Green Car Reports
JUNE 19, 2012
Audi has taken a historic first victory for a hybrid vehicle at the Le Mans 24-Hour race, held at Circuit de la Sarthe in northern France. On the 80th running of the famous race, Audi took its 11th victory with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, an all-wheel drive, hybrid race car showcasing the best of Audi's technology.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2011
With the backing of Warburg Pincus, we will be able to build on our recent accomplishments, taking the powertrain technology that we have developed and integrating it into high-volume production vehicles. Mission currently provides vehicle manufacturers with optimized electric powertrain solutions based on the company’s core technology.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle and generates electricity simultaneously. In June, GKN’s Gyrodrive system helped power Audi Motorsport’s hybrid race car to a third consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race. Heavy-duty Hybrids'
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The vehicle will be driven by a powerful electric drivetrain. In 2012, Audi achieved the first victory of a hybrid racing car in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro remained unbeaten in the world’s most important endurance race three times in a row. The Audi e-tron is a bestseller in many markets.
Green Cars News
JUNE 4, 2012
The Le Mans 24 Hours race, taking place on June 16-17, promises to be more competitive than ever thanks to the arrival of the Toyota Racing TS030 Hybrid cars (pictured). Two of the vehicles will take part in the event and have just completed the traditional test day. It was the first time that Toyota [.].
Green Car Reports
JUNE 26, 2013
It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport. At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.
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