Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

A pilot plant in Dresden has started production of the synthetic fuel Audi e-diesel using water, CO 2 and green power—i.e., The energy technology company sunfire is Audi’s project partner and the plant operator. Dr. Johanna Wanka put the first five liters into her official car, an Audi A8 3.0 power-to-liquid (PtL).

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Green Car Congress

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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2010

Audi this week signed an agreement with the international consortium “ Desertec Industrial Initiative ”. As an associated partner, Audi will initially work to create the right conditions and to establish the necessary infrastructure. When at Audi we speak of sustainable mobility, we are looking at the entire energy balance.

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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. Audi has several development models already on the road. Audi's MLB.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

residential rooftop solar). The Eguana power control system manages system power flow and handles the core power conversion functions—AC→DC and DC→AC—as well as connectivity with power grid. Tesla is now expected to announce a grid-scale battery pack as well as a home battery to come from its GigaFactory capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

Volkswagen Group brands and their industry partners have been working in this field for some time; Audi has been operating the world’s first industrial power-to-gas plant in Werlte (Emsland) since 2013, with the Audi e-gas produced from wind power being fed into the natural gas grid. With the SEAT Arona 1.0

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

A significant overhaul to the 2024 Audi Q4 E-Tron brings it faster charging, more range, and quicker acceleration, the automaker revealed this week, in a series of changes that previously weren’t expected until the 2025 model year. Audi has also retuned the ride and handling of these models, now badged Q4 44 E-Tron and Q4 55 E-Tron Sportback.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2013

The hydrogen is combined with CO 2 to produce methane, which is pumped into and stored in the existing natural gas grid and used like natural gas for use in power generation, transportation, or other thermal and industrial uses. Audi, along with ETOGAS, is building the first commercial-scale demonstration plant (6.3 Source: SolarFuel.

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2022

From its home base, Ziggy slurps up a 50-kilowatt-hour charge from the grid, batteries, or solar power. Siting, permitting and building fixed chargers can be prohibitively expensive for smaller business owners especially, or in older buildings or parking structures that lack easy grid access. The EV charger that comes to you.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2015

The station is capable of using renewable sources such as solar and wind power for hydrogen production. The station is grid-tied. Audi, Honda, Hyundai, General Motors, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen have all fueled prototype hydrogen vehicles at the Cal State L.A. Opened last May, the fueling station at Cal State L.A.

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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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g.

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2009

The competition was originally for solar-powered cars only, but it now allows mainstream road cars to enter and demonstrate their real-world fuel economy on actual Australian roads. Tags: Green cars Latest news Australia Global Green Car Challenge solar powered cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

In parallel, more and more electricity is being generated from solar and water power. It is even possible to feed electricity back into the electrical grid; in this type of discharging, acting as a small component of a large network, the car is essentially used as a module that helps to temporarily offset fluctuations in the electrical grid.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

I used my solar-panel-powered Level 2 (240V) home charger, but if you’re on the road and want to top off quickly, DC fast charging at 150 kilowatts takes about 40 minutes to get you to 80 percent. The Audi E-tron is another luxury competitor, but I haven’t had any seat time in it yet. Charging and Efficiency.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

EV electrical systems now typically operate at just 400 volts, but the Porsche Taycan has an 800-V system, as do EVs from Audi, Hyundai, and Kia. Electric-grid applications : Very-high-voltage power conversion for devices rated at 3 kV and higher will remain the domain of SiC for at least the next decade.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Audi Metroproject Quattro T his has been a big week of announcements from car manufacturers. A nd thanks to EV World , here is a new small sports car from Audi The Tokyo Show isn't all about Japanese cars. The Audi features a 1.4-liter One is from the new auto start up Fisker. M omentum continues.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. For instance, they may have solar panels on their roof or could, via their utility, opt for energy from renewable sources.

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