Audi Confirms R8 Successor Will Be All-Electric
InsideEVs
DECEMBER 9, 2021
We don't know whether Audi Sport's next halo car will still be called R8, but it will definitely be battery-powered.
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InsideEVs
DECEMBER 9, 2021
We don't know whether Audi Sport's next halo car will still be called R8, but it will definitely be battery-powered.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Now on sale nationwide in the US, the 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI e, A7 TFSI e and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) combine Audi’s premium appointments and driving dynamics with integrated hybrid technology and smartphone app functionality. 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI e. 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI e. All three vehicles come with a 14.1
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2019
Audi has opened Germany’s largest multi-use battery energy storage unit on the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The Audi storage unit has a capacity of 1.9 MWh and uses used lithium-ion batteries from development vehicles to test various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the power grid.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2014
Audi will upgrade part of its vehicle electrical system from 12 to 48 volts. The move represents another technical building block for facilitating the integration of new automotive technologies while increasing the power and efficiency of its cars. Both models are fitted with an electrically powered compressor.
Teslarati
JULY 1, 2022
Audi dealers have noted that the inventory problems they have been experiencing may not end until next year. Due to supply difficulties that have impeded manufacturing at its factories in Germany and Mexico, Audi’s U.S. The post Audi predicts headwinds from chip shortage to last through 2023 appeared first on TESLARATI.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2014
The Audi A6 L e-tron concept presented at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Together with its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW, Audi will launch a plug-in hybrid car for the Chinese market. No details on powertrain specifications or market timing are yet available, according to Audi. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2017
Audi is unveiling a new battery-electric e-tron concept in Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback. The production version will come in 2019 as Audi’s second battery-electric offering, following the introduction of the production version of the Audi e-tron SUV ( earlier post ) in 2018.
Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2022
(Redwood) will collaborate to create a supply chain to recycle Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle batteries in the United States, with the goal of providing accessible and more sustainable electric mobility for American drivers. Key to the collaboration is a holistic approach to the battery lifecycle.
Teslarati
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Volkswagen Group has been working hard to increase its share of the global battery electric vehicle (BEV) market, and it seems to be paying off. Volkswagen Group reported delivering 531,500 battery electric vehicles from January to September 2023, up 45% compared to the same period in 2022 when VW delivered 366,600 BEVs.
All Cars Electric
APRIL 12, 2011
The growth of Audi’s ever-expanding family of ‘e-tron’ electrified concept cars and prototypes shows no signs of slowing with two more additions joining the fold this month alone, the latest being the battery-powered A3 e-tron revealed this week.
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2018
Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. But things are looking up for electric. Electric Vehicles: Right Now.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2018
Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Based in Berlin, Germany, it is open to all interested parties. CharIN e.V)
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S.,
EV Central
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
From January to September, the VW Group said it delivered an incredible 531,500 battery-powered vehicles — an incredible 45 percent increase over the same period in 2022 — with EVs now accounting for more than 7.9 percent of all VW sales globally. 3 (90,500) followed by the Audi Q4 e-tron (77,900).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Porsche reports that around 60% of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The Panamera plug-in hybrids (Panamera 4 E-Hybrid and Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive) have a purely electric range of up to 50 kilometers (31 miles). Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Audi, VW and the Volkswagen Group are very pleased with the acquisition of a world-class automotive fuel cell patent portfolio. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at AUDI AG. Dr. Hackenberg is also Coordinator of the Technical Development of all brands in the Volkswagen Group.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Audi unveiled the grandsphere concept study—the second of three “sphere” concept cars from Audi. long grandsphere electric sedan combines the luxury of private travel in the greatest of comfort with a comprehensive onboard experience offering. The electrically driven roadster Audi skysphere concept debuted in August 2021.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2017
One of the aims of the research collaboration is to develop robot-based innovations for all-electric and autonomous automobiles. The driver simply has to position the electrically powered automobile in a designated parking space. These will be all-electric battery-powered vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2017
Electric mobility is already of strategic importance to the company today and this will only increase in the future. Formula E offers a perfect platform on which to demonstrate the competitiveness of the technology brand EQ in a racing environment, in the area of battery electric powertrains. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
In addition, Volkswagen brought a pair of the hydrogen Passats to the Los Angeles Auto Show for test drives (and Audi brought a pair of its A7 Sportback h-tron hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrids for drives, as well.). The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf. Passat HyMotion in LA.
