The Audi e-tron quattro and e-tron Sportback quattro have been the 2 first all-electric Audi fashions in the marketplace within the United State. Let’s check out the newest 2023 mannequin 12 months version.

In response to the official EPA information, each variations of the automotive are barely extra vitality environment friendly, which translated into the next vary. A number of extra miles of EPA Mixed vary just isn’t a lot and can probably not be seen by a median driver, but it surely’s a step in the fitting route.

The 2023 Audi e-tron has an EPA Mixed vary of 226 miles (364 km), utilizing the identical 95-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery, which is 4 miles or 1.7 % greater than earlier than.

The 2023 Audi e-tron Sportback has an EPA Mixed vary of 225 miles (362 km), which is 7 miles or 3.1 % greater than in 2022.

Nonetheless, the Audi e-tron duo stays one of many heaviest all-electric automobiles in the marketplace, with one of many highest vitality consumptions of roughly 432 watt-hour per mile (Wh/mi), together with charging losses.

The dangerous information is that the 2023 mannequin 12 months Audi e-tron and Audi e-tron Sportback are $4,900 costlier than earlier than. On high of that, the vacation spot cost elevated by $100, and the duo is not eligible for the federal tax credit score of $7,500.

If we sum it up, it seems that the efficient price elevated fairly considerably to respectively $71,995 and $75,195. Beforehand it was nearer to $60,000.

Contemplating extra competitors in the marketplace proper now (extra all-electric SUV fashions and cheaper Tesla Mannequin X), Audi should introduce one thing new.

This new factor would be the upcoming Audi Q8 e-tron, with a bigger, 114 kWh battery. We lately had a chance to take a look at the top-of-the-line SQ8 e-tron model, which is predicted to get considerably extra vary.