Is the height adjustable?
I installed the charger myself but had to bring an electrician to install the 240V outlet in our garage. I’m certainly going to use the latter for the federal tax credit and the portion of the charger that exceeded my utility rebate.
You can review IRS Form 8911 or check with an accountant to see if you can bill your own time.
It is. See below:
The narrator’s voice is annoying but has the information you are looking for.
2 Likes
Calling out all the e-tron’s members on LH. Share your experience here. What’s your charging experience like? Are you driving in comfort or Effecient mode? Any quirks? Any range anxiety?
YT reviewers dog the e-tron for bad range, I personally get about 190-210 miles at the moment, and avg 2.3 miles per kWh. Did some hypermiling and got her upto 3.0 miles per kWh.
Two things I dislike is the lane drive assist and the low battery state of charge icon. The drive assist is a bit jerky compare to Tesla’s autopilot and I do understand it is not ment to be an autopilot of sorts. I just have it off 95% of my driving and that huge yellow triple battery icon once the battery hits that teen percentage of SOC, it has the same affect on me as the CEL icon.
Last observation is the one paddle driving function. BMW i3 is aggressive and can be truely driven with one paddle. Audi took a different approach to welcome new EV drivers. I switched my regen to manual mode and adjust the intensity depending on my driving needs but I noticed something odd. If I roll up on a light without pressing the brake paddle and the road has an incline, once the car comes to a stop, it will roll back, the backup cam will intitiate and it will keep on rolling back without stopping itself. Remedy here is to simply use the brake pedal and engage autohold at a full stop which is what you would do driving a gas car.
Lastly, this thing floats on the road and I have fallen in love with the Allroad setting. It just eats up imperfections and highway dips.
1 Like
There’s more to it than that. The etron disconnects the motor and allows the vehicle to coast. Applying the brake pedal first gives regen and then as you press harder will eventually engage the actual brake calipers. This is a more efficient system. The whole one pedal driving concept is a great byproduct of marketing calling a deficiency a feature.
3 Likes
Right, it is really a preference thing. I’ve driven i3’s for 6 years and their regen is aggressive even in comfort mode. With the E-tron coasting on the freeway it is fine but come city driving I hit that (-) paddle 2x to get most regen without pressing the brake.
Do any first-time EV drivers have any range anxiety or does it go away pretty quickly?
Never actually thought of it, but when EV is braking for regen without brake pedal being pressed, do the brake lights come on, or is it like engine braking with the manual?
It did go away pretty quickly for me when I realized i don’t drive that much…Home L2 charging also helps…
1 Like
I think the E-tron gets a bad wrap, especially the range. I average 2.2 and do mostly 10 mile one way trips. I usually get around 200 miles per charge, which so far has been more than enough.
Its ridiculously quiet, especially the Prestige trim and the ride, even on 21s, is very smooth.
I completely agree with the lane assist. It’s horrible and borderline dangerous imho. I usually turn it off even when I have ACC on.
I also usually put it on the Allroad setting. Makes for the smoothest ride.
I have had to take the car in a few times for multiple TSBs. That’s annoying. Also the MMI is glitchy, but not as bad as some people say.
1 Like
My first EV was the Honda Clarity electric. Talk about range anxiety. Minimal anxiety with Etron.
Pressing the paddles doesn’t give you more regen than pressing the brake pedal. When you press the brake pedal, it maxes out regen and then starts applying the actual brakes.
(As long as you have regen on auto)
I’d be shocked if the brake lights didn’t come on… OEMs have been programming brake lights with ACC for years now
I get that, but ACC is still using the brake system. Regen that kicks in when you release accelerator and not touching the brake is a little different. I’m sure you are right, was just curious if anyone knows for a fact on cars that are drivable with a single pedal like Tesla, do the brakes come on when its slowing down due to regen
My first was a 94aH i3 that only got ~ 100 mile range and it goes away very quickly. Now with double the mileage I don’t even charge it some nights.
I have my regen set to manual and with the downshift pedal I set my city driving regen to max and I don’t use the brake pedal as often or at all and for highway drives I upshift once for low regen and yes the brake light does come on when regen kicks in on deaccleration without pressing the brake pedal in manual mode, not sure how it works in AUTO mode.
e-tron
e-tron
e-tron
In auto mode, you just press the brake pedal and the car does regen until you exceed .3g of deceleration, and then it starts actually applying the brakes. The light is going to come on whenever you hit the brake pedal.
I’m still having a problem with my Audi app. I get this message:
All car data shows on my phone and I can lock and turn on the climate but this message does not go away and I did log on with my email through MMI.
Yes this is a big heavy luxury EV SUV! The smaller EV crap cans (I say that lovingly…I truly do enjoy my Bolt) will get 2x that when “hypermiling”. Driving normally, I get about 5 (AC set to 72F, mixed city type driving with speeds 35-55 mph, etc).
2 Likes