Audi e-tron electric SUV gets 204 miles EPA rating, deliveries start in the US next month

[tacobell fan]

Audi announced today that the e-tron, the automaker’s first next-generation electric vehicle, is finally going to arrive in the US in May. At the same time, the electric SUV received its EPA rating: 204 miles.

 

The e-tron was originally supposed to launch in 2018, but deliveries have been delayed officially due to software issues and unofficially due to rumored battery supply problems.

It finally started to hit some markets in Europe earlier this year and now Audi has confirmed that it’s making its way to the US as soon as next month.

The German automaker says that reservation holders will start taking deliveries in May and US dealerships will start getting display vehicles and a fleet for test drives.

Along with the US introduction, the electric SUV is getting its EPA rating and it might be surprising to some: 204 miles.

This is significantly lower than the few other electric SUVs on the market despite having a similar size battery pack: 95 kWh.

During our Audi e-tron first drive review, we noted that the efficiency was surprisingly low and that the electric SUV would see a tough time getting to 200 miles of range on a single charge.

The “problem” is that Audi is taking a very conservative approach when it comes to the longevity of the battery pack.

We started suspecting that when the e-tron achieved an impressive 155 kW fast-charge rate and was able to maintain it for a long period of time close to 80% of charge.

Audi has since confirmed that it keeps a significant 12% reserve of the battery pack capacity. Compare that to battery experts and even Elon Musk who recommended reserves as high as 10-20%

 

[hyperbole]

it is dead before its arrival because of its pricing..can't compete with model 3

[tacobell fan]

1 minute ago, hyperbole said:

it is dead before its arrival because of its pricing..can't compete with model 3

Most people won't agree here

[AFDB_Director]

Less range than model Y, Jaguar I-pace but more expensive. Audi should spend more on R&D and come up with an efficient model.