So you mean I should have split this video into several parts?

usually headlights and drl turn off if you have parking brake on.

Nah man, your videos are good. We can scroll thru or watch double speed ... Your videos are like books kindof. Did you know that digital cluster is an option and not standard? They still do the physical ones standard according to the website.

Absolutely love the long videos! Keep living the dream Bjorn :)

long? it's only 30 min with 2x the speed :P

This video was shot a while ago. That was when Optimus was fixed for the first time.

Bjørn Nyland oh okay - well then, I hope optimus is back soon (:

Matej Končina Thx for this, what is your experience with the range. Can you do 220 -250 km easily?

My longest drive without charging was 256km. With normal drive I can easily do 200km, what is above I have to drive a bit more carefully, but of coure this also depends on conditions (cold, heat, rain...). Normaly I do 140km per day and for that I need about 50-55% of battery (daly drive to work and back, 36km local roads, 40km highway).

Caspar ter Horst flightmode!!!!!😱😡😡😡🤬

Em Ad there is usually WiFi in The plane for long trips

I'll test that again if I have the chance.

Lone Wolf Build quality? A non climatized battery is basically zero build quality. It’s the usual VW crap just like with their Diesels. Stuff that looks good but is either a lie or won’t last.

Lone Wolf build quality is better overall on model 3.

BOB I’ve driven them back to back - build quality is better on the Volkswagen. It’s very solid with premium materials inside. Model 3 is still an American car and has a way to go, but is overall the better EV by a landslide.

For a car which is used to travel longer distances? For sure. The ID3 has it. But the golf is a commuter car, which can be used for longer road trips, but it’s out of it’s comfort zone. Everything you put it can break, so if you have active cooling, it costs money and could go wrong. The golf isn’t build for that, and a good passive cooling is good for 1-2 fast charges, that’s 750 km in summer, more than enough for the intended use of this car. It’s like with the leaf: know what you buy and want to do with it. You wouldn’t buy a ultra compact car with a 1 liter petrol engine and expect it to do long road trips very well, or a mercedes full size suv for a small European town. The golf has it’s place for sure, and everybody who bought one i ever talked to loved that thing 😉👍

strange ... if i look that up i get those only for about 21k USED with 20 to 40 thousand km on the clock ...

The e-Golf has the famous German "look" that bespeaks performance. VW has a reputation for building driver's cars that provide excellent road feedback, handling, and power. On the other hand, the Ioniq is significantly larger. I had the Ioniq hybrid and the rear trunk (boot) space is very generous before putting the rear seats down! Also the Ioniq has enough rear seat and leg room for a large adult male - I checked it with my own self. Also, I think Ioniq has a nicely "aggressive" look that is more streamlined than e-Golf. Then there is the warranty which should NEVER be forgotten or discounted. Here in the United States Hyundai's battery warranty is "lifetime" on top of all the layers of warranty. Because Hyundai vehicles have proven to be so reliable and durable, many dealerships here in the U.S. have started offering 20 year, 200,000 mile warranty coverage through their dealership. Obviously if they had to actually honor each and every extended warranty they'd go bankrupt, so yes, it is a marketing ploy, but it's still a valid warranty that's there if you ever need it. Electric cars are very close to "forever" cars except for the battery, and even then, if you only lose about 10% charge at 100,000 miles, these newer electrics with the larger packs will still have decent range.

It has lower nominal voltage than other cars.

The e-Golf limits the maximum charging speed at 40kW. I tested that on CCS-Chargers with higher current output than 125A.

The voltage is 323V. On a 50kW Charger with 125A, the e-Golf can only load 125A x 323V = 40375VA = 40kW. The "old" e-Golf was able to load up to 50kW on a 165A charger. The new one is completely limited to 40kW because of different cells.

I have seen my 2015 e-Golf, SEL US model do 365V. I do not know what the new 2017 model voltage is.

It also only did 33 to 34 Kwh in the smaller 24.2 kWh battery pack.

It's been a while since I used the Ioniq. But from what I remember, both these cars are very similar when it comes to driving dynamics, soundproofing, etc.

