Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2016

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., During normal driving situations the effectiveness of the emissions control devices is greatly reduced. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

Continental is supplying the 48V belt-starter generator with integrated power electronics that is at the heart of the mild-hybrid (MHEV) system that is standard on Audi’s new A8. This clears the way for adaptive suspension systems like the new predictive active suspension in the Audi A8. Earlier post.). —José Avila.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Audi is presenting plug-in hybrid variants of the models A8, A7 Sportback, A6 and Q5 with an electric range of more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in the WLTP cycle at the Geneva Motor Show. At the same time, with regard to recuperation, the drive system resembles that of the new battery-electric Audi e-tron.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Audi will present the new second-generation Audi Q7 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The new Audi Q7 also marks the debut of the second-generation modular longitudinal platform (MLB), the Audi technology matrix for models with longitudinally mounted engines, said Prof. The new Q7.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2022

Six models from the Volkswagen, Audi and CUPRA brands will now be manufactured in Zwickau based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB). After Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden, we have now converted a second Volkswagen factory in Saxony to dedicated electric vehicle production. The plants in Emden (ID.4), 4), Hanover (ID.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Under the agreement, GBE will supply Audi with isooctane derived from isobutene produced at its new pre-commercial pilot system at the Fraunhofer CBP in Leuna. Under the agreement, GBE will supply Audi with isooctane derived from isobutene produced at its new pre-commercial pilot system at the Fraunhofer CBP in Leuna. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

Audi A3 Sportback g-tron. Audi will introduce the compact A3 Sportback g-tron—which can be powered by the CO 2 -neutral Audi e-gas, synthetic methane generated from eco-electricity in the Audi e-gas project ( earlier post )—at the end of the year. The Audi A3 Sportback g-tron is fully bivalent—i.e.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi presented the Audi prologue concept car, featuring a mild hybrid powertrain with a 48V electrical subsystem. At the upcoming Geneva show, Audi will show a new variant of the prologue—the Audi prologue Avant—featuring a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Audi has unveiled the new-generation Audi A4 and A4 Avant, developed with a high priority on the reduction of CO 2 emissions. TFSI based on Miller cycle, introduced by Audi earlier this year at the Vienna Motor Symposium. The new models deliver CO 2 emissions as low as 95 grams per kilometer (152.9 Earlier post.)

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Audi Gas Engine MPH 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. According to the ECE standard for plug-in hybrid automobiles, the five-door model consumes on average just 1.5 liters of fuel per 100 km (157 mpg US), which corresponds to CO 2 emissions of 35 grams per km (56 g/mile).

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Audi Plug-in MPG Miles 301

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2010

The Audi Q7. Audi has revised the engine lineup for the Q7 full-size SUV, offering two new gasoline engines and the second-generation 3.0L A high-performance recuperation system that recovers energy during braking is also a standard item with all six- and eight-cylinder engines. Click to enlarge. V6 TDI diesel. L/100 km or 19%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The new Audi SQ5 TDI diesel features a powerful V6 engine with a mild hybrid systems and an electric powered compressor to ensure that maximum torque is available to the sporty SUV at just above idle. The SQ5 TDI is certified according to the Euro 6d-temp emission standard. In the NEDC it consumes between 6.6 – 6.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

Audi has rolled out its new generation Q7 performance SUV with lower fuel consumption and emissions. The Audi Q7 is available with six direct injection engines, two of them gasoline-powered and four diesel engines, including the world’s most powerful diesel SUV, the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. The 176 kW (240 bhp) Q7 3.0

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Audi SUV Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

Audi engineers have intensively further developed the new 3.0 In the new Audi A5 and Q5 models, the V6 diesel outputs 210 kW (286 hp) as well as 620 N·m (457lb-ft) of torque (this engine version is not yet for sale. As with all V engines from Audi, its two banks lie at a 90-degree angle from one another. millimeters (3.3

