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Sir: We have owned a 2016 Audi A3 etron since 2018, and have put 10K to 80K miles on it. Audi replaced the traction battery for free, but declined to let me pay the cost differential for the later, larger battery. In urban use, we get about 850-900 miles before refilling the gasoline tank with 8.5 gallons - about 100 miles per gallon of gasoline. We have driven to both coasts from MN, and only the Sprinter offers advantages, at a cost. I took this car to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Track as an instructor car 2019, and had a ball learning how to use regenerative braking to extend battery life. Ah yes; swapped Michelin 4S tires changed the experience. For better or worse, I am the de facto EV expert for taking EVs to HPDE events - education at racetracks for mortals.Spare up in a rooftop box has been useful, once. Lumber on the Audi cross bars - worth the $ tariff because of OEM peg/hole lineups.Only once was I caught in the low temp limit: -14F, requiring an hours' wait in a heated ambulance bay before I could drive home.Bruce Parker, MN, USA MSF certified driving instructor, ACEP Injury Prevention Section. Still having fun after all these years.
Sir: We have owned a 2016 Audi A3 etron since 2018, and have put 10K to 80K miles on it. Audi replaced the traction battery for free, but declined to let me pay the cost differential for the later, larger battery. In urban use, we get about 850-900 miles before refilling the gasoline tank with 8.5 gallons - about 100 miles per gallon of gasoline. We have driven to both coasts from MN, and only the Sprinter offers advantages, at a cost. I took this car to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Track as an instructor car 2019, and had a ball learning how to use regenerative braking to extend battery life. Ah yes; swapped Michelin 4S tires changed the experience. For better or worse, I am the de facto EV expert for taking EVs to HPDE events - education at racetracks for mortals.
Spare up in a rooftop box has been useful, once. Lumber on the Audi cross bars - worth the $ tariff because of OEM peg/hole lineups.
Only once was I caught in the low temp limit: -14F, requiring an hours' wait in a heated ambulance bay before I could drive home.
Bruce Parker, MN, USA MSF certified driving instructor, ACEP Injury Prevention Section. Still having fun after all these years.
