A second life for electric car batteries: The German–Indian start-up Nunam is bringing three electric rickshaws to the roads of India. They are powered by used batteries taken from test vehicles in the Audi e-tron test fleet. The aim of the project is to explore how modules made with high-voltage batteries can be reused after their car life cycle and become a viable second-life use case. The
total battery system weighs 125 kilograms (275.6 lb) Energy denisty of the pack isn't high at some 70 Wh/kg, but the 8.8 kWh pack for the plug-in hybrid Audi used high-power cells to be ableAudi quotes the e-tron has having a zero-to-60-mph time of 5.5 seconds when the Boost function is activated, 0.6-second slower than Tesla's claim for its least-powerful Model X 75D and a full
Audi says it made a choice not to maximize range and noted that the e-tron maintains a 12 percent battery reserve that's meant to prolong battery life. U.S. deliveries of the first e-tron unitsEdmunds' expert review of the Used 2019 Audi e-tron provides the latest look at trim-level features and specs, performance, safety, and comfort. Battery Life Improved. Marc M, 03/16/2020. . 690 798 196 142 287 190 444 609