This is basically what you'll get now if you enter your comm number.
I think you should get the Comm number as soon as its ordered, but it won't tell you much. Only the colour and the model year.
The dealer should also be able to tell you the build week it's scheduled for.
Somewhere around the build week, maybe a bit before or after, the page will update to show the spec. It won't actually say the name, Tech, Tour etc. My ill fated Tour 5 did, but they seem to have cha ged it for MY22 cars.
But if you go through it with a fine tooth comb (yes, I did...) you should be able to identify all the kit that's due on your specific model.
Then once your car is done and ready to ship, the VIN number will appear along with the option to activate the car in the app, although you can't do that fully until you've actually physically received it.
Thanks @KCross that's an excellent case study, hopefully will get winter range reports soon. Can I ask do you use the centre console for maps/chargers locations? How good is it without needing to piggy your phones data, does it have a good up to date map of charge locations ?
Thanks, How many days after you placed the order did you get the comm number from the dealer? I wish cars could be purchased directly from manufacturers and you only had to go to the dealers for servicing 😀
I don’t think I’ll get much info from dongle either as f.e. Tronity app is free for ID.3 as only charging info is available.
Put your comm number into the MY Volkswagen section of the website for some info.
But the majority has to come from the dealer.
You would only really do the 0-100% once just as a research project. I can’t do it on a daily basis. What I know is that with consumption of 14.3 over last 4 days I drove 208 km with reported soc drop of 64%. This theoretically would give range of max of 325km. In reality probably less. I don’t have any other figures to use for daily driving. Below you talk ab the motorway range of 310km, not a chance it’ll happen in my car.
I decided to bite the bullet and orderd the ID3 Tech. Dealer said would be Jan before I would get it. Are you getting the status updates from the dealer or is there any way for the customer to track the progress?
I hope that I still qualify for the 5K grant and the grant for the home charger
I've done a few additional long motorway trips in the 58kWh ID.3 over the last few weeks. Most recently a repeat of the Cork-Dublin run detailed above where I did a return trip in the one day (500km+). Much better conditions this time since its summer and it was also dry.
Conditions:
Temp: 17°C
HVAC at 20°C
Weather: Dry
Speed: 125km/h (Dash readout)
ACC all the way
Stopped at Ionity Kill North with 27% left, 105km range left (vs 14% in winter with 45km left).
That gives about 310km motorway range in summer at full motorway speed and hence no need for stops. We stopped for coffee rather than charging.
Consumption figure on the way up was 18.1kWh/100km. Traffic on the way home was moving a good bit faster and I did get stuck in traffic on the way out of Dublin but the figure going home was 19.3kWh/100km.
I was fortunate this time that I was able to get destination charging in Dublin and so I got back to a 100% charged car for the journey home. It was put to a vote and the decision was not to stop and just get home.... the car duly obliged, no stops and range to spare.
Just some additional stats I collected on the way home.
As a running total starting at 100% from Finglas, I used
10% to get to Ionity Kill South
20% to J14 Mayfield
30% to J17 Midway
38% to J3 Manor Stone
59% to Ionity Cashel
80% to Fermoy
That should give prospective buyers some insight into what the car can do along the Cork-Dublin route and the amount of charging options you have, if required. It significantly reduces your reliance on the public charging network when you dont have to stop for charging... thats a good thing!
The car has really exceeded my expectations in terms of range and usability. I've been in the depths of West Cork, up to Clare, the midlands, Dublin.... all flawless and little need for rapid charging. Its a great car to drive, imo.
Cons:
All the other cons are really subjective in nature like plastics, touchscreens etc. I dont mind any of that to be honest. The car gives me a smile on my face every time I drive it.... as it should since its a new car!
TL;DR... The 58kWh ID.3 is a 260km-310km range EV at full motorway speed depending on temp/weather. You could get more if you simply slow to, say 110km/h.
14.3 Kwh/100 km is an average over xx Kms it doesn't tell you in Kwh exactly what was taken from the battery, it's stupid but the German car manufacturers don't think we could handle consumption in Kwh or regen in Kwh or even telling us how many Kw are going to the battery when charging. The car knows it but we're not allowed see all this info.
What you need is one of those apps and bluetooth dongle to track the Kwh taken from the battery.
I have not seen anything about limiting the number of rapid charges. The car has a battery management system and active cooling so it will not allow you to damage it by repeatedly rapid charging it.
The only warranty I've seen in the documentation is the one you reference.... "8 year battery warranty or 160,000km, which ever comes first".
NOTE: That warranty covers the battery down to 70%. So, if the battery is at 80% original capacity after 8 years you have no claim.
Car comes with a granny cable and a 32a type 2.
Does the car come with a charge cable? If not, how much is it as an extra?
At €6 per km, I'll be handing my dealer €106,000 with the car in three years 😄
Any of you PCP folks got confirmation on the extra mileage charge?
As I understand it, it only really matters if you hand the car back after the 3 years (why??) but I'd still like to know. I think I read online that it was 6c per km but the finance agreement just said 6 in the box and it looked more like €6 than 6c lol.
Hi All,
Has anyone insight on battery warranty yet? I asked the dealer but the sales guy I deal with said that he's not actually sure on specifics yet because is new and I'm curious about how it operates.
