
Audi E-Tron Gets Lower Than Expected 204-Mile EPA Range Rating - codeulike
https://insideevs.com/audi-e-tron-electric-range-epa/
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codeulike
That's with a 95kwh battery. Turns out building EVs is not so easy.

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clouddrover
But only 83 kwh available for use. As mentioned in the article, the battery is
over-provisioned to increase its longevity and to enable faster charging. The
Audi e-tron SUV can maintain a 150 kilowatt charge rate up to 80% state of
charge, which no other current EV can do:

[https://support.fastned.nl/hc/en-
gb/articles/115015420127-17...](https://support.fastned.nl/hc/en-
gb/articles/115015420127-175-kW-fast-chargers)

Not even the Tesla Model 3 on the new Tesla V3 chargers:

[https://electrek.co/2019/03/07/tesla-v3-supercharger-
action-...](https://electrek.co/2019/03/07/tesla-v3-supercharger-action-first-
look/)

The e-tron's main problem is that it's too heavy for the battery it has. Every
version of the Tesla Model X, for example, weighs less than the e-tron.

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codeulike
Also that 12 kWh of unused battery will be quite heavy

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thefounder
Pretty disappointing. It will be a niche car like BMW I3/I8

