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"I traded in my 2021 Tesla Model Y for a 2024 Audi Q8 E-tron in May 2023.  What drove me to upgrade was the fit and finish of the Audi compared to Tesla, the craftmanship, and the comfort.\n\nI've read the other reviews and I'm curious why they are getting abysmal mileage.\nDuring the Summer and Fall of 2023 I consistently got at an 80% charge around 240 miles, and at 100% charge during a road trip from NY to Maine, I got 310 miles before I needed to stop for a charge.  I drove in ECO mode and set the A/C to eco mode as well maintaining no higher / lower than 70 degrees in the cabin, and maintained a speed no faster than 5-10mph over the speed limit.\n\nDuring the winter of 2023, I knew I would see a drop in range, and at a 90% charge I got no more than 180 miles.  This was still driving in ECO mode, A/C set for 70 degrees.\n\nJust recently I just swapped on smaller 19\" wheels (the OEM wheels are 20\") and that has increased my Audi's Mileage as well.  The smaller wheels are lighter than the Audi OEM wheels, and have given me an additional 5-7% increase in range.  I am looking forward to my road-trip in a month to see how it translates on the trip to Maine.\n\nSomething most people don't check is to shut off the rear A/C when no one is in the back seat.  It has a tendency to stay on.  You should shut it off when your the only person in the car, otherwise it's draining your battery / mileage.\n\nSomething I don't like; is the Audi MMI, which seems to be not just an Q8 E-tron problem, but Audi in general.  Just recently while my phone is connected through the wireless network in the car, Audio playing through Android Auto skips, like an old record.  I have to disconnect it, and then have it stream via bluetooth to avoid this issue, or hook the phone up using USB to bypass the wireless network and android auto up.  It's annoying.  \n\nAnother issue is that I paid for the Audi Connect Prime, so that I could use Amazon Music through the cars interface, but every 5 days it disconnects and I have to re-log on to Amazon Music, this is really annoying for paying $350 dollars for a year of connectivity.  I will not be renewing it next year.  \n\nElectrify America may be free for 2 years, but half the stations don't work, or they work one day, but the next they don't. When I had a Tesla, I never had an issue with a Supercharger in 2 years of ownership.  They worked every single time, but EA stations either work, don't work, or charge so slow for no apparent reason.  Big Downvote on that. \n\nAnd Finally, Audi has decided that will be discontinuing the Q8 E-Tron, due to this I will not be buying my lease out at lease end.  I will either get a Q6 E-Tron if I want to stay with Audi, or I will be looking at Rivian's R1T or R1S.  \n\nSome Tips for those who are suffering from abysmal mileage:\nIf you drive an EV like a gas car, your going to get horrible mileage out of your battery. You need to change your driving habits if you drive an EV.  \nMuch like an ICE vehicle, the faster you drive the faster your battery is going to drain.\n\nYour Temperature controls also negatively affect/effect the battery; The lower the temperature (during the summer) or higher the temperature (during the winter) is going to kill your battery and reduce your available range.  I recommend somewhere between 68-72 degrees as a good temperature range for all seasons.  The heat pump in these cars is incredibly efficient, but you need keep that temperature consistent.  Also the higher your fan speed the more battery its using.\nIf you can, use the heated seats instead of heat when driving during the winter or ventilated seats during the summer instead of the a/c.    \n\nAlso like I mentioned above, turn off the rear cabin A/C when your in the car alone.  \n\nDrive in ECO mode, it will lower the car when you drive faster than 50 mph, which increases the efficiency of the car.  Yes, it's not as fast, and will accelerate slower, but speed is not your friend in ANY EV."
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