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16 minutes would deliver 40kWh, enough for 100 miles or more in the etron (150 in our other EV) but cost a whopping £29. A full battery charged at home costs £6.50 for 200miles. Or 250 miles in my new Q6

Both ports connect to the same AC charging module (at least they did in the old etron), it looks like that’s where the fault is. But you may have been able to rapid charge with DC fast chargers.

I will look into that, great idea.

I do have a home charger, which makes life with an EV very simple. I now have 2 chargers, one from Indra and another from Ohme. I accepted the Ohme offer from Audi as we now have two EVs. It was installed on their behalf by ChargedEV. I recommend the Ohme charger. Just choose between the pod which has a socket for the Audi cable, or the pro which has its own cable and a small screen. Then check out my electricity tariff videos and pick a suitable tariff for cheap home charging.

@ thank you for your response and suggestions. I’m leaning towards OHME pro as well coz I prefer tethered. I will watch your video about electricity tariff for sure 👍 I think I already watched most of your videos. Thank you again for the time and reply. Looking forward for more content and information about Q6 🙌 more power to you and to your channel.

Wow, thanks!

It’s not quiet. More filming soon.

I’ve got the speed limiter to auto adapt to speed limits, but it looks like there’s a higher spec adaptive cruise in some models that also has speed adjustment for corners and speed limits. I know the Ed1 has lane departure warning with emergency assist, as opposed to lane departure warning on the Sport and Sline, but I don’t know of any ACC changes between UK models, they aren’t listed on the Audi configurator. Would be a good feature to have.

Still a phat etron 🤣

You could use A Better Route Planner and set Ionity as a preferred network but I’d just use the Ionity app. Click on the menu top right, enter the route and Id suggest you also show alternative stops in the app and you’ll have the option to pull in somewhere if the planned stop looks tight. Rerun the navigation plan from current location after each stop if you deviate from plan A. You could also put each Ionity stop into the Audi nav. Add them all and set as stopovers.

I’ll get something more comprehensive on line soon. The car is great, but it is noisier than the old eTron.

I’m planning on getting a Q4 driver to give me his thoughts and also to put it side by side against a friends new Q4 45 quatttro.

Carmatsuk. They lasted pretty well. Have the Audi supplied all weather mats in the. Q6 and they are superb but expensive.

They certainly were. I saw a Macan 4 on the road and it does look magnificent. But it was too expensive at my lease company. Would take it over the SQ6. I very nearly went for Polestar.

My remote climate function has worked OK, but now my app is stuck in German. You can set climate schedules in the car and I use the activate on unlocking setting too.

That’s the point of my channel. Real world information. Thank you.

Great point!, something to keep an eye on.

@ski_tron2446 Yeah, didn't have any of that on your E-Tron 55. I currently have a 19 reg 55 also and none of this. I've noticed the same with even vehicles like the EQS.

It should be good, it’s going to the Alps in Feb. The old etron was amongst the best of its era and remains quick today thanks to the charging curve.

I’m trying to get my head around the tech. It’s a bit more complex than the Airbus I fly!!!

@@ski_tron2446I’m sure if you can handle a MCDU you’ll soon have your head around it 👍

Intelligent Octopus will definitely give you 6 hours of cheap use every night, 2330 - 0530, whether you have a car plugged in or not. But you might be better off with EON drive V4. Where I live their rates are lower by day and by night, and you get 7 hours off peak.

@@ski_tron2446 Thanks, will take a look.

Delivery at noon!

@ski_tron2446 😄 I look forward to it, will be tuned in if you live stream it.

Still using Octopus Energy😁

My friend has the IX3. She’s extended the lease as she can’t find a replacement quite as good (and she refuses to drive an Audi).

@@stewartgray5581 iog works best for me, but EON will suit many others better.

IX is a terrific car, but I’m not sure the iX40 had the range I need and the iX50 is expensive with my lease company.

We’ve just got a Fiat 500e too. It’s fabulous, I love driving it round town. Unless you are doing consecutive days of high miles and needing over 7 hours charging at a time then EON is probably cheaper for you than IOG.

@@ski_tron2446 The Fiat has been a great little car and my wife loves it, now with 2 grandkids, we need to change to a 4 door for her, so the Fiat is being replaced with a Citroen EC3 in about a month, the car is on order, my wife will miss her car, for me the only down side (for us) we bought the car 3 years ago, the 500Es are cheaper now than back then and as such the depreciation was over 60% in 3 years, but that's still not taking away what great little cars they are.

Thanks for the feedback

So glad you found it helpful

That’s something I’ve been looking into

@@ski_tron2446 If you can get it just go for it I run IO Go and charge my home storage battery all year round so the house always runs on cheap rate electricity last year net cost of electricity for house and cars was about zero

Arriving on 25th!

Sorry for the slow reply! Missed your comment. I’ve used all season tyres on my last cars. Falken AS220 and Vredestein Quatrac. Both are great tyres all year and are better than budget winter tyres in the Alps. Never used chains. With the eTron it’s been on its standard summer tyres (lease co won’t fund winter or all season) and I’ve got away with it. I carry socks as they are easy to fit, but they don’t last if it’s patchy snow and some tarmac patches. It’s hard to get chains that fit the low clearance on the eTron 55, but I have a set from the USA, so far unused. If your tyres are due to be changed swap to all season tyres with the mountain/snowflake symbol like the Vredestein Quatrac pro or Michelin crossclimate.

@@ski_tron2446 Thank you for the detailed reply. I have winters for my i3 but certainly would not be travelling that far in the BMW. Tempted by spare wheels with winters for the ICE second car until its replaced with a BEV.

