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AModel 3BEVvsBA4 45Petrol
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  • SpecsModel 3 · A4 45

Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD vs Audi A4 45 TFSI quattro

Trip mapped at a glance. Charging stops visible, total duration predictable. Caralogy simulation at 130 km/h.

saloon · 2018 vs 2020 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
TeslaBEV

Model 3 Long Range RWD

258 ch · 74 kWh · 2018

VS
AudiPetrol

A4 45 TFSI quattro

245 ch · 2020

Simulation trip
Assumptions: 130 km/h · start 100 % · mild weather

Result · total trip time

Manufacturer data being validated for this trip.

Visualise the trip

Both vehicles drive at 130 km/h. The difference comes from charging stops.

TeslaBEV
Model 3 Long Range RWD
100%
424 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Charge 1
11 min · +30 kWh · 17.76 €
Charge 2
18 min · +44 kWh · 26.56 €
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 7h30
2
Stops
7h30
Duration
54.51 €
Cost of energy used
AudiPetrol
A4 45 TFSI quattro
Données insuffisantes pour la simulation

Range recovered by stop duration

How many kilometres do you recover depending on the time spent at the charger? Comparison at nominal peak power.
Charging stop durationTesla Model 3 Long Range RWDAudi A4 45 TFSI quattro
5 minutes~57 km-
10 minutes~114 km-
20 minutes~227 km-
Full session 10 → 80 %~297 km · 28 min-

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
14.7 kWh/100 km · 7.0 L/100 km

Compare with another vehicle

Replace one of the two with an alternative from the same segment

TeslaBEV

Model 3 Long Range RWD

258 ch · 74 kWh · 2018

AudiPetrol

A4 45 TFSI quattro

245 ch · 2020

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