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Audi launches new electric drive system development and testing center

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Audi commissioned a new development and testing center for electric drive systems at its Ingolstadt site this week. The Audi Q5 Hybrid will be introduced to the market as early as next year. By the end of 2012, Audi will have a small volume of R8 e-tron electric sports cars ready to hit the road. Tags: Brief.

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Audi Introduces the e-tron Electric Sports Car Concept

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The Audi e-tron concept. At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi unveiled the e-tron. Audi engineers are also working on an inductive (wireless) charging solution to make charging more convenient. The Audi development engineers drew on the core competence of the company for the e-tron. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Technology Architecture of Audi A8 Hybrid Shown in Geneva Previews the Production Q5 Hybrid, Due This Year

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Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) cubic feet).

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Critical new 2024 Porsche Macan EV days away from global reveal and just months from Aussie launch

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Porsche has begun building the anticipation for the launch of the all-new battery-electric Porsche Macan on January 25. Set to land in our dealers in the fourth quarter of 2024, the first tease of the new mid-size electric SUV is a clear picture of its rear taillamp that is expected to stretch across the entire width of the Porsche Macan.

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Tesla slashes prices across Europe on Model Y

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In Norway, VW has made more critical cuts to the ID3’s price tag, to stay competitive in a market that has achieved 82% percent of sales being EVs – 20% of those sales being a Tesla in 2023. And BYD is looking to make some serious moves in Europe, and now that it will be building EVs in Hungary in the next couple of years.

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Audi: ‘not a green brand’

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Audi will not position itself as a ‘green brand’, the carmaker’s boss told Autocar today. In a interview with the motoring magazine, Rupert Stadler, Audi’s Chairman said that the company would always build as efficient vehicles as possible but would not necessarily market itself as a green brand, unlike its rival, BMW.

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Volkswagen teams with Tesla to slash India import duties

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Cars with a price tag of $40,000 or less have a 60% import tax applied to them, while anything more than that number has a 100% duty, effectively doubling the price of the car. Volkswagen AG has several electric vehicles out across its different brands, including Audi, and of course, its own VW brand with the ID.3,

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