21 Mar 2023

Audi Gears Up to Go Off-Road: The Audi Electric Mountain Bike Powered by Fantic

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="84478"] source: Audi UK Editor's Note: This is available from Audi UK only Audi continues expansion of e-mobility products Design inspired by the ultimate off-roader the Audi RS Q e-tron Dakar racer Customers can register interest through Audi Genuine Accessories Three sizes available with prices starting from £8,499 Audi is expanding its range of e-mobility products with the launch of the limited run Audi electric mountain bike powered by Fan...
Tue, Mar 21 , 2023 Bill
10 Jan 2023

Audi Delivers Over 100,000 Electric Models in 2022 – Despite Challenging Environment

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81619"] source: Audi AG Over 44 percent more fully electric cars handed over than in 2021 Total volume of 1.61 million vehicles just below the previous year’s figure Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing: “Focusing on electric mobility is the right strategy; positive outlook, thanks to an attractive portfolio and large number of orders” In 2022, Audi was once again able to significantly increase ...
Tue, Jan 10 , 2023 Bill
25 Mar 2022

Awesome Duo for the Future

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70034"] source: Audi AG The future is electric, automated, connected – and it can’t come soon enough! The showcars Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept and Audi grandsphere concept provide pointers to what premium mobility will look like in the future. Sedan and Avant of the future If you want to grab a glimpse of the future, you could try gazing into a crystal ball in the hope of discerning the shape of things to come. Or, for a more realistic insi...
Fri, Mar 25 , 2022 Bill
6 Dec 2021

CEO Markus Duesmann: “We need a fossil-free society”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66643"] source: Audi AG How can the German automotive industry spearhead the electric revolution? How do traditional OEMs measure up against new competitors? Is the right political framework in place and how does the current coalition agreement fit in given the current situation? These questions were the focus of a panel discussion featuring Hildegard Müller (German Association of the Automotive Industry, VDA), transport expert Prof....
Mon, Dec 06 , 2021 Bill
26 Nov 2021

More than 5,000 New Fast Charging Points by 2025: Massive Expansion by IONITY Strengthens Audi’s Charging Offering

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66477"] source: Audi AG IONITY investing 700 million euros in its own high-power charging network Number of fast-charging points growing from 1,500 to around 7,000 across Europe Up to 350 kW of power for future-proof charging “Plug & Charge” functionality for Audi e-tron models makes charging even more convenient A well-developed charging infrastructure forms the very backbone of electrified mobility. That is why IONITY is ...
Fri, Nov 26 , 2021 Bill
10 Nov 2021

A Pioneer in Electric Mobility and Sustainability: Audi Brussels Produces its Eight Millionth Car

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65727"] source: Audi AG The eight millionth car is an Audi e-tron in metallic Glacier White Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Audi CEO Markus Duesmann honor Brussels as a key factory in electromobility Volker Germann, CEO of Audi Brussels, adds: “We put our employees at the center and invest in digitalization and intelligent processes and products.” Ceremony in Belgium: The eight millionth car comes off the assembly lin...
Wed, Nov 10 , 2021 Bill
5 Jun 2020

Audi e-tron Models With High Charging Performance

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="48078"] source: Audi AG The Audi e-tron 55** charges with maximum charging capacity of up to 150 kW over a large portion of the charging procedure The real charging duration depends largely on the ideal charging curve Unique charging curve: short charging duration even beyond 80% The Audi e-tron** is fully charged at a fast charging terminal in around 45 minutes The charging process is central to the everyday usabil...
Fri, Jun 05 , 2020 Bill
31 Mar 2020

Tech Talk: How Audi Plans to Bring 20 All-Electric Models to Market in the Next Five Years

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="45235"] source: Audi of America Editor’s Note: We are in some extraordinary times now. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions (to say the very least) and in terms of the automotive world, all industry and enthusiast events are on hold…but that doesn’t mean we have to stop learning. In quattro magazine, we have a column by James Benoit called Tech Talk where James talks about…well…the tech of Audi. Audi of America is releasing a series of...
Tue, Mar 31 , 2020 Bill
29 Nov 2019

Audi Increases Upfront Expenditure For Electric Mobility

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="39507"] source: Audi AG Consistently electric: plans for upfront expenditure totaling approximately €37 billion by 2024, thereof about €12 billion solely for electric mobility CFO Seitz: “The planning round supports our course of accelerated electrification.” Audi Transformation Plan has freed up more than €4 billion since it was started Fundamental agreement on Audi.Zukunft has positive implications for long-term competitiveness ...
Fri, Nov 29 , 2019 Bill
29 Nov 2019

Audi Concludes Fundamental Agreement With Works Council On Economic And Forward-Looking Realignment

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="39509"] source: Audi AG Platform-oriented allocation of models to plants and optimized plant capacities to make German sites sustainably fit for the future Job guarantee for AUDI AG employees agreed upon for the next decade Positive impact on earnings totaling around 6 billion euros until 2029 A new era is dawning. Audi is taking sustained action for greater economy, flexibility and secure jobs. The Board of Management a...
Fri, Nov 29 , 2019 Bill
5 Aug 2019

Audi Combines e-scooter With Skateboard

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="32309"] source: Audi Sport Audi e-tron Scooter: functionality and style for the last mile The rider has one hand free, can look around and give hand signals Production and sales planned for late 2020 With a new e-scooter concept, Audi is responding to the urban trend towards multi-modal mobility. The Audi e-tronScooter, combining the advantages of the electric scooter and the skateboard, is designed for sporty riders. To be tr...
Mon, Aug 05 , 2019 Bill
15 Mar 2019

Auto Express Article: “The TT is emotional to us; we’ve been having emotional discussions at the board level.”

Recently we brought the joyous news that new Avants may grace our shores but then Bram Schott said the TT may be on the way out. Dude... However Auto Express is reporting that the TT could become an electric-only model. They caught up with Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, Audi Board member of Technical Development, at the Audi annual conference. “The TT is emotional to us; we’ve been having emotional discussions at the board level,” Rothenpieler said. “Some people say we should stop it ...
Fri, Mar 15 , 2019 Bill
19 Mar 2018

Volkswagen Group Is Headed Back To Pikes Peak But It’s Not What You Think

source: Volkswagen of America, intro: Bill Cho Say 'Pikes Peak' to an Audi fan and visions of Michele Mouton, John Buffum, Bobby Unser, Walter Rohrl, and, of course, the Sport quattro E2 Pikes Peak pop into their head. Volkswagen Group is headed back to Pikes Peak but this time it's Volkswagen leading the charge with an electric race car, the I.D. R Pikes Peak. The driver of this car should be familiar to Audi Sport fans, Romain Dumas. Dumas won the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Audi ...
Mon, Mar 19 , 2018 Bill