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Audi Q6 e-Tron All-Electric 'Coupe SUV' Confirmed For 2018

Green Car Reports

Over the next few years, the German luxury establishment--including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--is expected to launch a barrage of electric car models in a belated attempt to take on startup Tesla Motors. For some time, it's been understood that one of those models will be an all-electric SUV from Audi.

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

Green Car Congress

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. Porsche Mission E.

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Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech

Baua Electric

However, Toyota continues to offer diesel engines in some European-market SUVs. Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. General Motors currently offers diesels in its full-size SUVs and pickups, and it’s reportedly working on a new generation of plug-in hybrid tech for its trucks. In the U.S.,

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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout

EV Central

. “When we look at the luxury landscape, and this is where we’ve really been operating and playing, you have BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, Lexus, land Rover, and Porsche, who are the main competitors that we see globally,” Dias says. “Obviously the foundation of that is the Ultium platform.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The e-tron quattro SUV can “ turn like a hunting dog after a rabbit.”

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Mercedes 'ELC' To Compete With Audi e-Tron Electric SUV In 2018: Report

Green Car Reports

It's been clear for a couple of years now that the German luxury makers feel they need competitive responses to the startling emergence of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. One by one, the concept vehicles--and production plans--have appeared, first the Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept and most recently the Porsche Mission E.

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Unused Bronco Raptor, Tesla-powered 911, Genesis GV80 Coupe: Nowadays’s Automotive Information

Baua Electric

Sacrilege Motors introduced it’s going to blow their own horns its first EV conversion later date on the 2024 Pebble Seaside Concours d’Magnificence. The automobile might be a Porsche 911 that includes the powertrain from a Tesla Type S rated at 500 hp and 200 miles of length.

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