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Audi to compete in Dakar Rally in 2022 with series-hybrid electric prototype; factory team leaving Formula E

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Audi will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 with an innovative prototype. We want to continue demonstrating the brand’s slogan ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ in international top-level motorsport in the future and develop innovative technologies for our road cars.

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Audi's Hybrid Race Car Wins Famous Le Mans 24-Hour Endurance Race

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Audi has taken a historic first victory for a hybrid vehicle at the Le Mans 24-Hour race, held at Circuit de la Sarthe in northern France. On the 80th running of the famous race, Audi took its 11th victory with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, an all-wheel drive, hybrid race car showcasing the best of Audi's technology.

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Audi e-Tron Quattro Diesel Hybrid Race Car Wins Le Mans 24 Hours Race

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Audi has continued its dominant run at the world''s most famous endurance race, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday. The team''s twelfth Le Mans victory is also the second for its hybrid race car, the R18 e-tron quattro.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. As a result, Audi’s LMP1 sports car is more powerful and more efficient than its predecessor; the new R18 consumes less fuel than any of the generations before it. Hybrid drive.

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Drayson Racing Sets New Lightweight Electric-Car Speed Record: 204 MPH

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At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype. It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport.

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Audi’s R18 e-tron hybrid wins Le Mans 24 Hours

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Audi has once again won the Le Mans 24 Hours race with its Audi R18 e-tron quattro car, the second time in successive years that its hybrid race car has taken the title. Hybrid cars Audi'

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GKN Land Systems ramping up production of electric flywheel hybrid technology for buses

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The system is smaller than conventional battery or super-capacitor hybrid units, which means it does not compromise seating or passenger capacity and can be retro-fitted to existing fleets. In June, GKN’s Gyrodrive system helped power Audi Motorsport’s hybrid race car to a third consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race.

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