Q6 Fast Charging Got Slow
Is anyone seeing this?
In mid-May, our 2025 Q6 started charging slowly in DC mode. What used to take 20 minutes to charge from 30-80% started taking an hour or more. In addition to the free Electrify America (EA) charging from the dealership, we’ve used a few other networks without problems.
But recently, the 100+kW speeds we’ve seen was suddenly 35kW. Last weekend, we used Applegreen kiosks on the NJ Turnpike, and charging would start at 50kW and decline to 35kW at 70%. It also shows lower range at a given %.
We left it with the dealer twice. The first time they used their own Level 2 AC charger and said “works to spec.” The second time, I insisted that they reproduce the failure, and a service person drove it home and charged it at an EA charger. It charged slowly and displayed the wrong range.
Now the Audi service folks tell me that it’s affecting other Q6 e-trons and has been escalated to corporate. I’ve also learned that Electrify America is owned by Volkswagen, so the escalation has reached a C-suite.
AC results are still fine (243mi at 77%), if you’re patient.