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Audi E-Tron official EPA-rated electric range announced.

via: Autoblog

Audi has officially released the EPA-rated range for its E-Tron SUV, and the results are less than stellar. On a full charge, the Audi E-Tron will be able to go 204 miles. There are no longer-range versions available at launch, either.

This places the E-Tron behind pretty much everything else in the segment in total range. The Jaguar I-Pace is rated at 234 miles. A Tesla Model X is rated at 295 miles. And Mercedes has yet to announce the range for the EQC SUV.

To quote Audi, the official press release says that the E-Tron “is designed for daily usability,” and “built for everyday use.” Using a public 150 kW charger will net you 54 miles of range in 10 minutes, and up to 163 miles in 30 minutes. Audi offers a long eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty for the E-Tron battery, which is another reason why the Germans took a conservative approach.

Audi uses a 95 kWh battery pack with the E-Tron, but doesn’t allow the pack to charge beyond 88% capacity – or 83.6 kWh of usable capacity. While Audi says it’s prioritizing longevity over absolute range, 83.6 kWh is a large battery capacity, coming close to the size of its competitors. For comparison, Jaguar uses a 90 kWh battery pack and Tesla uses a 100 kWh battery pack. We don’t have weight for the E-Tron yet, but as of now, it’s the least efficient of the trio. Broken down by miles/kWh, the Model X will go 2.95 miles/kWh; I-Pace will go 2.60 miles/kWh and the E-Tron 2.44 miles/kWh. That doesn’t necessarily reflect the vehicle’s battery technology, but the car’s efficiency as a whole. We’ll be able to take even more factors into account when Audi decides to release all the specs.

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