Teslarati
DECEMBER 16, 2022
In September, Norway’s EV market share had risen to 25 percent , meaning one-in-four vehicles registered was electric. Amongst the many automakers registered to sell electric vehicles in the country, Tesla has performed the best in Norway. BMW (8.3%), Audi (7.1%), and Hyundai (6.3%), EU-EVs data shows.
Teslarati
JANUARY 2, 2023
While Porsche , BMW, Mercedes, and Audi are all working on next-generation EV platforms that will come out between 2024 and 2025, only one is working on 900-volt architecture; Mercedes. While Mercedes has not explicitly outlined all of the specifications for the next-generation architecture, there is reason to believe the MB.EA
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 2, 2023
Like many brands, it has promised to prioritize all-electric vehicles under the assumption that they’ll make more money and be subject to less scrutiny from overzealous government regulators. Demand for our existing SUV line-up continues to grow, while interest in our forthcoming fully electric EX30 and EX90 models is strong.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 20, 2013
V6 gasoline engine (EA 390) and six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission with 40 kW electric motor (DQ 400 E) in the engine compartment. The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid. The electric motors contribute 180 N·m (133 lb-ft) (front) and 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) (rear).
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
Germany’s VDA, an interest group for the country’s automobile industry, says that battery-powered vehicles are likely to see a decline from 524,000 units last year – more than any other European market – to 451,000 units this year. million this year. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2020
Audi of America is introducing its first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant of its bestselling SUV, the Audi Q5. The Audi Q5 TFSI e ( earlier post ) will be joined by the A8 TFSI e and the Audi A7 TFSI e in the coming months. The Audi Q5 TFSI e is equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter In electric-only mode, using a 14.1
Baua Electric
JUNE 2, 2023
Battery-powered using deals a cleaner, quieter and sooner or later less expensive technique to move — an aspirational perspective that branding executives should distill right into a slew of catchy unutilized automobile names. The battery-powered Jaguar is the I-Era. Mercedes made a alike hash of it.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 13, 2021
Harley-Davidson Launches Stand-Alone Electric Bike Brand. Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Not an H or D in sight.
EV Info
AUGUST 26, 2021
More than a quarter (26.0%) of all cars made in July were either battery electric (BEV), plug in hybrid (PHEV) or hybrid electric (HEV), their highest share on record, and meaning that UK car factories have turned out 126,757 of these important products since the start of the year.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. Click to enlarge. We don’t know which technology will be the winner.”
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L Audi Q7 e-tron. System power (hp). Battery pack (kWh). All electric (mi). kWh Li-ion battery pack—acceleration improves by about 9% (0-62 mph in 5.6
Green Car Congress
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
EV Adoption
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
But in the automotive world and especially when related to electric vehicles, deliveries frequently fall well short of what was promised. And it is looking through that lens that I wanted to dive into GM’s most recent electric vehicle “supply” promise. Electric Vehicle PR Is Driving Up the Stock Price.
EV Central
MARCH 3, 2024
Volkswagen is plotting to reboot its Volkswagen Scirocco as a fast all-electric coupe that will share much with the incoming replacement for the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. Allowing for a low door sill (and driving position), the batteries will be packaged within what would be a transmission tunnel in a combustion-powered car.
EV Central
APRIL 17, 2024
Volkswagen has been caught trademarking the ID.Roc name for its inbound electric small SUV that will eventually replace the popular VW T-Roc in all markets. Fast all-wheel drive Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX blends hot hatch pace with retro looks READ MORE: Race to break the $30K barrier: Volkswagen will launch ID.1
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2009
Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! VW and the electric car. in pure electric vehicles in 2020.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2011
Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
EV Central
JANUARY 3, 2024
Fresh details suggest Volvo is on track to launch an all-new battery-electric replacement for the current S90 that will be named the Volvo ES90 when it hits showrooms in 2025. The post BMW i5 and Benz EQE-fighting Volvo ES90 electric car locked-in for a 2024 debut appeared first on EV Central.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. is open to all interested parties. Earlier post.).
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Volkswagen L1 – One of those weird and wonderful concepts that you just hope gets to see the light of day, the VW L1 diesel-electric hybrid is constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre, weighs just 380kg and emits just 39g/km of CO2 (see article ). Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0 Volkswagen e-up!
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