Audi E-Tron to Top Tesla With 150 KWh DC Fast Charging
The upcoming Audi E-Tron SUV, which will be the first vehicle launched under Audi’s new E-Tron sub-brand for electric vehicles, will feature 150 kWh DC fast charging.
Audi first announced 150 kWh fast charging for the E-Tron back in March, but now more details on the Tesla-topping technology has come to light. The fast chargers will be located at new IONITY charging stations throughout Europe. IONITY is a consortium of automakers that have banded together to set up electric charging stations along major roadways all over Europe, with nearly 200 IONITY charge points set to be installed before the end of 2018. The 150 kWh fast charging will also be standard on all E-Tron models and will charge the battery from flat to 80% capacity in just 30 minutes.
In addition to the fast charging, the E-Tron can also be charged from a residential outlet at a rating of 11 kW. A more robust 22 kW home charger will be offered as an optional extra as well.
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The E-Tron’s battery pack will be mounted in the floor of the vehicle between the front and rear axles, just like other EVs on sale today. Autocar reports the battery will consist of 36 modules that are roughly the same size as a shoebox. Each of the modules will contain 12 battery assemblies manufactured by LG Chem or Samsung and will be rated at 60 amp hours. The production version of the SUV will have a driving range of around 250 miles.
Regular versions of the E-Tron will have a single electric motor mounted at the front and rear axle, making it all-wheel drive. It’s too early to predict how much power the two motors will make, but performance-minded buyers will want to wait for the more powerful three-motor E-Tron, which will debut a short while after the two-motor version.
The production E-Tron is expected to make its debut in late August at the 2018 Brussels Motor Show. It will likely go on sale in Europe and North America in early-to-mid 2019.
[Source: Autocar]
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Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.
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They still need to double that range. Last week i drove the entire Old Cracker Trail all the way till Anna Maria Island, with a stop in Okeechobee for some key lime pie to-go from Parrot Island Grill. Then i drove back; completing the trip on the one tank of fuel. If i used a quick charging point maybe somewhere in Sebring, i could've completed it with an AUDI E-Tron and its 250 mile range. Just not sure i would've felt so fresh. Even so; my day was 11 hours long. Maybe i never would've gone at all?
Article lacks significant information - IONITY stations will have 350KW chargers ,probably will eventually all be 350KW chargers, as the world is going the direction of the Porsche Mission e, which can charge from an 800 volt 350 KW charger - charge to 80% (240 miles) in less than 15 minutes, twice as fast as any Tesla Supercharger. Porsche is offering the charging technology free to anyone who wants to use it. Tesla tried to establish a charging monopoly wiht their Supercharger andget licensing fees from other automakers. The other automakers wisely said "Go screw yourself, Musk" and united to create the CCS open protocol available free to anyone. Musk then desperately tried to give his Supercharger away for free, but was turned down - now Tesla is saddled with a proprietary, inferior , more expensive to run Supercharger network that is doomed. CCS chargers wil be in every gas stations.