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by duckworthsj
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charging to 80%
Replies: 16
Views: 4160

Re: Charging to 80%

We also have a Mini Cooper SE and there’s no recommendation to charge that to 80%, which is just as well given it’s only a 33kwh battery! Maybe the amount of battery available to the user is leaving headroom to keep the battery in good nick. Much lower range of course, but the Mini tends to do its ...
by duckworthsj
Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:24 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Scheduled charging and Hypervolt
Replies: 11
Views: 7904

Re: Scheduled charging and Hypervolt

There are many posts about this subject in the general chat area. The charge settings need to be configured in the infotainment system and also on the phone app. In summary. Whilst your car is parked at home, you need to set it as a ‘location’ for charging… and call it ‘home’ and save it. In the se...
by duckworthsj
Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:05 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Scheduled charging and Hypervolt
Replies: 11
Views: 7904

Re: Scheduled charging and Hypervolt

There are many posts about this subject in the general chat area. The charge settings need to be configured in the infotainment system and also on the phone app. In summary. Whilst your car is parked at home, you need to set it as a ‘location’ for charging… and call it ‘home’ and save it. In the set...
by duckworthsj
Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:15 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Tyre damage - opinions?
Replies: 12
Views: 3624

Re: Tyre damage - opinions?

Tyre side-wall damage like that is super dangerous particular on high speed / hot tyre temperatures. The pictures you show, look to be deep. If you want to avoid a blow-out, with possibility of losing control of the vehicle, or damage to other parts of the car, change it!!!! Also yes, do something t...
by duckworthsj
Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Home Charging Scheme Ending
Replies: 7
Views: 2180

Re: Home Charging Scheme Ending

This seems to be a trend in several countries. France is also planning on reducing subsidies (eco bonus) for buying electric. It has postponed twice. However as several manufacturers increase their prices, several will exceed the level to get the eco-bonus. This morning I saw that Tesla had increase...
by duckworthsj
Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:27 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delivery time
Replies: 7812
Views: 1597222

Re: Delivery time

More bad news on the BBC site this morning.
Re-emergence of COVID has closed factories particularly in the ‘electronics’ centre around Shenzhen. VW are reported to be also hit.

It doesn’t get any better 😞
by duckworthsj
Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: We id app error
Replies: 14
Views: 5469

Re: We id app error

Yes. I am travelling this week but my wife had the problem of the car not charging to the set level. Set to 100% but only charged to 68%. The app says ‘waiting for departure time’. I will have to look at the infotainment system when I get home tonight. Last time this happened, all of the ‘home’ sett...
by duckworthsj
Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: ID3 vs Megane vs Astra
Replies: 20
Views: 4727

Re: ID3 vs Megane vs Astra

I wouldn’t have a Zoe either. But the Megane would have been tempting if we would have delivery issues with the ID3
by duckworthsj
Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:56 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: We Charge Go contract - zero monthly fee
Replies: 14
Views: 3147

Re: We Charge Go contract - zero monthly fee

Option for ‘free’ as was said is available for first year via the WeCharge ID3 app. It also offers a monthly plan for those who are doing a lot of on the road charging. The charging fee is reduced compared to the ‘free’ plan. I also subscribed to the Chargemap app. This cost an annual fee of 19 eur...
by duckworthsj
Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:36 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: We Charge Go contract - zero monthly fee
Replies: 14
Views: 3147

Re: We Charge Go contract - zero monthly fee

Option for ‘free’ as was said is available for first year via the WeCharge ID3 app. It also offers a monthly plan for those who are doing a lot of on the road charging. The charging fee is reduced compared to the ‘free’ plan. I also subscribed to the Chargemap app. This cost an annual fee of 19 euro...
by duckworthsj
Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:27 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: ID3 vs Megane vs Astra
Replies: 20
Views: 4727

Re: ID3 vs Megane vs Astra

The price of Aluminium has mushroomed lately, which may have a knock on effect on the Megane's price if it does extensively use aluminium to shave 200kg off the weight vs the ID3. At least with an Aluminium body (unconfirmed), it won't rust like hell like the Renault of old. I will need to be absol...
by duckworthsj
Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:45 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delivery time
Replies: 7812
Views: 1597222

Re: Delivery time

Here is an article in this mornings French journal ‘Auto Moto’ If you have placed an order for a new Volkswagen or BMW, you will most likely have to take your pain in patience. And for good reason, the production of the two German brands is already bearing the brunt of the war in Ukraine, which bega...
by duckworthsj
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: We Connect outage
Replies: 7
Views: 3411

Re: We Connect outage

Ours is working OK, but when I open the App, I get message 'Technical issue occurred.. Please try agin later. If the issue continues, please contact Customer Care' The message has occurred for more than a week after last 'WeConnect outage' where I could not connect with the car, and the charging loc...
by duckworthsj
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Driving to London from Leeds
Replies: 19
Views: 10816

Re: Driving to London from Leeds

For the underground and also the more rapid Heathrow Express you can access both without airline ticket. The entrance after the arrivals area. You can buy tickets using the machines at the entrance or for Heathrow Express via the internet. However my feeling, is that you will also waste a lot of tim...
by duckworthsj
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Range
Replies: 5
Views: 1527

Re: Range

There is a lot of traffic on this subject on this site and similar ones for other EV. As others have replied the ‘range’ prediction is based on an average of the cars experience with past journeys plus current conditions (charge level and outside temperature). When you picked the car up, the car’s d...
by duckworthsj
Sat Feb 26, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: ID.3 thoughts after 6 weeks
Replies: 9
Views: 2981

Re: ID.3 thoughts after 6 weeks

Great review. Hope the effects of COVID get better.
Maybe just a point on your interior lighting ‘disagreement’ . Isn’t that something that can be set in the driver profile, so when your driving it sets your preferences?
by duckworthsj
Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:34 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Max charge rate between 20-80% ? ID3 Pure Performance
Replies: 8
Views: 5695

Re: Max charge rate between 20-80% ? ID3 Pure Performance

Hypercube wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:06 pm Charging curves available in the EV database at https://ev-database.uk/car/1306/Volksw ... erformance Scroll down to the bottom.
Super data. Thanks
The curve shows the max charge rate is not kept for very long. The average is 78KWh
by duckworthsj
Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: VW announces restriction in models to be produced.
Replies: 8
Views: 2513

Re: VW announces restriction in models to be produced.

VW UK are currently offering an enhanced Life spec in Pro pertformance/58kWh only for new orders, so they're doing the same thing as the French subsidiary. They are still apparently going to fulfill existing orders to original spec. Just small correction, this is nothing to do with VW France subsid...
by duckworthsj
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:21 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Max charge rate between 20-80% ? ID3 Pure Performance
Replies: 8
Views: 5695

Re: Max charge rate between 20-80% ? ID3 Pure Performance

Thank you both. Your real-life experience is valuable. I didn’t stay around to watch how the charge ramped up. I just saw how it was during first 5 minutes. Certainly some stops may have been on the basis of ‘splash and go’ where the battery level may already be high. We were following a ‘journey pl...
by duckworthsj
Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:01 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: VW announces restriction in models to be produced.
Replies: 8
Views: 2513

VW announces restriction in models to be produced.

Here is announcement from the French auto magazine 'L'Argus' from today using google translate For those of you with 'orders' (See Delivery time' thread) and also knowing at end of last year VW were already planning to simplify their range of trims, you might find this enlightening to have another t...