Model X would consume about 250-270 Wh/km.

How much would Ioniq consume there? I am uncertain and interested in which car has more range at 100 or 120 km/h or similar.

I get about 160 watts per mile in my 2015 e-Golf at speeds of 25 to 28 mph average, usually a max speed of 40 to 45 mph in city of Los Angeles, CA.

100 to 120 km/h defeats the purpose of owning an electric car, currently. Just not enough energy density, too much recharging time.

In summer in between 20 to 24 degrees Celsius and a travel speed of 120 km per hours I had a charging limitation of 18kW on the third CCS charging stop.

which one did you end up getting?

The car counts time idling and therefore gives wrong average. I "idle" the car in order to keep the heater running when charging (as explained in the video). Everyone knows that it's *impossible* for Teslabjørn to average 66 km/h ;)

Price for fast charging is slightly less than equivalent gasoline.

Not at all. The heat issue is about battery overheating. A heat pump will save energy for heating up the cabin.

The ACC is good. Butt he lane assist was flimsy. Ioniq had better lane assist that also worked through some snow. But the problem with all these (except for Tesla) is that you have to grab the wheel every 5-10 seconds.

I am waiting for my eGolf that I ordered. But I did some test drives. On the Autobahn I find the lane assist very good. On normal roads it is good but has a tens to drive along the middle marking of the road. That is not so good. Never tried the Ioniq. At the moment VW gives you extreme conditions when you give up your old diesel car in Germany. So the eGolf was cheaper than an Ioniq for me.

And an other thing: Did you activate all systems? You have to activate the lane assist AND the adaptive cruise control. I think that should fix the problem 🤓🤔

It has passive cooling. The new battery pack just uses more densely packed lithium batteries, the case is pretty much the same holding the whole battery pack, which now weighs 4 or 5 kgs more than the 2015 model. Ask your saleperson to demonstrate the active cooling on the new battery pack for you, and where it says so in the owners manual.

Ditched? it's had passive cooling since day 1 when the 2015 e-Golf was brought on the market. The only change in 2017 to the battery is that VW went with newer chemistry higher capacity capable guts in the battery. The weight has increase maybe 8 to 10 pounds, for the 700# battery. www.autoblog.com/2014/03/31/vw-e-golf-will-not-have-active-cooling-system-lithium-battery/ I find it hilarious that all you arm chair car enthusiasts are smarter that Volkswagen. How many car models have you designed, built, sold and warrantied? Zero? I thought so.

300 km NEDC

Of course on e-golf...

Assuming a constant charge rate of close to 40kW at consecutive charging spots, one can determine a 'sweet spot' at about 115kmh, where the total time of travel (travel time for legs plus time for charging) is minimal. Driving slower means longer time on the road and less comsumption, that shortens the charging time, driving faster puts everyhing in reverse. However, due to the heat gate issue speed should be lower that 115 kmh at really long trips, extending beyond 500km or so.

*40 kWh

+Misc Ioniq: + Cheaper + More efficient + Electric driver's seat + Loads of safety and convenience features + Lots of cargo space - No app support - Poor high beams - Preheat only possible when plugged in e-Golf: - Excellent interior quality + Outstanding adaptive headlights + Very good soundproofing + Very good touch screen + Very good instrument cluster + App support for preheating, etc - Limited luggage space - No active battery cooling - Expensive - Slower fast charging speed due to lower nominal voltage

Thanks allot Björn, your the best reviewer. I went with Ioniq. Got it last week :D very amazing car for the price.

@@misc8867 still satisfied? It’s a great car, my best friend has one and loves it! I personally went for the egolf and love it, too, the ionic wasn’t my cup of tea. 😉👍

Look at how fast you can recharge, and ow fast you can discharge. Energy used = mass x velocity squared. that velocity is squared tell you how much more energy you use going faster.

In cold weather there is a small difference.

Drone rules are strict. So are pepole about it. I have to be careful and only fly in remote areas.

Fortum Charge and Drive

About 0.8 of the price of gasoline.

Green is for cars with only two seats, white is for normal cars.