Hi, all:
Just found this forum earlier this week, and after lurking for a few days decided to join.
I am not yet an A3 e-tron owner, but likely will be before the end of the year (keeping an eye out for a pre-owned 2016 PP+Tech). This car will be my wife's daily driver (replacing a 2004 A4 1.8T Quattro sedan that she LOVES but recognizes will need to be retired soon). Going hybrid or EV with the next vehicle is important to us (and we've had great ownership experiences with Audis and VWs in the past), so the A3 e-tron would seem to fit the bill nicely. Her daily commute is six miles to a Park & Ride lot in the morning, then another six miles back at the end of the day, over mostly flat rural Midwestern terrain (we live in eastern Wisconsin). Otherwise the car would just be used for weekend local runarounds, and the rare road trip out of state. So, we're looking at almost exclusively EV operation with this car, which we're excited about.
Now to my question:
Does the e-tron suffer any noticeable battery drain when parked and uncharged for several hours? As described above, my wife will likely use roughly half the battery charge getting to the Park & Ride lot, then the car will sit unplugged for 8-9 hours. Will the car maintain its remaining charge enough that she can get back home in EV mode without kicking in the ICE?
Thanks!
Just found this forum earlier this week, and after lurking for a few days decided to join.
I am not yet an A3 e-tron owner, but likely will be before the end of the year (keeping an eye out for a pre-owned 2016 PP+Tech). This car will be my wife's daily driver (replacing a 2004 A4 1.8T Quattro sedan that she LOVES but recognizes will need to be retired soon). Going hybrid or EV with the next vehicle is important to us (and we've had great ownership experiences with Audis and VWs in the past), so the A3 e-tron would seem to fit the bill nicely. Her daily commute is six miles to a Park & Ride lot in the morning, then another six miles back at the end of the day, over mostly flat rural Midwestern terrain (we live in eastern Wisconsin). Otherwise the car would just be used for weekend local runarounds, and the rare road trip out of state. So, we're looking at almost exclusively EV operation with this car, which we're excited about.
Now to my question:
Does the e-tron suffer any noticeable battery drain when parked and uncharged for several hours? As described above, my wife will likely use roughly half the battery charge getting to the Park & Ride lot, then the car will sit unplugged for 8-9 hours. Will the car maintain its remaining charge enough that she can get back home in EV mode without kicking in the ICE?
Thanks!