Audi launched the Q8 e-tron electric car in two battery options – the Q8 50 e-tron with a 95kWh battery and the Q8 55 e-tron with a 114kWh battery. The latter is India’s largest capacity battery on an EV, surpassing 107.8 kWh of Mercedes-Benz EQS, launched last year, and 101.7 kWh of BMW i7, launched earlier this year.
The Q8 e-tron is also available in two body types – SUV and Sportback – making a total of four variants for customers to choose from. These are Q8 50 e-tron (Rs 1.13 crore), Q8 55 e-tron (Rs 1.26 crore), Q8 Sportback 50 e-tron (Rs 1.18 crore) and Q8 Sportback 55 e-tron (Rs 1.3 crore). Prices are ex-showroom.
While the 50 e-tron models have a claimed driving range of up to 505 km, the 55 models can go up to 600 km on single charge. Audi said the range is calculated using the European WLTP mode, and is very near to range in actual driving conditions. The EQS has a WLTP range of 677 km, while the i7 can go up to 625 km.
The next big target for Audi India is to have 50% of its sales coming from EVs by 2030.
According to industry sources, while the EV penetration in the overall passenger vehicle segment is a mere 1.2%, in the luxury segment it’s much higher, at 5%.
All luxury carmakers have at least one EV in their portfolio. These include BMW (iX, i7, i4 and MINI Electric), Volvo (XC40 Recharge and the soon-to-be-launched C40 Recharge), Mercedes-Benz (EQB, EQS and EQS AMG), Jaguar I-Pace and Porsche Taycan. Most are priced upwards of Rs 1 crore and together all these models have sold about 2,000 units, cumulatively.
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