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Rally ready Audi Q8 e-tron Edition Dakar is the desert-bashing rugged EV you can buy

EV Central

For those yearning for a competition-bred all-electric SUV that can conquer the desert Audi might have the answer following the launch later this month in Europe of the 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron Edition Dakar. On standard tyres Audi says the 0-100km/h takes just 5.8 seconds, although top speed remains limited to 200km/h.

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Audi putting a centralized server solution into test operation in cycle-dependent production; edge solution gets rid of individual PCs

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Audi is putting a centralized server solution into test operation in cycle-dependent production; it says it is the first manufacturer to do so. With this Edge Cloud 4 Production local server solution, Audi is initiating a paradigm shift in automation technology. We used to have to buy hardware when we wanted to introduce new functions.

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Audi EV fightback! Busiest period ever for German brand as it targets electric cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

EV Central

More than 20 models – most of them electric and most of them all-new – are due over the coming years as Audi looks to refresh its model line-up and catch up luxury rivals who are further down the electric vehicle path. That means a steep ramp-up in EV take-up to bring Audi closer to its luxury rivals.

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Huge $14,000 price cut for 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron as German brand’s EV fightback against the Mercedes-Benz EQE and BMW iX hots up

EV Central

The significantly overhauled 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron is cheaper following the introduction of a new base version of the luxury battery-electric SUV that is $14,000 more affordable than the e-tron it steps in for. READ MORE: Audi EV fightback! Both the Q8-tron and faster SQ8 e-tron come with a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Crayon paint ($5000), body-coloured 21-inch Mission E Design wheels ($11,400), panoramic roof ($3370), Sports Chrono pack ($2360) and all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020). Combustion or electric, these Bavarian limos’ values seem to fall off a cliff equally. Not great after just 12 months.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

EV Central

READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Audi boss Jeff Mannering recently told me that he thinks the tipping point for this country will come as soon as 2028 or 2029, that being the point at which we buy “more EVs and plug-ins than ICE cars”. But the cars will run until 2033, 2034.

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Audi confirms more than 10 EVs by 2025, including entry-level model

EV Central

Audi has revealed plans to launch more than 10 electric models by 2025 and has confirmed for the first time an entry model about the same size as the A3 hatchback. The model rush will be include the Q6 e-Tron mid-size SUV, which launches globally in late 2023 and is the first Audi EV to be based on the new PPE architecture.

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