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by sb96
Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:05 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 3776

Re: Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?

I wonder whether you could actually make a claim if your battery performed worse than this. Can you prove that you didn't mistreat the battery or can they prove that you did? For instance, if you always used fast DC charging and always charged up to 100%, both of which we are told not to do, then y...
by sb96
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 3776

Re: Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?

VW's advice is not to routinely charge the car to 100%, and to charge on AC (11kW max) preferably. If you do charge to 100%, don't leave the car standing for long periods with a full charge. On a longer journey of course you will need to use rapid DC chargers. So, for a long journey, charge the car...
by sb96
Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 3776

Should I be worried about reduced battery quality?

Hello! I am currently leasing my ID.3 for 36 months, and I've a question regarding battery quality. Have anyone talked to VW about the battery quality when returning the vehicle? Should I be worried that they would say that the battery quality has been reduced too much and I would need to pay to rep...
by sb96
Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:58 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: 12v battery life
Replies: 10
Views: 6558

Re: 12v battery life

My girlfriends ID.3 died due to 12v battery, contacted VW and they said they needed to take it to mechanics. Said and done, we got a new rental car, an ID3, almost identical to the one she had. The day after we got the ID3 rental it died with the same issue. Now they gave her a Passat instead :) Buy...
by sb96
Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Heat Pump and Range
Replies: 21
Views: 24669

Re: Heat Pump and Range

[quote=id73 post_id=2127 time=1610754442 user_id=349] Makes you wonder if the heat pump option is really worth £1,250 extra cost?? [/quote] As of now, it seems like a heat pump is not worth the extra cost. But maybe the effectiveness will be improved in future updates? In Nextmoves video he was test...
by sb96
Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:22 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

Yupp, the heat pump seems to be extremely bad. Unless there's some magic in the ME2.1 update it seems like an ID3 with no heat pump is better at managing the battery %. ..... At this point I have little confidence in even the simple functions of the ID.3's software, so managing engine, battery and ...
by sb96
Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

Yupp, the heat pump seems to be extremely bad. Unless there's some magic in the ME2.1 update it seems like an ID3 with no heat pump is better at managing the battery %. A graph from the video: Screenshot 2021-01-05 at 17.08.48.png Only in the second lap did the ID3 with a heat pump use less energy.
by sb96
Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:34 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

So, after some more digging I now know why ID3 charges slowly. It's extremely hard to get the battery warm. This very good and informative video from Nextmove explains everything. It's a German channel but subtitles are in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf-ikz0wrls Key takeaways: -ID3 with...
by sb96
Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:24 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

Did you try switching chargers or stopping the session and restarting after charging say 20% ? I also switched on the heating in the car when I left the car doing the initial 20% (described earlier in the thread) . Hopefully an update will get battery heating sorted. Yes, I've tried to switch with ...
by sb96
Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

So, I've been to an Ionity charger again. But still no luck, never charges above 40kw/h. Doesn't matter for how long I've driven the car, if there's other cars charging, if its minus or plus outside or what battery % I have. I've seen other cars(not ID3s) charging at the same Ionity station above 50...
by sb96
Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:36 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

I have used Ionity twice and both times initially got about 35 kw charging rate. The first time the charger was on free vend, I had something to eat and left it. The second time after a bite to eat, I moved the car to another charger having added 20% and it started at 72 kw charging. It maybe that ...
by sb96
Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Re: Noob question regarding supercharger

It can go up to 100 if your battery level is low enough, the battery temperature is high enough, the charger unit has sufficient supply, isn’t having to charge multiple vehicles, and probably some other variables I haven’t read about... I’ve done 4 rapid charges now, all at chargers which go up to ...
by sb96
Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Noob question regarding supercharger
Replies: 14
Views: 6120

Noob question regarding supercharger

Hi, I recently got my ID3 and it's my first EV and I've a question regarding supercharging. Yesterday I was driving on the highway and I had around 40% battery left, and I was near Ionity superchargers, so I thought I might as well stop there and get some juice. It was around 1 degree outside, and I...