Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2014

Electric motors can improve the fuel efficiency of a car--even if they''re not driving the wheels. The next-generation Audi Q7 SUV will.'

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JANUARY 12, 2014

Audi will unveil an all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Audi allroad shooting brake represents the first time that Audi has combined the all-road and e-tron form languages. US mpg) of fuel and cutting-edge electronic applications.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Among its many offerings at the Paris Motor Show, Audi is unveiling the Audi TT Sportback concept—a car that leverages but elongates the design idiom of the classic TT. Audi TT Sportback concept in Paris. The high-performance engine limits fuel consumption to an average of 7.0 wheel drive. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 23, 2012

Audi is presenting the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Audi says that with its first e-tron technology study in the luxury class, it is showing what a locally produced New Energy Vehicle from Audi might look like. The basis for this study is the new A6 L, Audi’s bestselling model in China.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Motor Trend named the Volkswagen Golf family—Golf 1.8T, Golf TDI Clean Diesel, Golf GTI and e-Golf models—as the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. —Motor Trend. Motor Trend ’s Car of the Year program is open to any all-new or substantially upgraded 2015 automobile. The other COTY finalists were: Audi A3.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2013

It was at last year''s Los Angeles Motor Show that Audi announced a new diesel model line-up that would mark the introduction of diesel engines into the Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8 and the Audi Q5 TDI models. Now the company has offered details of the fuel economy of each model.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

Among its many other changes, the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro that placed third at the Le Mans 24 Hours this past weekend featured a new generation of the Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system, developed by GKN in collaboration with Audi Sport. —Jörg Zander, Audi Sport’s Head of Engineering. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Credit: Audi. liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold.

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MAY 8, 2015

Audi introduced its new series-production 2.0 TFSI gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine for the first time at the Vienna Motor Symposium this week. The engine also features low fuel consumption levels of less than 5.0 TFSI is a new combustion method, according to Audi. l/100 km (47.0 TFSI with 140 kW (190 hp).

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MAY 6, 2012

When the new A3 is launched ( earlier post ), Audi will be offering one TDI and two TFSI engines, with a 1.4L Also playing a large role are technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform. The start-stop system utilizes a new glass mat battery and reduces fuel consumption by up to 0.3 Weight reduction in the Audi A3.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Concurrent with its presence at the Geneva Motor Show, Audi is appearing at CeBIT in Hanover for the first time. There, under the “Audi connect” banner, it is presenting current and future solutions for mobile IT applications at the world’s biggest trade fair for information technology.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. The drive unit. Bottom: major components.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2024

Legacy automakers like Ford and General Motors are in the hunt, but so far, no one has been able to topple Tesla’s top spot. Cars Direct reported that the BMW 2024 BEV Conquest Program includes several other brands, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Porsche, Rivian, and Lucid.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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MARCH 5, 2010

Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. Average fuel consumption amounts to 6.2

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DECEMBER 8, 2018

70% of all passenger cars will be using at least one electric motor as a source of propulsion. A transmission specifically for electric vehicles of which one each at the front and rear axles of the new Audi e-tron enables a particularly efficient all-wheel drive system with smart control technology is another example.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

IONITY, a joint venture of BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, as well as the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, has to date opened 202 charging sites across 18 European markets. Such a high-power level can enable a charging speed of 200 kilometers in as little as 8 minutes.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Gyrodrive uses a high-speed composite flywheel paired with an innovative GKN EVO electric motor to regenerate the energy normally lost during braking. When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle and generates electricity simultaneously. Earlier post.). The electric flywheel started life in motorsport.

