Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

For MY 2017, Audi has updated its A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for the US with improved technology offerings such as the available Audi virtual cockpit and standard driver assistance systems including Audi pre sense front. —Filip Brabec, Director of Product Management for Audi of America.

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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

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

System components of the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept. At the DTM season finale, an autonomous Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept completed a lap on the Grand Prix track in Hockenheim at racing speed—without a driver. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2014

Audi this week demonstrated some of the early concept results of the Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project to media in San Francisco. Highlights of the featured technology include: Audi Driver Centric Urban Navigation. Audi Urban Assistance. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Please turn left at the park”).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Audi is exhibiting an innovative pre-development project to support autonomous driving at the NIPS 2017 conference in Long Beach, California, this week. This technology makes it possible to capture the exact surroundings of the car. AI specialists can also learn about employment opportunities with Audi there.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

Audi has selected Thunderhill Raceway Park in northern California as a key US test center for advanced piloted driving research. Under the multi-year partnership, engineers from Audi and the Electronics Research Lab in Belmont, Calif., will use the track to study how self-driving vehicles perform at the limits of speed.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi showcased its Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) research ( earlier post ), highlighting the technologies and approaches it is taking to make the challenges of navigating the chaotic roadways of the world’s megacities less stressful, safer and more efficient a generation from now.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

The new Audi A8, scheduled for release in 2018, features a multi-material body structure ( earlier post ) consisting of more than 40% steel. With the advent of new joining technologies, automakers can easily incorporate advanced high-strength steels into their vehicles. here will be no cars made of aluminum alone in the future.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

Audi of America and partners Applied Information, Blue Bird, Fulton Co. have completed a cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) connected school zone and buses technology initial deployment ( earlier post ). School System, City of Alpharetta, and Temple, Inc., square-mile testing zone, including more than 130 connected traffic signals.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2017

Audi announced a partnership with NVIDIA to use artificial intelligence in delivering highly automated vehicles starting in 2020. Deep learning technology will enable skilled handling of real-road complexities, delivering safer automated vehicles earlier. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Two Audi A3 TDIs will run exclusively on Rentech, Inc.’s Diesel Driving the Future’ 1,000-mile journey in California, beginning 18 October. The tour will span the state of California, beginning in Eureka and ending in San Diego. ’s synthetic RenDiesel (produced via a Fischer-Tropsch process) during the ‘Eureka!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2015

Audi ran the latest generation of its Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept at the Sonoma Raceway in California, surpassing prior performance. Audi has been testing piloted driving under increasingly challenging conditions. Audi is also testing piloted driving in the challenging situation of real road traffic.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

Audi is presenting a design and technical electric concept car at Pebble Beach Automotive Week in Monterey, California— the Audi PB18 e-tron high-performance sports car. The technical concept of the PB18 e-tron has benefitted from Audi’s many years of winning the Le Mans racing series. lbs) can be expected.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

Phase one of the project consists of eleven electric school buses, four of which were funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), two by the California Energy Commission and an additional five by San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Funding of $4.94

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. This marks Audi’s first foray into the rapidly developing US electric vehicle landscape. The Audi A3 e-tron can be recharged in about nine hours with a 230-volt household socket. A3 e-tron BEV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Audi of America is taking a more aggressive stance with diesel in the US, both in terms of product offerings and in policy. In 2009, Audi launched the A3 and Q7 TDI models in the US. At the time, said Keogh, Audi would have been delighted if the TDI models constituted 20% of our Q7 and A3 sales mix. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have approved emissions modifications for the last remaining Volkswagen (VW) vehicles containing undisclosed software which deliberately shut down emission control equipment (defeat devices). More than 80,000 of those cars are registered in California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2011

The new three-year research initiative is called “Audi Urban Intelligent Assist.” After an open request for proposals to US universities, and the accompanying selection process, Audi signed an agreement with the four research universities to pursue the following topics: Audi Urban Crash Analysis. Audi Urban Diagnostic.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

UQM Technologies, Inc. UQM powers test-fleet vehicles by Audi in Germany, Rolls-Royce and the London Taxi Company in the UK, and previously, Saab vehicles in Sweden. This agreement expands the reach of UQM to four continents, and represents the initial step in its strategy to penetrate the China market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 California’’s share represents one-quarter of the total national mitigation funding of $4.7 billion to promote Zero Emissions Vehicle technology. liter diesel engines. billion for environmental impact.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The new partnership and investment comes on the heels of Samsung’s $8-billion acquisition of HARMAN, a leader in connected car technology, and marks another significant step for the company in the automotive space. TTTech has been active in the automotive space for years, providing technology to a variety of manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2020

Inc; Audi; Chevron; Cummins Inc.; Daimler AG: Mercedes-Benz FuelCell GmbH/Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America; Engie; Exelon Corporation; Hyundai Motor Company; Microsoft; Nikola Motors; Nel Hydrogen; Plug Power; Power Innovations; Shell; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Company Services, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has selected NVIDIA as its strategic partner for the new Volkswagen Group Future Center California in Silicon Valley. Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of Volkswgen AG, made the announcement at CES 2017, where VW’s Audi brand is demonstrating a piloted Q7 concept. Earlier post.) —Johann Jungwirth.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Technology conferences can be a good source. Take, for instance, the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) held last week in Pasadena, California. A battery systems engineer from Audi laid out full details of the.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This month I’ve tested two very similar cars back-to-back, I think bringing into sharp relief where we (California and the U.S.) The Sportback-style with incumbant technology. Here we are today, at that crossroads of “old” internal combustion engine technology and insurgent electric propulsion. But a little context.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 18, 2011

German carmaker Audi is teaming up with four top US universities to launch a research initiative with the aim of developing technologies to ease congestion dangers and the inconveniences of driving in the world’s largest cities.

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Plug in America

JUNE 24, 2021

Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron. The Audi Q4 will offer two electric motors with all-wheel drive. Audi announced the starting price will be under $45,000. It includes the Ford Co-Pilot 360 Technology with automatic emergency braking, a lane-keeping system, and other features. Under $50,000. Jeep Wrangler 4xe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal 23 March 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California. Final rest locations of the Tesla, Audi and Mazda vehicles involved in the 23 March 2018, crash in Mountain View, California.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. Audi E-tron 5,612. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

More future Volkswagen Group vehicles will offer technologies that seamlessly integrate mobile apps and enable connected navigation with real-time map images and updates. It supports Volkswagen Group brands including Audi, VW, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, and Lamborghini. —Chuhee Lee.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2024

As several executives suggested this past week at the New York Auto Show, they’re also a key to enable the next generation of 70-mile plug-in hybrids , as incentivized by California, without compromise. And instead it’s planning more hybrids. He went so far as likening EV rejectors to landline-phone Liddutes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2014

liter diesels currently fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models. The flexibility of the MDB will allow the engines to meet the coming EPA Tier 3, California LEV III emissions standards, Volkswagen said, in addition to meeting current Bin 5 and Euro 6 specifications. The new EA288 engine will eventually replace all the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Firms such as Audi, Toyota, Honda and Subaru have made large gains relative to US manufacturers. More rapid technological progress makes the standards easier to achieve, but still requires changes in fleet characteristics, either through the car/truck mix or weight and engine size. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, Christopher R.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2015

CSULA) Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility has become the first hydrogen station in California to be certified to sell fuel to the public by the kilogram measure. Governor Jerry Brown’s office informed the university this month that the fueling facility had received the certification, known as California Type Approval.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The fleet of Passat HyMotion vehicles is currently being tested on the streets of California. 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.). Passat HyMotion in LA.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Lux estimates ADAS revenue growing from $2.4

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