sizes strike me as not entirely in character with "The Ultimate Driving Machine".