Audi Q8 e-tron vs Rivian R1T

The Q8 e-tron costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $90 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi Q8 e-tronRivian R1T

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,045 (better)
$1,143
Australia
$892 (better)
$976
United Kingdom
£678 (better)
£741
United States
$952 (better)
$1,042

Official figures

Uses
24.4 kWh/100km (better)
26.6 kWh/100km
UK
2.6 mi/kWh (better)
2.3 mi/kWh
US
86 MPGe (better)
79 MPGe
Range
476 km
560 km (better)

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Q8 e-tron or R1T?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q8 e-tron or the Rivian R1T?

The Audi Q8 e-tron: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Rivian R1T at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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