Hello everyone, I'm a long time reader first time caller! This feels like a great place to visit for tips and advice so kudos please keep it up.
I've taken delivery of a new galaxy blue, e-tron 50 Technik here in West Yorkshire, UK:
I've only done ~100 miles but first impressions are very good. This thing is quiet, smooth, elegant comfortable and yet so quick (reminds me of motorcycle levels of acceleration!) and nimble. Its the base model in the UK but seems to have all the luxuries you would expect of a modern, higher end car. Air suspension?! Ridiculously cool
The interior is spacious, although I know some reviewers think it should feel roomier based on external dimensions, I've found that it has plenty of space in both the cockpit area as well as rear passenger space and a large, square boot/trunk (with excellent underfloor + boot/trunk wall storage too).
So far the consumption is 2.5miles per kwh, so about right. This is with a few tests to see how quick it is as well as experiments to understand the auto vs manual regen. I expect to get this more towards 3m/kwh lets see.
Only a few minor annoyances:
1 - the AC charge port's (passenger side UK) motor appears to be faulty. Pressing the button unlocks the port and the flap drops down unelegantly. Pressing the button again does nothing. The motor whirrs but the flap doesn't move at all. Workaround: manually moving the flap to the closed position and pressing the button so it locks.
2 - the pre-conditioning option via the app is limited to the previous setting. So if you had a cool setting due to the warm autumnal temp the previous day, you will be cooling the car the next frosty morning if you use this feature. Workaround: on parking, set the climate control to warmth if you anticipate the next journey being one in cold temps.
I'm in contact with the Audi dealer to see if this can be upgraded to comfort pre-conditioning which comes as standard with higher spec models.
3 - the MMI seems overly complicated, particularly when interacting with subscription services - (in addition to subscribing to, and figuring out the benefit of, the e-charging service subscription!)
I must say this car would definitely be out of reach, financially, for me and my family. However the combination of a salary sacrifice lease scheme, UK company car tax at 0% and a recently reduced VAT rate have allowed it to be incredibly affordable. It's comparable to owning a ICE half its price a couple of years ago. West Yorkshire currently benefits from free charging provided by Engie so that adds to lower running costs in addition to the £150 voucher from audi on the e-tron card.
Really pleased with this, my first full EV and first Audi!
I've taken delivery of a new galaxy blue, e-tron 50 Technik here in West Yorkshire, UK:
I've only done ~100 miles but first impressions are very good. This thing is quiet, smooth, elegant comfortable and yet so quick (reminds me of motorcycle levels of acceleration!) and nimble. Its the base model in the UK but seems to have all the luxuries you would expect of a modern, higher end car. Air suspension?! Ridiculously cool
The interior is spacious, although I know some reviewers think it should feel roomier based on external dimensions, I've found that it has plenty of space in both the cockpit area as well as rear passenger space and a large, square boot/trunk (with excellent underfloor + boot/trunk wall storage too).
So far the consumption is 2.5miles per kwh, so about right. This is with a few tests to see how quick it is as well as experiments to understand the auto vs manual regen. I expect to get this more towards 3m/kwh lets see.
Only a few minor annoyances:
1 - the AC charge port's (passenger side UK) motor appears to be faulty. Pressing the button unlocks the port and the flap drops down unelegantly. Pressing the button again does nothing. The motor whirrs but the flap doesn't move at all. Workaround: manually moving the flap to the closed position and pressing the button so it locks.
2 - the pre-conditioning option via the app is limited to the previous setting. So if you had a cool setting due to the warm autumnal temp the previous day, you will be cooling the car the next frosty morning if you use this feature. Workaround: on parking, set the climate control to warmth if you anticipate the next journey being one in cold temps.
I'm in contact with the Audi dealer to see if this can be upgraded to comfort pre-conditioning which comes as standard with higher spec models.
3 - the MMI seems overly complicated, particularly when interacting with subscription services - (in addition to subscribing to, and figuring out the benefit of, the e-charging service subscription!)
I must say this car would definitely be out of reach, financially, for me and my family. However the combination of a salary sacrifice lease scheme, UK company car tax at 0% and a recently reduced VAT rate have allowed it to be incredibly affordable. It's comparable to owning a ICE half its price a couple of years ago. West Yorkshire currently benefits from free charging provided by Engie so that adds to lower running costs in addition to the £150 voucher from audi on the e-tron card.
Really pleased with this, my first full EV and first Audi!