On long-distance routes, the Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro can charge with direct current (DC) at up to 150 kW at fast-charging stations.
In just under half an hour, the battery reaches 80 percent of its capacity-sufficient for the next leg of its long-distance trip.
The e-tron Sportback 50 quattro can charge at up to 120 kW and achieves an identical charge status in the same time.
Charging at public AC charging stations can be performed using a standard mode-3 cable.
Up to 11 kW of power is available here, which can be increased to 22 kW with an optional second on-board charging device that will be available in summer 2020.
Audi's own charging service, the e-tron Charging Service, provides easy access to almost 120,000 public charging points in 21 European countries - and the number is rising.
Whether AC or DC, 11 or 150 kW-a single card is all that is required to start the process.
The Plug & Charge function, which is also due to follow in 2020, will make charging even more convenient: The car authorizes itself at the charging station and activates it.
The highly flexible thermal management, which comprises four separate circuits, regulates the temperature of the high-voltage components with maximum efficiency.
This enables rapid DC charging, a long battery life cycle, and reproducible performance even under heavy loads.
The standard heat pump, which harnesses waste heat from the high-voltage battery, can use up to 3 kW of actual power losses for heating and air conditioning the interior-which is exceptionally efficient.
Depending on the outside temperature, that can boost the Audi e-tron Sportback's range by up to ten percent in customer operation.
