Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2015
In the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the Le Mans 24 Hours as the season’s pinnacle event, Audi will compete with a thoroughly revised R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid racer in the 4-megajoule class. During braking, energy is recovered which the system subsequently feeds back to the front axle on acceleration.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
The new Audi R18 made its world premiere on the occasion of the Audi Sport Finale at the Audi Training Center Munich on Saturday. Audi Sport has fundamentally re-designed the Audi R18 for the 2016 season. The 2016 R18 will race in the 6MJ class; the 2015 R18 raced in the 4MJ class, up from 2MJ the season before.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2014
The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2016
Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Some automakers such as Audi ( earlier post ) are turning to 48V electrical systems as a technical building block for facilitating the integration of new automotive technologies while increasing the power and efficiency of its cars. Freescale MC 33771 controller addresses the needs of 48V Li-ion battery packs. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
Fritz Henderson, GM’s President and CEO: “ We had a couple of Audi and BMW customers sit in an Equinox and say ‘this vehicle should be priced well above what it is’—Chevrolet should blow people away for what they get for their money. ”. Chevrolet is a global value leader. Buick will focus on North America and China.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2016
For each circuit, the team works on developing the strategies for when and to what extent energy is recuperated and called up. The WEC regulations allow engineers plenty of scope with regard to the energy storage medium. Audi) competition used flywheels and ultracaps. Initially, other competitors (e.g., Earlier post.).
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