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Audi Unveils Battery-Powered EV Fast-Charging Hub Pilot Project

CleanTechnica EVs

Audi is wise to this fact and is now trying to position itself as one of the leaders in the charge to a completely electric vehicle world. Recognizing that as the number of electric vehicles on the roads […]. It is widely accepted that the days of the internal combustion engine are well and truly numbered.

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Audi opens 1.9 MWh battery storage unit on EUREF Campus in Berlin

Green Car Congress

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.

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Audi confirms (again) 3 electric cars on the market by 2020

Green Car Reports

German automakers are beginning to play catch-up with electric vehicles, as Tesla continues to corner the market. Audi has once again reconfirmed its plans to bring three battery-powered electric vehicles to production by the year 2020.

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Audi to have a plug-in hybrid in every model series; new BEV in 2018

Green Car Congress

Audi will have a plug-in hybrid in every model series in the coming years as part of its efforts in efficiency and sustainability, said Prof. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management at Audi AG for Technical Development, during his speech at Audi’s Annual Press Conference in Ingolstadt. Earlier post.)

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Audi scraps A2 electric car plan

Green Cars News

Premium car maker Audi is planning a u-turn on some of its electric car plans according to automotive magazine, Car. According to the British mag, Audi has cancelled its plans to produce a battery-powered A2 model and is likely to axe plans for the A1 e-tron hybrid.

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Audi investigates electric car noise

Green Cars News

Audi is investigating the best way to break the silence of its forthcoming electric cars, as the German car maker admits the quietness of battery-powered cars could make them a hazard to pedestrians. Tags: Audi.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

The blaze had allegedly been kicked off by an electric scooter that was connected to a charger on the premises, according to reporting by the investigative tech news site Rest of World. A citywide backlash against battery-powered vehicles followed, as reported by multiple sources. percent, or 20 times the frequency.

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