VW ID.3

Fingleberries · 12-12-2021 03:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118308556#Comment_118308556

For We Charge accessing ESB ecars, are you charged the PAYG price for the session or the Membership rates from ecars.

Rusky rusky · 12-12-2021 04:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118309864#Comment_118309864

Neither, the price you pay is seen in the picture. It’s too expensive to be considered as a alternative to the esb prices. Same €0.385 is charged for AC chargers.

Fingleberries · 14-12-2021 12:40PM

Good News / Bad News day for me.

Good News - my Tour 5 ordered in early Sept will receive the new Spec (may be of interest to those who ordered later and are still waiting).
Bad News - my build week has changed from BW50 to, "we'll know more in Jan"

As long as the delay is not too much I'll be happy out with the new spec (updated interior material, and it seems with Park Assist and Park memory)

DermoMIO · 14-12-2021 01:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118305048#Comment_118305048

Hi I haven’t noticed poor signal but I’ve noticed since yesterday I no longer have connection to my car via the app. The app seems stuck on a day, probably last Friday where it says my range and charge percentage are completely different to what the car is saying and won’t remotely charge or pre heat !

The car still says it has a 4G signal but I tried the we charge app on the infotainment and that says there is a connection error. Not completely the same as what you asked in your post but my first major issue with the car since I got it.

cannco253 · 14-12-2021 01:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319444#Comment_118319444

Have you updated the app? There were some recent releases to both Andriod and iOS versions.

rx8 · 14-12-2021 01:16PM

I had an issue with the App recently and I resolved it by logging out and then back in again.

liamog · 14-12-2021 01:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118308572#Comment_118308572

What's so bad about kWh/100km it's the easiest way to compare two different journeys that are likely to be different distances. Its saves you the step of I travelled x km and used y kWh, therefore todays usage was x/y kWh/km.

Or in a simpler manner, on my journey, the kWh/100km number is higher therefore I will have less range. If you only showed me kWh used, I'd constantly have to divide it by distance travelled to see if I was doing better or worse than usual.

handpref · 14-12-2021 01:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319319#Comment_118319319

Added good news is that your getting a better spec’d car with a 2022 plate for €2,577 less than what it would cost you to buy it in January -

I ordered mid August but have heard nothing, mind you, I haven’t enquired either. We could definitely do with the park assist at home here so if it’s delayed we might get the extras.

eagerv · 14-12-2021 02:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319551#Comment_118319551

We have both got used to kWh/100km at this stage on our two EVs. Don't see any need to change..🙂

silverharp · 14-12-2021 05:13PM

Any new info on Electricity deals to suppliers to switch too?

14-12-2021 07:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319551#Comment_118319551

Yes because you're used to Kwh/100 Km where as I want to know exactly how many Kwh I take from the battery per trip. To me it makes much more sense. It's just logical to me, I don't want to know the average per 100 Kms I want exact Kwh taken from the battery or put back in via charging.

14-12-2021 07:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319687#Comment_118319687

Yeah I got a bad deal there, had to wait 6 months for older spec picked up mid October then few weeks later the spec changes.......Not good. Can't even get 2.3 software.

14-12-2021 07:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319444#Comment_118319444

I've had no issue with the app, I can see driving along getting good signal and then 1 bar where I think I should be getting max or close.

Anyone know what network they piggyback off here ?

DermoMIO · 14-12-2021 08:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118319509#Comment_118319509

I had tried the logging in & out but didn’t work. My app was up to date as they automatically update once released. But I solved it by logging out & deleting the app & then reinstalling it. Wether the logging out bit was needed or not I dunno. Thanks for the help lads 👍

liamog · 14-12-2021 10:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118321848#Comment_118321848

It's not that I'm used to kWh/100km, it's just extremely rare that I'm trying to compare trips of equal distance and care about the total energy used. I can see why you'd be interested in the energy replaced during charging, do you get a summary of charging sessions with total amount charged?

15-12-2021 08:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118322641#Comment_118322641

No, given 0 indication of Kwh used.

I'm not suggesting the replace the Kwh/100 km reading just to add Kwh used.

RobAMerc · 15-12-2021 09:19PM

my wifes ID3 has started unclipping the seat belts on 2 of the rear 3 seats randomly at first. but now it wont really click fully. Making the car useless as a family car, and dangerous imo ( it initially unclicked on the m50 with my daughter in it. )

We booked in into a South Dublin service centre for a warranty.

