Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Audi A3 e-tron concept. Audi is set to unveil the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid concept in Shanghai. The A3 e-tron concept is propelled by two power units—a 155 kW (211 hp) 1.4 TFSI four-cylinder engine with turbocharging and gasoline direct injection and an electric motor with an output of 20 kW (27 hp).

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Audi Plug-in Concept Plug 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In a presentation at the 2011 Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in Pasadena, California last week, Daniel Andree, a battery development engineer at Audi AG, outlined the implementation of a Sanyo lithium-ion battery pack in the upcoming 2012 Audi Q5 compact crossover hybrid. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Audi Hybrid Batteries 301

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Audi has set a new record time on the Sachsenring for cars with a diesel engine. The Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept rounded the 3.6 results of a gasoline-fueled 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The highlight is an electrically driven compressor. The competition concept car’s 3.0 Earlier post.)

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Audi Diesel Concept Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

Audi still made the podium; defending race winners Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer were third (393 laps) in the Nº 7 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Lotterer in the Nº 7 Audi R18 e-tron quattro produced the fastest race lap in 3:17.476 on lap 337. The first and second place finishers.

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Porsche Audi Exhaust Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Audi is providing more details on the coming A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. In electric mode, the A3 Sportback e-tron has a range of about 50 km (31 miles). In purely electric mode, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) with a range of up to 50 km (31 miles).

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Audi Plug-in MPG Miles 301

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Power is provided by a liquid-cooled 95 kWh Li-ion pack.

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Audi 2018 Production Concept 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

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.). The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf.

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