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MAY 23, 2017

Audi engineers described the development of the Gen3B at the Vienna Motor Symposium in 2015. The Audi version of the EA888 Gen3B made its debut in the new A4. Ralf Budack is a thermodynamicist at Audi and was one of the developers of the Gen3B engine) closes the intake valves much earlier. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2012

Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid Power have agreed to work together to develop and produce six prototype buses with a retrofitted hybrid flywheel system, providing electro-mechanical energy to drive the bus and deliver substantial improvements to fuel economy and reductions in CO 2 emissions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. As a result, less fuel is burnt, and the fuel economy improves.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2015

At that time, enthusiasm was strong for a rapid rollout of the technology that would offer significant fuel economy benefit at a lower cost premium than a full or mild hybrid. The first implementation is likely to be a high-end luxury vehicle from Audi that features a 48V electric supercharger.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The Audi e-tron Spyder sports car study makes its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show this weekend as the press get a sneaky preview today. The two seat open sports car is a plug-in hybrid which capable of delivering 128mpg fuel economy and emits a tiny 59g/km of CO2 from its 300PS twin-turbo [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

The energy for powering the 85 kW (114 hp) electric motor is stored in a 28.3 The interface for the charge cable is located below the conventional fuel door position near the C-pillar. TSI (110 kW / 148 hp) engine, a 7-speed DSG transmission and an electric motor (20 kW). Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes 10.9 Jetta Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Lincoln MKC compact crossover launches a new EcoBoost engine, the 2015 Subaru Legacy Concept is revealed prior to its Los Angeles Auto Show debut, and three workers were burned in an accident yesterday at the Tesla Motors plant. Read our fuel-economy test of the 2014 Audi.'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. Fuel economy background. The Cruze Diesel is identified by a discreet badge on the trunk. Click to enlarge. l/100 km, respectively). 2014 Ecotec 2.0L

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AUGUST 29, 2013

liter engine, which can be mounted either transversely or longitudinally—it is part of the MQB (transverse) as well as the MLB (longitudinal) assembly kits ( earlier post )—has already been applied in the Audi A4 in Europe in a longitudinal mounting. “[The Improvements contributing to this better fuel economy come from many areas.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s unusual to find two relatively equivalent vehicles offering a choice of gas or electric fuel. A PHEV is a dual-drive vehicle, but is either a gas-powered car carrying around an electric motor and load of batteries to assist it or an EV lugging a heavy gas engine in case it runs out of battery. My situation was a real choice.

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MARCH 27, 2014

The new Toyota HYBRID System – Racing (THS-R) powertrain has been developed specifically for the revised WEC technical regulations, which put a particular focus on fuel economy. A 25% reduction in fuel usage compared to 2013 is required, with savings achieved through powertrain, aerodynamics and driving style efficiencies.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Another exciting debut is to head to Switzerland, Audi’s new mini car- the A1. The production-ready model will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show this March ahead of the Spring opening of its order books. The new supermini Audi will be available to order in the UK from May with deliveries starting in [.].

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APRIL 15, 2023

kilowatt electric motor good for 143 hp, producing a total of 455 hp and 523 pound-feet of torque. Supercharged, turnbocharged and paired with a 143 hp electric motor Range and fuel economy are rated by the EPA 28 mpg city and highway combined for the hybrid engine. Story by John Faulkner.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV features an Audi 3.0L Audi will replace the 3.6-liter

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

Tupy’s main customers include Chrysler, Cummins, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, Perkins, International Truck and Engine, Mack Trucks, MAN, Diesel, Iveco, Kubota, John Deere, Bosch, Ambrake, Peugeot and other premier automotive and diesel engine manufacturers.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Three strikes and Audi is definitely IN at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Let’s take a look at each one: Audi A3 and A3 Sportback 1.2 TFSI: Part of Audi’s philosophy in addressing efficiency is downsizing and so it’s no surprise to see a new turbocharged petrol direct injection 1.2

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Audi e-tron performed best at 75 miles per hour, achieving 93% of its Environmental Protection Agency estimated range. And as already stated, while EVs fare well in city driving, ICE vehicles experience significant hits to fuel economy in stop-and-go traffic.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. The fuel economy, which is best in Tour, was aided by cylinder deactivation, where the 3.6L

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JULY 24, 2015

The green line reflects FEV’s 15% cost reduction for the power transmission/clutch/motor subsystems from 2010 to 2013, assuming that the same reductions are achieved in all parts of the hybrid system. Thus, currently the hybrid system needs to offer a major improvement in fuel economy to entice customers to pay the price premium.

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