On arrival the guy started off by saying its probably crips or something stuck in the 2 buckles ( or clips ) and therefore it wouldnt be covered by warranty. She said it was crappy design if crisps can jam a seat buckle and none of our other cars ever had an issue with that. He pointed to the fact the car had clearly had kids in the back 😲 imagine that ! He said well they were just a dealership and shouldnt have to deal with such things!

He then proceeded to go round the car and say, its a bit dirty so and being white its hard for him to tell if there are any scratches on it ! He then spent more time looking over our car than ANY hire car company I ever returned to.

Lastly, they were to call us when the car was ready, they didnt even after my calling and asking to confirm it would be ready for collection today. They were to get back to me and didnt.

what a joke, my sisters ford had squeaky brakes, and the loacl ford guys ( again not where she bought it ) took it in and spent 30 mins checking it without ever even mentioning cost - just good customer service.

VW ID - sh*t build - sh1t service

wotzgoingon · 15-12-2021 09:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118327700#Comment_118327700

He then proceeded to go round the car and say, its a bit dirty so and being white its hard for him to tell if there are any scratches on it !

What has the condition of your car got to do with him, it's not as if you went in and demanded a new car or anything. All you wanted him to do is replace a couple of buckles. 15 minute job if they had them at hand.

Bif · 16-12-2021 09:40AM

Some news…

https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/convenient-networked-and-sustainable-new-solutions-for-charging-electric-volkswagen-models-7695?fbclid=IwAR2qOJQ76rWtGoOwRnqxBZJ8NAi0DR-4oC2Xf0g7XEiCpA8w2H6zipxVfEk

eagerv · 16-12-2021 10:35AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118327700#Comment_118327700

Sounds like a sh1t dealer to me.

Didn't VW have problems with the rear seat belts on some of their models? Can't google it atm..

VWPAT · 16-12-2021 10:38AM

Saw on german id3 forum that vehicles with factory 2.3 software battery heating starts at 0 degrees c. 2.3 ota at 8 degrees. Will 2.4 solve this problem?. Anybody with factory 2.3 confirm.

Mr Q · 16-12-2021 05:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118329438#Comment_118329438

Bidirectional charging will be available according to this but only in the 77kWh versions which is annoying. For me anyway.

And it looks like the already delivered 77kWh cars are capable of this too, they just need an OTA update and suitable wallbox.

Fingleberries · 16-12-2021 05:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118332040#Comment_118332040

Bidirectional charging. I presume you need a specific charger for that.

But what is the benefit for you as the owner? If you've used the battery from your car to run your house, if your car is empty when you need it.

I could see a potential benefit at long term airport parking, when such things are needed again. You could pay for your parking by adding your car as a part of a makeshift battery pack. At home, I'm not sold on it, but open to correction.

DrPhilG · 16-12-2021 06:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118332132#Comment_118332132

If you pay double during the day for your power, then you charge the car on night rate and use that to power the house to save on day rate.

Or you charge the car from excess solar and then use it as a big storage battery to run the house.

Of course you'd need to ensure you don't use too much of it and have enough left for driving.

There's also potential to use the car's power during a power cut.

yer man! · 16-12-2021 06:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118329654#Comment_118329654

Yeah my VW Polo had this problem, VW said not to have anyone sit in the back until they fixed the seatbelts through a recall. Sounds a bit concerning that this is potentially happening in the ID3

ted1 · 17-12-2021 10:57AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118332239#Comment_118332239

Is there really to use the cars power during a power cut? You’d need to isolate from the grid.

Bif · 17-12-2021 11:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118332239#Comment_118332239

Would love if my ID3 was capable of bi-directional charging. I imagine it would be useful for electricity suppliers and the networks to have access (with agreement) to that amount of stored energy als. Bring it on. Glad I have the Tour if this is possible.

DrPhilG · 17-12-2021 12:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118335723#Comment_118335723

I'd imagine it could just be used to plug an extension lead into for running some essentials like the TV, I mean the freezer.

I've seen pics online of an EV6 owner boiling the kettle on the driveway during an outage to let all his neighbours have a cup of tea. #showoff...

bodgerfederer · 17-12-2021 12:15PM

I suppose long term bi-directional charging might be a thing - to even out the vagaries of renewable supply. Short term i'd be thinking would the extra cycling through of the battery be speeding up degradation? Has anyone done the maths?

Short term i think VW should look at the here and now. Fixing the timers and the pre-heating of the battery would please me more than vague promises of things i might be able to do next year.

17-12-2021 12:40PM

Would be handy for me, charge up at work and power the house when home! 😂

VW ID.3

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