Source www.motorspain.com
Continuing the saga e-tron, under which Audi has introduced the electric prototypes developed to date, comes the interpretation of the compact electric vehicle A3. By the time the vehicle was presented as a prototype and not a production model, and given that the generational compact live the next year, is more likely that a vehicle of this type comes from the hand of new model have greater residence time in the market. Leaving aside the hypothesis of its arrival on the market, this prototype A3 e-tron Concept is powered by an all-electric motor, without there being any associated combustion engine to move the car or recharge the batteries. The electric drive managed to develop a maximum power of 136CV and 270Nm torque, while the value of power that this engine is capable of generating a continuous basis is 82CV.
The vehicle has a front-wheel drive system and a gearbox with a single speed, getting speed to 100km / h from standstill in 11.2 seconds and can reach a top speed of 233km / h, very high value if compared with current gasoline or diesel vehicles of similar power. With lithium ion batteries of 26.5 kWh, the average range of this e-tron A3 Concept is 140 miles without being recharged. The operation of battery recharging takes about 9 hours on a 230V outlet, while at 400V can be recharged more quickly, requiring 4 hours. Batteries partially occupy the trunk, reducing their capacity. Drawing on the A3 Sportback trunk of that part, its capacity is reduced from 370 to 265 liters, a figure more typical of a B-segment vehicle but which is sufficient for most common and usual baggage.
