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Post pictures of your SIAM BEIGE METALLIC Audi e-Tron
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Official SIAM BEIGE METALLIC Audi e-Tron Owners Thread
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Here is my Siam Beige. I didn't like the color on any of the renders online so the dealer had a white on black ready for me to sign and drive. I saw this car while pulling in the dealer and whoa what is that? It's was so different to me and I knew it not many people would pick this color. Why not go with something different?
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Standard black with white/gray headliner.
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It arrived...after a 4 month delay. The new "horse in my barn".
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Do you still love it? Does it take very long to charge the battery? My car is coming in next week. The first dealer at Van Nuys Audi wanted to charge $10k over MSRP and told me that I misunderstood that they said they would not, now I am working with Carlsbad Audi and will get it at MSRP. I read that there is an Audi Association membership that cost $45 per year that would save $750 off the car, do you know very much about this?
Thanks
Do you still love it? Yes I love this car. Smooth, quiet, fast....and lots of great toys. On long trips, it's like driving a sofa. Much nicer inside than my previous Tesla Model S.
Does it take very long to charge the battery? It depends on a bunch of things: The remaining range at the start of charging, the % of battery range at the termination of charging, and the type of charging. In most cases, I plug in after driving a short distance (under 50 miles) and it takes 2-3 hours to charge up. However, here are all of your options, should you need a larger charge.
I generally don't get below 20% of remaining range, unless I'm on a road trip. I usually charge to 80%, per Audi recommendation. We'll use 20-80%. The battery size of the eTron is 95 KWh, with 86.5 KWh useful (The rest is used for anti-bricking, and to not allow for overcharging/lowering battery life). 60% of 86.5 KWh is 52 KWh.
Level 1 (120 volt 15 amp wall plug). 80% of circuit is 1.44 KW. Using this method, it would take 36 hours to charge 20-80%....not practical, but it could be done. This is NOT my normal way of charging.
Level 2 240 volt charging - and typically 30-40 amps. The on-board Audi charger can go up to 11 KW (45 amps/240 volts). This is what I use at home. I have a Flo EVSE (Electric Vehicle Service Equipment) that is 30 Amps, 240 volt = 7.2 KW. Using this, and going from 20-80% it takes just over 7 hours - so an overnight charge.
Level 3 HVDC charging at Electrify America, Chargepoint, and others. Using Plugshare/EA/Chargepoint/etc Apps, you will see that HVDC charging, using the CCS plug, ranges from 50KW to 350 KW, at different stations. The eTron can charge up to 150 KW. I like EA (because Audi drivers get some free charging, and almost all of the stations have multiple plugs, and 150KW+). Using 150 KW plugs, there is a small ramp up to full power, but I generally get 145 KW for most of the charge. 20-80% is around 25 minutes. For road trips, just perfect to use the facilities, and grab a snack/coffee.
I read that there is an Audi Association membership that cost $45 per year that would save $750 off the car, do you know very much about this? I'm one of those foreign Canadian folks....and it's not offered in Canada. I recall seeing something on this forum about a club discount. You may want to post it, as a separate post, and ask the forum.
Enjoy your new ride!
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I fell in love with this car and put my dealer deposit down yesterday. Hopefully should get it early this week down in Tucson. Still not 100% sure on interior but I think black, not sure on accents. I went with the Chronos edition mainly because of the rims. I truly don't understand why companies insist on putting the ugliest possible rims on electric cars. It's truly baffling to me. I love the black ones on the Chronos though, so I'm glad I got one of the last ones in the Southwest.
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Picked my Chronos up yesterday. Overall I love it, but thats not to say there weren't any issues. 1st, I had to wait an extra 2 weeks, which is frustrating but not a massive deal. Then we had a TON of issues getting my phone connected. After being at the dealership for almost 2 hours to pick it up I was over it at 5pm and said I'd figure it out when I got home. Mistake. I was using CarPlay to play music but thought id try one more time to use bluetooth so I unplugged the phone and nothing worked, no sound, volume greyed out. Then when I plugged my phone back in, even CarPlay wouldn't work. Same thing, no sound, no controls, it even made it so my phone wouldn't play music when I disconnected it. So I had a silent 2 hour drive home, which wasn't what I wanted, but the car was otherwise great. Fixed the issue after fully reseting my iPhone and knock on wood no further problems yet. I also HATE the majority of the driver assist features, so I turned most of them off (swerve assist, etc.). I will say the only feature I'm missing so far is the camera on the rearview cam (when move it slightly and the whole thing becomes a screen). I think thats a great feature in a lot of cars and for $85k+ the e-tron should have it. Here are some pics I took at the dealer. Happy to be part of a the e-tron gang
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The first picture, has a profile almost of a Top Fuel Funny Car with their long Front hood.
Lol. These cars do have road presence.
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