Audi Connected Convert Energy Storage 
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MARCH 7, 2019
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.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2016
Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine.
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JULY 7, 2019
Audi’s sporty top model of the Q family, the SQ8 TDI SUV coupé, features a biturbo V8 TDI diesel that delivers 435 metric hp, 900 NN·mm (663.8 The biturbo V8 in the Audi SQ8 TDI is the most powerful passenger car diesel engine on the European market. A compact lithium-ion battery with an energy capacity of 0.5
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MAY 13, 2011
Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The Audi e-tron concept. At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi unveiled the e-tron. The energy storage unit is charged with household current (230 volts, 16 amperes) via a cable and a plug. Audi engineers are also working on an inductive (wireless) charging solution to make charging more convenient. Click to enlarge.
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JULY 29, 2014
The energy is drawn from the flywheel and converted back into electricity to power the traction motor, which helps accelerate the bus back up to speed, generating fuel savings of more than 20% at a significantly lower cost and weight (60 kg, 132 lbs) than battery hybrid alternatives. The motor is a three-phase permanent magnet motor.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2018
The PSM drives convert electrical energy into power with great efficiency, smoothness, and sustained output while generating relatively little heat. Electricity flows through some four hundred cells, which are connected both serially and in parallel. —Nora Lobenstein, head of all energy storage systems at Porsche.
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