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Audi providing fleet of 50 e-tron EVs for Davos; reservations hit 20K+

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As the exclusive shuttle partner, Audi is providing a fleet of 50 Audi e-tron cars for the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2019. Further, with mobile charging containers, the company is demonstrating a potential application of second-life batteries from electric cars.

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Audi “Aluminum Closed Loop” in press shops has saved more than 350k tonnes of CO2

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Audi began using aluminum in 1994 with the first Audi A8 with the Audi Space Frame. Audi continues to use the lightweight metal in various components of what is now the fourth generation of the luxury sedan as part of an innovative multi-material mix. Audi therefore manages the material in a recycling loop.

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Audi testing second-life EV batteries in factory vehicles

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Audi is testing factory vehicles powered by used lithium-ion batteries at its main plant in Ingolstadt. Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. —Peter Kössler, Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics at Audi AG.

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Audi R8 Endures Delayed Demise to Satisfy Demand

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While Audi had previously confirmed 2023 as the last year of the R8, production of the model has continued into 2024. It is true, the last Audi R8 will leave the production line at the end of the first quarter of 2024," Audi spokesperson Liza Kellner informed Motor1. "It

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Audi of America to pilot shared fleet service in North Carolina before 2017 debut

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Audi of America is piloting the new service “Audi shared fleet” at a technology incubator in Durham, North Carolina ahead of a national rollout of the corporate car-sharing service in 2017. The test fleet will be housed at American Underground, a 115,000 square-foot technology incubator created on the former American Tobacco Co.

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Audi leads $28M Series C round in Silvercar; developing Audi Shared Fleet

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Silvercar , a new car rental company which only offers silver Audis, announced its largest capital raise to date with a $28-million Series C equity issuance led by Audi. In addition to the immediate financial impact, Audi North America President Scott Keogh will be joining Silvercar’s Board of Directors.

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Audi funding expansion of renewable energy to increase the number of charging stations in Europe that use green power

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Audi is thus partnering with energy providers to support the expansion of renewable energy sources in Europe. The first project, a solar park in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is being developed in collaboration with the German utility company RWE. Further projects are to follow quickly.

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