Volkswagen e-up! review: A bite-sized electric car | TotallyEV

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Video timestamps:
Intro & price: 00:00
Exterior design: 00:54
Interior design & practicality: 01:41
Infotainment system: 02:22
Climate controls: 03:13
Steering wheel & instrument cluster: 03:31
Gear selector & centre console: 04:07
Storage space: 04:33
Seat comfort, legroom & headroom: 05:12
Driving experience & parking: 06:16
Visibility and ease-of-use: 07:50
Cabin noise: 08:23
Driving range & charging: 08:58
Regenerative braking: 09:50
Verdict: 10:43
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Find the best VW e-up! deals: locally.link/yuOM Read about the VW e-up! on our website: totallyev.net/volkswagen-e-up-review-small-electric-car/ Our review of the VW e-up! audio system: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5rVg3akhseYe6s Video timestamps: Intro & price: 00:00 Exterior design: 00:54 Interior design & practicality: 01:41 Infotainment system: 02:22 Climate controls: 03:13 Steering wheel & instrument cluster: 03:31 Gear selector & centre console: 04:07 Storage space: 04:33 Seat comfort, legroom & headroom: 05:12 Driving experience & parking: 06:16 Visibility and ease-of-use: 07:50 Cabin noise: 08:23 Driving range & charging: 08:58 Regenerative braking: 09:50 Verdict: 10:43

[@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels]

Nice video with no silly gimmicks, very nicely done. Love the minimalism of this car too, proper buttons and no annoying/distracting touch screen to contend with.

[@TotallyEV]

Thank you, glad you liked the video! And thanks for sharing your thoughts on the vehicle too :)

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

I’m just off to collect my e-up in a couple of hours and this was super helpful - thank you!

[@TotallyEV]

Pleasure, glad it was helpful! Let us know how you get on!

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

@@TotallyEV Just driven it home(35 miles) what a treat! really looking forward to owning this one! Thank you

[@TotallyEV]

Excellent! Glad it's brought a smile to your face already :)

[@danielrenaud4639]

Thank you for the nice review !

[@TotallyEV]

Pleasure, glad you liked it!

[@kulimeya1237]

Thanks for the nice review, bridged another 12 minutes until I get mine in early november. Can't wait for it :D

[@TotallyEV]

Glad you liked it! Ha, amazing. What colour did you go for?

[@kulimeya123]

TotallyEV White but Style Edition with black roof.

[@TotallyEV]

@@kulimeya123 very nice! Where are you based? Do share your opinions with us when you get it in November!

[@GK-vV]

I'll get mine (version united pure white) in the 2nd quarter of 2021.

[@TotallyEV]

Brilliant! Do share your thoughts on here when you get it delivered.

[@DanielDrives]

I have to say - this is an excellent review!

[@TotallyEV]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@TonInter]

Great review, thanks. The car looks to be great as well, making choosing one even more stressful, hah.

[@TotallyEV]

Pleasure, glad you liked the review!

[@salvatoreamico5391]

Really good review. Since learning about the e-up, I’m finding it hard to choose between purchasing the e-up or the polo manual. Any suggestions? Price wise will work out the same.

[@TotallyEV]

Glad you liked the review! As for your question, depends on your trips and mileage you usually do. If it's shorter ones or around 150 miles max, would definitely suggest the e-up! as it's a lot more fun to drive. However, if you're going on longer trips, don't want to wait to recharge and potentially have a bit more standard equipment vs the Up, then the Polo might be the better shout.

[@springer-qb4dv]

Really nice affordable EV. Too bad it's not sold in US.

[@TotallyEV]

Indeed it is!

[@NOTAMV]

I can’t believe the Up! still doesn’t have a infotainment screen. It’s the most expensive of its kind and even one of the cheapest (Aygo) has a modern dashboard with big screen.

[@TotallyEV]

True, although, your phone will be more up-to-date and useful than the vehicle infotainment system.

[@mabogangstar]

No point really people have phone as long as u got aux

[@PeterPanQuails]

I wish VW would bring this e-UP to Australia. It would be a perfect car for my day-to-day drive to work.