Previously I'd been told that some form of system would be introduced that would be rendered void if you did something like 'x' number of rapid charges in a row, i.e. anything that could be considered as undue battery care.
But is this stated plainly anywhere? I can't seem to find it anywhere online; all the VW seems to state is the mileage / for how many years.
And by what metric is rapid charging designated? Is it simply if charging above a certain value? Anything above home charging flat?
Cheers,
BB
You are spot on on both of those counts.
You cant calculate battery capacity from the kWh/100km figure or the figures reported on a rapid charger (charge losses) or from the SoC (as its not linear) or from the GOM (as its temp dependent and driver profile dependent).
And generally speaking I wouldnt rely on mpg/kWh figures from the car. The best method is to measure what energy you put into the car when charging it from 0-100% and what range you get from that 100%. Then calculate your own figures for battery capacity and range (at various speeds/conditions).
Thanks - that confirms it has everything it ought to inc alarm and sound insulating windscreen
You have to be careful on d model years with these. Eg my2021 Tech doesn't have dual zone climate (an odd omission) or area view...
Anyhoo, we can live with that...
Will be happy once the HUD works, and then look into the latest software update, vharging away from home.
Its the OHs car- in trying to get the spec info it was prompting me to change primary user from the app over to me. Now I realise I dont have access to it on we connect for charging etc.. but I'll figure it out)
It's been a bit of a ordeal tbh to get to this point (dealer issues - don't ask. Otherwise we really don't mind the learning curve involved simply because its an electric car) but we love the car.
You can find that info in the My Volkswagen section of the website after you login.
There’s an option to add cars by VIN or Commission number.
Are you set up on the myvolkswagen website. This will give you a list of equipment fitted under my vehicles.
All - is there somewhere I can enter the VIN number of the car (Id 3) and find exactly what options are fitted?
Had the previous issue with the HUD - it doesnt work - the dealer is now ordering 'a part' for it but it strikes me it's difficult to confirm precisely some of the other features are actually present eg alarm, sound insulating windscreen (Tech spec).
Thanks for any help...
The MV Parana comes to Dublin also. That’s in Emden at present.
There's going to be an energy loss when charging which might account for some of it? I don't have a source to hand, but I remember reading something about it when I got my LEAF (November 2017), and the figure for charging loss was about 10%.
Also, I'm not clear on how the reading (in your case 14.3kWh/100km) incorporates regen. I suspect that the figure is actually higher, but it reports a nett energy use (real minus regen), but I'm open to correction on this. I know that our ID3 is reporting figures very similar to yours, and I'm seeing around 15kWh/100km in my 2015 LEAF at the moment....but certainly in the case of the LEAF, I think regen is skewing the reported figures down. If I was really getting 15kWh/100km in my LEAF, I'd be seeing a range of 125km from full (it has about 18.5kWh capacity left), but I'm getting more like 100km consistently. I can occasionally get 115km if I'm careful, but that's only on warm days!
This is why they’ve discontinued the 0% on new orders. 4.9% now as they simply cannot supply the cars at the moment.
Does anyone know here how many ships currently serve the Emden - Dublin route? The Patara is due to dock in Dublin this evening. Are there other ships on this route or is it a case of waiting for the Patara to return to Emden and load up again?
Going back to my previous moans about the soc, consumption and range. Im not sure which figures the computer is reporting but smth doesn't add up. An example from yesterday - drove 204km with 14.3kWh/100km consumption. This was reported as 64% of soc (80 to 16%). Simple calculations 14.3x2.08=29.7kWh /0.64 = 46.5kWh capacity. Charged from 16% back to 80% - 35.6kWh. Difference is almost 6kWh. Checked background consumption after charging - 0.2kWh/h so 0.13kWh in 40 min of charging so negligible. Range at 80% 333km w/o climate on.
Long term consumption 1542km, 34kmh, 45h, 13.7kWh/100km.
Also my boot handle is probably fall apart soon enough. I thing a few people had replaced. Also I'm pretty sure that the low level wash liquid warning doesn't work. I think there's a recall for that. Also one of the usb port only works if cable turned only one way. Go figure...
Problem is if I tell them I don't want it until 2022 then I might not get the 0% interest.
That’s a shame. I hope it won’t be much longer. The boats seem to arrive every two weeks.
Makes little sense to me to still be pushing the car (and it's sibling) so heavily though marketing and offers with such a huge backlog to get through. Puts dealers in an awkward spot with trade ins. Annoys customers.
I ordered early June for a Sept delivery, unlikely to make that now given the build week is mid-Sept. At this point, I've given up hope of having it this year and even if it comes, will probably hold off until 2022.
If it's a supply backlog (microchips) then I think it's only fair that the plant gets its agreed holidays and maintenance. Building two weeks more cars to add to the pile of ones waiting on parts isn't going to help much
Dealer emailed me back, car is built since 29th June and it's not going anywhere any time soon. Still waiting for parts.
Sick of it now really at this stage I won't have it until September I'd say probably end of, he did say the factory is closed for next 2 weeks. F1cking closed and they're up to their eyes with backlogs.......
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