audi e-tron a bright spark among ev rivals - 3.7 volt lithium ion battery
When we no longer compare cars just because they all have plugs, it will mark the maturity of the electric vehicle market.
Audi's new A3 e-
Tron, which will be available in New Zealand next year, will almost certainly be compared to Nissan Leaf, Holden V, Mitsubishi Olander PHEV and BMW i3: an elite of threepin pioneers.
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Or a foreigner uses BMW 118d just because they are diesel.
Although you can count the number of plugs on one hand
Among New Zealand's existing models, they are very different in technology and market position. The A3 e-
The tron launched in Vienna last week was a deliberate attempt to make electric vehicles (EV)
It seems completely normal to drive.
Look, you will hardly pick it from any other premium A3 model: it has a special grille, wheels and rear bumper, but on top of that you will need to find tiny electronics
The tron badge on the front guard and tailgate identifies it as zeroEmission model.
The plug is cleverly hidden in four-
Ring Audi logo on the grille.
Audi is proud of the A3 Electronics
Tron feels very traditional in driving.
In New Zealand's domestic power outlets, full charging will take less than four hours and can provide 50 km of the power to the car.
After that, the car became a hybrid that we were already familiar with: 1. 4-
The gasoline engine works with the motor to drive the front wheel. That's it. Easy.
So in the concept and operation of e-commerce
Tron itself is simple: a normal A3 that adds the ability to provide zero
Commuting emissions.
Complexity is hidden below.
The TFSI engine is essentially the same unit as you found in the entry-
Level A3, but in e-
Tron with special coated piston and bearing-
Protective measures, because the power plant is sometimes required to catch fire from the cold to provide "lifting "(
Audi calls it)
Under full throttle
Under the hood, the gasoline engine moved 60mm horizontally to make way for electric vehiclestron hardware.
Transmission is familiar with sixspeed dual-clutch S-
An electronic device with a shift dial, but in an electronic device
Tron it has an integrated motor that allows it to operate in gear-free electric vehicle mode. The 92-cell lithium-
The ion battery pack is installed under the back seat, 40-
The fuel tank is behind.
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The Tron hardware increased by 300 kg, but the total system output was 150 KW
Tron is still almost as fast as the traditional A3 1 to 100 km/h. 8T: 7.
6 seconds contrast 7. 3.
Will it surprise you to hear the email?
How does Tron feel like a normal A3?
On the first day, we drove the car on the zero.
Through the emissions city loop in the heart of Old Vienna, just to confirm the school-holiday-
Friday's traffic hell is the same everywhere in the world.
The next day, we had a mix of cities and openness.
Road driving including hairpin curve and Dashan.
Once you get used to the strange silence in electric car mode, there's nothing terrible about driving an electric cartron.
You don't have to think about the power system at all: it takes zero first when fully charged-
It automatically switches to hybrid mode when the battery runs out.
If you step on the throttle in electric car mode, the gasoline engine will still start at maximum power.
But you have to be very positive to do this;
Otherwise, it insists on battery power up to 130 km/h.
You can manually switch between four modes.
You can choose not to use the hybrid electric vehicle mode, choose to keep the existing power in the battery (
For example, when you get to the city center, if you want to run as an electric car)
Even charge the battery with a gasoline engine. The A3 e-tron returns 1.
The European joint cycle is 100 km kilometers 5 liters. On our second-
We covered 100 km vehicles with great enthusiasm, and Audi's telemetry recorded 70 emissions.
The free driving and average fuel economy of 100 km kilometers is 6 liters.
In terms of the driving experience, the most striking opportunity cost is the brake feeling ---
Problems with all hybrid vehicles with regenerative technology-
Limited grip from lowrolling-
Resistance tires when you press outdoors --road driving. But the S-
When you run in mixed mode, the electronic transmission is really active (
It retains the motion settings, which also gives you more engine braking and therefore more regeneration)and the e-
Tron feels almost as agile in the corner as any other A3.
Or at least any other A3 on the standard suspension, because you can't install the sports chassis on this model.
Audi wants to stay as far away as possible from potential damage to hot batteries.
Audi makes A3 e-
There is one drawback to the mainstream of the Tron experience: it inevitably crosses
Shop with traditional A3s.
As an early adop of electric vehicle technology, the cost is high. The e-
The power output and performance of Tron are closest to A3 1.
8 t Sportback for $59,400line form (the e-
Tron's wearing S-
Front bumper and side beams, and those special alloys).
Audi New Zealand says A3 e-
Tron will cost $75,000 to $80,000 when it goes public in early 2015.
Let's separate the difference, like $77,500, at a premium of $18,100 over $1. 8T.
Let's give them the benefit of doubt and say because of the email
Tron will be the technology leader and it may have some optional devices on other A3s as standard.
So specification-
Adjusted price premium may be only $10,000-
Or the same as Mitsubishi's charge for the traditional off-site PHEV, we all see this as a bold step in making electric vehicles a viable consumer choice.
Such a premium is more acceptable for luxury goodsbrand buyers.
This is of course the fuel of thought.
But for it, we compare electric cars.