[@TotallyEV]

Looks like VW has axed the e-Up in the UK - alongside the Seat Mii Electric and Skoda EVs, they're now no longer available!

[@Automonium]

@9:44 ... From 0 to empty ... ha ha

[@TotallyEV]

Haha, good spot. Suppose that's what happens when you don't have a script and drive while doing a review of a car!

[@stankushnir]

Is the steering wheel distance adjustable? Very important for me

[@johnmanderson2060]

Actual not, only the height is adjustable. That is the only drawback of this car.

[@oscare.quiros6349]

Very nice review. I love the e-Up, but my understanding is that is not produced any more in any of its three variants by January 2021.

[@TotallyEV]

Glad you liked the review! Oh, that might be the case, given the Mii Electric is ultimately a near-identical car, and that VW now has the ID.3 (which we currently have on review this week!)

[@dcross3514]

Would different tyres help with road noise?

[@TotallyEV]

They would indeed, but ultimately the cabin isn't well insulated due to the sound proofing and materials used!

[@johndoyle4723]

Should be popular in Yorkshire.

[@TotallyEV]

Thought of adding that in, but refrained 😂

[@johndoyle4723]

@@TotallyEV Yes best to refrain, most of the UK will not understand, nice video, thanks.

[@TotallyEV]

Glad you liked it!

[@elsoundgarden]

What about the gearbox? Is it smooth or bad like the citigo?

[@TotallyEV]

This is the fully electric variant, which runs on a single-speed gearbox, only! There are no gear shifts.

[@johnmanderson2060]

10:15 You got it wrong 🙄 You only pull back the lever to switch back and forth between D (Freewheeling) and B (regen level 4, maximum regen) it is actually extremely practical in comparison of more expensive EV cars as you have a wide range of strategies to recuperate energy, especially when driving downslope. You can let the car increase speed with gravity and pull back the lever at the best moment to maximize strong regen and braking before the road turn. If you go downwards in one pedal driving, you end up using more energy than by freewheeling.

[@TotallyEV]

Doing that regularly on the move isn't what we'd describe as practical. So no, didn't get it wrong :)

[@johnmanderson2060]

@@TotallyEV Great, but your video demo is wrong, you don’t demonstrate the back-back pull switching. You go to neutral which is confusing

[@JestersDeadUK]

Turquoise (as standard)... not blue

[@jimik89]

Oh no! Not physical buttons! 😂

[@TotallyEV]

Love em' ❤

[@minniesaab7255]

💚💚💚💚

[@TheAlien1974]

Shame it hasn't got 16 inch wheels like the Skoda and seat

[@TotallyEV]

Indeed, although, that could have altered its range!

[@sorglos4332]

@@TotallyEV I've got the SKODA Citigo e iV with 16 inch wheels and I can tell you it's super efficent with it. In summer it consumes about 9 kWh per 100 km (90 Wh per km) in the city. It's a great family car. We don't need a bigger car for our 2 children.

[@TotallyEV]

@@sorglos4332 that's great range/efficiency you're getting from it!

[@grevberg]

So what you really want is a 20.000 car that looks and functions like a 30.000 car.

[@Alistair89]

Exactly! I don't get this guy I wanted to like his review but he's unhappy with things that aren't important. Who is going to care that your regen setting isn't the same each time you get into the car? You might want to drive the car differently each time you drive it.

[@TotallyEV]

Well, people who drive electric cars as their daily driver, will. Ultimately, it's to do with how the Volkswagen Group implement it, even in their £95K cars it's not a feature, and it's cumbersome. Without people like ourselves highlighting it, maybe it'll never change. While, rival manufacturers have the technology in place to make it happen. It's really rocket science.

[@vincent_hall]

Blue is standard but white is extra? Who would pay to have white?!

[@TotallyEV]

Haha, guess it's subjective!

[@rcajavus8141]

They pulled it out of production!!!

[@TotallyEV]

Don't think that's the case. It might be sold out or on backorder however!

[@PAAkhtar]

No heater vents on the centre of the dash.....drive with warm right hand but cold left hand. This is what made me NOT buy the car.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing!