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Audi Environmental Foundation, TUB developing microplastics filter for tire wear particles

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The Audi Environmental Foundation is developing filters for urban runoff in conjunction with the Technical University of Berlin (TUB). —Rüdiger Recknagel, Director of the Audi Environmental Foundation. Initial field and lab tests have now demonstrated the efficiency of the system.

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Autonomous Audi RS 7 concept completes Hockenheimring lap at racing speed

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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. —Prof.

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Audi Wants An Uberwagen Of Its Own To Go With Its Activesphere Concept

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Audi is exploring new vehicle ideas from a 4 door sports car/pickup truck concept to a rugged offroad 4X4' with a ladder frame.

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Audi Shifts Approaches With The A6 e-Tron Concept

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So far, Audi has created special electric models. Now, the company seems to be heading toward making existing nameplates electric with the Audi A6 e-Tron concept. Audi has done this a couple times before, with the Q4 and […].

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Audi Shows Off A6 Avant Concept — The EV For Wagon Lovers

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The Audi A6 Avant e-tron will carry on the company's sporty wagon tradition.

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Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

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Audi investigating its e-fuels in an optical research engine using laser-induced fluorescence. Our test shows that as well as electric driving on renewable electricity, there are other concepts that permit long-distance, low-emission driving. —Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi.

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Audi Ur Quattro Gets Million-Dollar All-Electric Rebirth

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One of the most iconic cars of the Group B era, the Audi Ur Quattro was designed around the idea that all-wheel drive and high-performance could go hand-in-hand.

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