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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

At the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, where Formula E recently ran the full course for the first time, an F1 car driven by the likes of Lewis Hamilton is faster by at least 10 seconds per lap, an embarrassing eternity in racing terms. The all-electric GT4 can already match the Monaco lap times of the brand’s fearsome 911 GT3 Cup racer.

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Audi unveils e-tron Sportback electric SUV Coupé; market intro spring 2020

Green Car Congress

The battery system of the Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro stores 95 kWh of gross energy (86.5 The standard heat pump, which harnesses waste heat from the high-voltage battery, can use up to 3 kW of actual power losses for heating and air conditioning the interior—which is exceptionally efficient. 95 kWh battery system.

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