Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  E-Golf - Be Ware It is A Newly Introduced Car - 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
  By het3 - March 3 - 4:54 am

  BUYER BEWARE. We recently purchased an e-golf that stopped driving. Car was charged and electrical system worked but it would not drive while in gear. It was towed to dealer (Capital VW in San Jose, CA). Service department reported that diagnostic showed power button was pressed, which was not the case, even so it should not stop functioning. After couple days we were told that firmware is updated and that car can be picked up. No explanation of actually what had gone wrong. We were told to open a case with VW service. VW response was that car now works and is under warranty, take action outside of VW if you like. Be ware that this is a newly introduced car with potential bugs.

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  Really like it - 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
  By sweetwagon - September 17 - 6:03 pm

  I wanted to try out an EV. After over a month with the car, happy I chose this one. Best interior and looks out of all the budget EVs. So far this car is great. Ive got two kids. Its become the primary car for just going around town. Definitely a great experience with my first EV. Cant wait to see the next iteration of EVs.

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  Great, but know what youre getting into. - 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
  By Jeff Rut - August 1 - 10:26 pm

  I own an E-Golf, and generally I love it, but I dont think general discussion touches on two important points. First, my only real negative to the car: the Navigation/Entertainment System is a complete joke. The entertainment/navigation console takes a minute to boot up. So if youre going to use navigation, you have to turn on your car and wait a minute before you can get on your way. Then, the screen is slow, its small, etc. I do like the little dashboard screen. Overall, Google Maps is incomparably better than VWs navigation. Theres also a problem that it doesnt have standard USB power, and they just assume you have an iPhone, so no micro-USB/Android charger is available for their proprietary slot (I got a 3rd party wire off Amazon, but its crazy slow). Also, it has a weird bluetooth problem where it switches up music sometimes. Its just generally clunky and ugly and problematic. It does allow an SD card full of MP3s, I know thats like 2003 tech but I actually really like it. Also, about the range: I drive with a heavy foot, mostly on freeway, I dont use the annoying auto-brake or evo modes, and I get 85 miles or so. Before I got the car, I thought charging stations were going to be a big deal. But unless you have charging at work, charging stations are really not a large part of the EV experience. Even in the Bay Area, you just cant count on one being available - somebody else is parked there, and will be parked there for at least another hour or two more. Or its broken. Or a non electric vehicle parked there. You just cant rely on it 100%. Anyway, who wants to wait around an hour to charge up enough to get home? A better way to think about it is, every morning your car starts with a quarter tank of gas. Sure, if theres an EMERGENCY, or you need to BARELY extend your trip past the cars range, something will probably be available. But if you think this will be a regular occurrence for you, buy a gas or diesel car. OK, not to scare off buyers, because yeah I do love this car. If you have a regular daily commute its incredibly cheap to operate, especially with the lease deals out there. Quality isnt luxury car, but its very high-end for a low-end car. With the torque and tight turns, its really fun to drive around town - I feel like Im driving a go-kart around on city streets. Its not quite as good on the freeway, but its not bad. Im six and a half feet tall and my wife isnt all that much shorter, and its still surprisingly spacious inside, I dont keep the slider all the way back. However, tall people up front does mean that the people in the back row have basically no space at all.