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Incentives to convert owners of vehicles from a specific car brand to switch over are nothing new. The goal of electrification is to convert gas mileage into electric mileage – hopefully, electric mileage powered by renewable energy. If they already own an EV, there’s no work to convert them to electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Audi’s redesigned executive-class A6 will offer a choice of four- and six-cylinder powerplants at launch in early 2011: two gasoline engines and three TDI units. Each of these engines makes use of technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform. The standard sprint takes just 6.1 Audi A6 hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Audi start-stop system display. Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, Audi will add a start-stop system and an on-board computer with an efficiency program to what it calls its modular efficiency platform. Audi also employs a number of measures to minimize driving resistance and optimize aerodynamics. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2014

liter EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, and Jetta, all of which are set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. liter diesels currently fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models. Volkswagen of America announced that the new 2.0-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Volkswagen Group sibling Audi has been gradually introducing 48V mild hybrid systems as standard into its line-up since last year. Electrifying conventional drives will enable us to further reduce consumption and emissions while also increasing dynamics and convenience. The Volkswagen brand’s 48V mild hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2013

Currently, Volkswagen has 5 hybrids in production—the VW Touareg, the Porsche Cayenne S, the Audi Q5, the Porsche Panamera S and the VW Jetta—with the hybrid versions of the Audi A6 and A8 on the way, Schmidt noted, adding: In Europe first we launch the two BEVs, the up! DC/DC converter. —Oliver Schmidt.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2014

Power-to-gas, or e-gas as Audi calls it, converts surplus electricity into synthetic natural gas and utilizes the existing gas infrastructure. Alternatively, it is also possible to convert it back into electricity with the aid of gas power stations. Direct use can be made of natural gas in homes or to drive vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2024

It will replace the GT and GT Convertible as the flagship offering from the Mustang family. The Mustang lineup, currently featuring the coupe, convertible, and Mach-E electric crossover, may soon expand with new body style variants, including a four-door sports sedan. The Ford Mustang holds immense importance for Ford as a brand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Presales of the Audi Q7 TFSI e quattro (combined fuel consumption 3.0–2.8 kWh/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions 69–64 g/km) have just started in Germany and other European countries. It is certified according to the Euro 6d-TEMP emission standard and is fitted with a gasoline particulate filter as standard.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2014

liter TDI Clean Diesel engines fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models, and as such, is a strategically important engine. Further, the hardware of the plug-in hybrid drive in the GTE is also that of the Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid. The EA288 2.0-liter Click to enlarge. The Volkswagen Group’s new 2.0-liter Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Initial analysis found that advanced renewable fuels in the test offered comparable performance to standard crude-based diesel fuel blends while producing less CO 2 emissions on average. Both fuel producers added additives, which are commonly used today, to meet ASTM D 975 specifications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

In the first part of 2009, Volkswagen will simultaneously bring three fuel-efficient Passat versions with low emissions to the market: the second generation of the Passat BlueMotion, the Passat BlueTDI and the Passat TSI EcoFuel. In this condition the Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid operates with zero emissions. Prototype Touareg Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2014

liter diesels currently fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models. It is one of the most fuel-efficient engines in its class, and already conforms to the LEV3 emissions standard in the US. This layout enables extremely fast response by the oxidation catalytic converter and the SCR catalytic converter.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Audi is introducing a plug-in hybrid version of its A8 L luxury sedan. kWh/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions is 61 – 57 g/km (98.2 – 91.7 The Audi A7 Sportback and the Q5 50 TFSI e quattro and Q5 55 TFSI e quattro SUVs have been available on the market since September. lb-ft) deliver impressive vehicle dynamics. meters (17.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

GenShock’s valve technology, known as Activalve, adapts to standard damper architectures including mono, twin, and tri-tube configurations. This then functions like a generator; it converts the generated kinetic energy into electricity and feeds it into the vehicle power supply, thus contributing to a reduction in CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid. The Group also is using the New Small Family (NSF) kit; the MLB (Modular longitudinal kit); and the MSB (Modular standard kit). A DC/DC converter supplies the body electrical system with the 12 Volt electrical power it requires.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

Audi aims to lower the fuel consumption of its model range by 20 per cent by 2012 compared to the 2007 level by implementing a number of new technologies. These technologies will complement an energy recovery system which is already standard on several Audi models. It is already included as standard equipment with the Audi A3 1.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. kWh/100 km; these values equate to CO 2 emissions lower than 45 g/km. First: the standard charging cable is plugged into a 230 volt electrical socket (in Europe). Earlier post.)

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JULY 2, 2012

Starting in the mid-1990s, the auto industry began considering a 42V power-net (for reasons similar to those noted above), and created a formal consortium, headquartered at MIT—the MIT/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems —to help implement the standard.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. kWh/100 km; these values equate to CO 2 emissions lower than 45 g/km. First: the standard charging cable is plugged into a 230 volt electrical socket (in Europe). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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