Electric SUVs and fast charging: Audi e-tron – Tesla Model X – Jaguar I-Pace – Mercedes EQC [video] • CARS

A few months ago, Bjorn Nyland tested the charging speed of Jaguar I-Pace, Tesla Model X, Audi e-tron and Mercedes EQC. Let's go back to it to show how electric SUVs cope with charging stations with a capacity of more than 100 kW - because in Poland there will be more and more of them.

Audi e-tron, Tesla Model X, Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes EQC on (super) fast charging stations

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• Audi e-tron, Tesla Model X, Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes EQC on (super) fast charging stations
  • Time: +5 minutes
  • Time: +15 minutes
  • Time: +41 minutes, Audi e-tron ended
  • Verdict: Tesla Model X wins, but ...

Let's start with the most important thing: today, at the end of January 2020, we have one charging station in Poland operating up to 150 kWwhich will service all car models with CCS socket. We also have 6 Tesla Superchargers with 120 kW or 150 kW, but these are only available to Tesla owners.

A few months ago, we decided to postpone the topic, because it did not correspond to Polish realities at all. Today we are returning to this, because in our country more and more locations with a capacity of 100 kW are being built, and from day to day new locations with a capacity of 150 kW or more will begin to appear - these will be Ionity stations and at least one GreenWay Polska device on the CC Malankovo.

> GreenWay Polska: the first charging station in Poland with a capacity of 350 kW at the MNP Malankowo (A1)

They are not yet there, but they will be. The theme comes back in favor.

The Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-tron, and Mercedes EQC are charged from 10 percent battery capacity (I-Pace: 8 percent, but times are measured from 10 percent) in an ultra-fast charging station, while Tesla plugs into the Supercharger.

Time: +5 minutes

After the first 5 minutes, the Audi e-tron has more than 140 kW and the charging power is increased. The Tesla Model X “Raven” has reached 140kW, the Mercedes EQC has reached 107kW and will be very slow to reach 110kW, and the Jaguar I-Pace has already gone from under 100kW to around 80kW. Thus, the Audi e-tron has maximum power.

Time: +15 minutes

After a quarter of an hour:

• The Audi e-tron has used up 51 percent of its battery and has 144 kW of power.
• Mercedes EQC has charged the battery by 40 percent and holds 108 kW,
• Tesla Model X reached 39 percent battery capacity and reduced charging power to about 120 kW.
• The Jaguar I-Pace has hit 34 percent and maintains 81 kW.

However, it should be noted that cars have different battery capacities and different energy consumption. So let's check how would it look in real life... Suppose that after this quarter of an hour at the charging station, the cars take to the road and go so long that the battery is discharged back to 10 percent:

1. Tesla Model X gained 152 km of range with a quiet ride, that is, about 110 km of highway travel (120 km / h),
2. The Audi e-tron has increased the range by 134 km when driving slowly or around 100 km when driving on the motorway.
3. Mercedes EQC increased the range by 104 km with a quiet ride, i.e. about 75 km on the highway,
4. The Jaguar I-Pace gained 90 kilometers of range on a leisurely ride or about 65 kilometers on the highway.

The high charging capacity helps the Audi e-tron outperform the competition, but does not give it enough advantage after fifteen hours of inactivity at the charging station. And how will it be after a long stop?

Time: +41 minutes, Audi e-tron ended

In less than 41 minutes:

• Audi e-tron is fully charged,
• Mercedes EQC has replenished 83 percent of the battery,
• Tesla Model X reaches 74 percent battery capacity
• The Jaguar I-Pace's battery capacity has reached 73 percent.

Verdict: Tesla Model X wins, but ...

Let's do our range calculation again, and again assume that the driver discharges the battery to 10 percent, so he only uses 90 percent of the capacity (because you need to get to the charging station):

1. Tesla Model X gained 335 kilometers of range, or about 250 km on the highway (120 km / h),
2. The Audi e-tron has gained 295 kilometers of range, i.e. about 220 km on the highway,
3. Mercedes EQC gained 252 kilometers of power reserve, i.e. about 185 km on the highway,
4. The Jaguar I-Pace gained 238 kilometers of range, or about 175 kilometers on the highway.

There is curiosity in this statement. Well, although the Audi electric car retains high charging power, due to the high power consumption while driving, it cannot catch up with the Tesla Model X. However, If Tesla hadn't decided to increase the Supercharger's charging power from 120 kW to 150 kW, the Audi e-tron would have a chance to regularly win the Tesla Model X throughout the drive + charge cycle.

Bjorn Nyland did these tests, and the results were really interesting - the cars actually went head-to-head:

> Tesla Model X "Raven" vs. Audi e-tron 55 Quattro - comparison on the track 1 km [video]

Perhaps this is what the German engineers were hoping for: the Audi e-tron will require more frequent stops during the trip, but in general the driving time will be less than the Tesla Model X. Even today, Audi is going to head with the Model X with such tests - the difference will be felt only in the wallet when we check the bills for charging ...

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All images: (c) Bjorn Nyland / YouTube

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