Are you paired with IOG via the charger or via the car?

I think it’s via the charger. Not 100%, how would I find out?

@ look on octopus app - devices. Does it say Audi eTron or ohme/zappi

Audi Etron

@@kevinpatel21 mines been a bit temperamental over the last week. It’s usually because someone somewhere (probably Audi) have done a small software update and it’s causing a problem. I didn’t get the charge I expected one night and on another I got a couple of octopus messages saying unable to control your vehicle. Give it a week and it’ll probably get sorted.

Exactly what I was thinking early this summer. Loved the Polestars but was hanging on for the Porsche Macan. Q8 50 tech pro ticks all the boxes. Have now looked at the Q6 and it’s terrific, but not been in one or seen a review of one on U.K. steel spring suspension.

@@ski_tron2446 I think I'd have to spec the air suspension on a Q6 , we've been spoiled with the suspension of the E-Tron . I did see some test driving of the Q6 Sportback last week in France , very interesting model also

@@frankcosgrove9958 you can’t have air on a U.K. Q6, only the SQ6. And I think I’d take the Porsche instead if spending SQ6 money.

@@ski_tron2446 here in Ireland we can spec Air shocks as an extra on the S Line model , Macan looks fab but the price here is massive with a limited dealer network so issues with servicing

About a month……

Do you have any solar? I'm interested to know what export rates they have on offer.

Thanks for sharing. Lower pricing than EON, EDF, BG and others.

Do you have any solar? I'm interested to know what export rates they have on offer.

@@AllElectricHouse Sorry, no I don't. Roof isn't suitable. I believe Tomato will install a solar/battery system if you sign up a contract for 10 years and pay £80 a month.

@sargfowler9603 yeah I already have the solar installed but wondering what export price they pay as to tempt me away from octopus it needs to be 15p/kWh or more

Yes they do. The eTron has a very smart thermal system which recovers surplus heat and redirects it to where required, like taking motor heat and warming the cabin or battery. Thats why I see the efficiency improve after an hour when on long drives. They don’t have battery preheat, but as the battery charges it will warm and the charge rate improves. I’ve never seen below 90kw charging and it soon climbs to 150kw.

Home solar and / or battery and / or export does change things. Hard to beat IOG for anyone that regularly has to charge for over 7 hours (50kWh or more) and can shift some house use into the cheaper period.

@@ski_tron2446 I have a very modest 3.8k of panels and over the year have a net zero cost for electricity for the house and 6k miles of driving, I may be able to improve on that but it's hardly worth the effort. The only thing that may get me to change is if they reduce the export rate from the current 15p/kWh

There's an app trick you can do and get the cheaper rate for the entire day, regardless if your car is charging (must be connected). This only works if you've setup with charger integration, won't work with car API.

@@Tree0fL1fe with car api it’s still possible to trigger many extra hours at the low rate. It’s about timing when you plug in, the ready by time and how much charge you need. I’m told plugging in during the morning and setting a ready time of early next day will often trigger daytime hours at the low rate.

My car isn’t compatible with plug and charge. So it won’t charge unless I activate the charger with the Electroverse card or the Electroverse app.

Good to know, just bought a second EV!

Nice to know how it works with zappi. Thanks.

@@ski_tron2446Ohme works the same way. For the two EVs in my household and the mileage they do I’ve found Agile to be cheaper. I do have a simple 600W solar setup on my shed with batteries that I can use for power during the peak periods.

I didn’t fit winter tyres. Les Gets is fairly low for ski resorts and the road up isn’t too arduous. I’ve done this trip every year for 3 years in the EV on summer tyres and always got away with it. I carry a set of chains and I have some snow socks too - they are easy to fit for a short spell on snow but won’t last for long. Haven’t used either. On my last car (diesel Hyundai Santa Fe) I used all season tyres. Vredestein Quatrac and Falken AS210s. Both were brilliant and in severe snow were better than budget winter tyres. The compound in EV tyres usually has a lot of silica as that helps with low rolling resistance, but it also has a benefit in low temperatures. When I’ve driven in light snow in the EV it’s been pretty good. The traction control system combined with the instant response of the electric motors will help you keep moving. Law in French Alps is that you must have either winter tyres or all season tyres or carry chains/socks. See my 2024 video (I’m out of hospital and feeling well now 😀

@ski_tron2446 Thank you for the info, that's really superb. Our Niro is front drive. We're planning to replace the front tyres with new OE summer tyres before we go. There is a snow mode, which I'm itching to try too! Thanks again and pleased you're feeling better.

@@timstanley5920 if you are buying a pair of tyres anyway then consider swapping all 4 to all season tyres. I found them much better on frosty mornings and in the cold and damp than regular summer tyres. Grip was great all year and they didn’t wear out any faster and weren’t any noisier. In snow they excel.

My octopus app on my phone communicates with my car rather than with the charger. There is no way at the moment for Octopus to talk to my Indra charger. If you have an Ohme or a Zappi charger Octopus can talk to the charger, and that can be used to charge any EV. As long as octopus can communicate with either the car or the charger then it works well. The technical director of Indra tells me they are working on embedding Intelligent Octopus in the Indra charger, but I have no timescale.

I’ve been very happy with my Indra, but work colleagues have had internet connection issues with theirs. I’d recommend an Ohme. Gives access to OVO and Octopus smart tariffs regardless of which car you buy. Also compatible with home solar. Doesn’t normally need an earth rod fitting either.