2015 Audi A3 E-tron First Drive


The Audi A3 E-tron promises 31 miles of electric range along with its punchy hatchback performance. We take it for a test-drive to see if it delivers.
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The Audi A3 E-tron promises 31 miles of electric range along with its punchy hatchback performance. We take it for a test-drive to see if it delivers.
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Also, at what temperature will the engine be forced to cycle on at? With 2013+(and some 2012s) Volts it is 15 degrees Fahrenheit. With 2011/most 2012 Volts it is 25 degrees. It is just to assist with helping to heat the cabin with engine heat, not to help heat the battery, so pointless.
With the C-max plugin hybrid I've heard it is 39 degrees F but not confirmed.
What about the Audi? It would be highly annoying to have the engine running when going a few miles to the grocery store with a full battery pack on a winter day.
I've heard from another article that it has only a 8.8KWh battery pack for 31 miles of EV range. Whereas the Volt has a 16.5KWh battery (~10.5KWh used) to go 38 miles. So I have concerns about long term reliability of the Audi battery pack since it will be used with wider SOC ranges than the Volt pack. Though the Audi has less powerful electric motor (55HP instead of 150HP).
Note the Volt, Hacked, can do 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds by locking the engine to the e-CVT at lower speeds than the OEM software would, so it's faster than the Audi!