A couple years ago, the VW Group promised that by 2018ish VW would be a electric vehicle major player. With the Audi e-tron quattro concept electric SUV, and the Porsche Mission E, and the VW e-Golf, we may be seeing the opening stanza’s in what may become a fully electrified automotive…
Daimler just announced they’re looking to end the powertrain supply deal with Tesla Motors where the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric has Tesla drivetrain goodness under the hood. The purpose is to bring battery pack development in-house, and to prepare for selling a B-Class Electric with a 500 kilometer range (300 miles).…
Today, Audi showed us teaser images of the Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV concept. Immediately the news filled with articles claiming Audi is planning to use that car to compete with Tesla. It is true that Audi’s concept car (that shouldn’t go on sale until 2018) is an all-electric SUV with…
The Audi e-tron quattro is an all-electric SUV that’s expected to have a 310 mile range. The concept vehicle is to be shown at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, and Audi promises an “outlook on the brand’s first large-series electric car”. It’s been designed from the ground up as an…
The A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is the first step towards an electrified future for Audi, combining a premium driving experience with the efficiency of an electric motor. The effective cost to buyers nationwide can be even lower with applicable federal and state incentive and tax credits. Vehicle is the first of…
Audi A3 e-tron electric car Audi has had on-again-off-again plans for electric vehicles. They also, like parent company Volkswagen, really like turbo-charged diesel (TDI) engines. Both Audi and VW claim that TDI diesel engines produce dramatically less emissions than regular diesel. Given that traditional Diesel engines produce the larger particulate…
The on-again-off-again Audi R8 e-tron project may be back on again, if the Audi enthusiast website fortitude.com is to be believed. The e-tron concept was first unveiled at the September 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, but has undergone several revisions since. At that time it was a “true quattro” with four…
Audi’s upcoming electric supercar, the Audi R8 e-tron, promises to not only be an exciting electric car, it will have a unique sound thanks to an engineering effort to craft an artificial sound signature that supposedly says “Audi”. The last couple years a small controversy has dogged electric cars development.…
The Audi A3 e-tron is the company’s latest electric car design, and a pilot project for the the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Denver markets is being launched at the TED conference this week. The Audi e-tron is a family of all electric concept cars Audi began showing in late 2009. Today, at…
At September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Audi showed the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. This is a true four wheel drive car with four motors, one for each wheel (what Audi calls a “true quattro”). They claim 0-60 mph times of 4.8 seconds and 35-75…
