- Inauguration of high-voltage battery project house
- From concept through to battery testing – everything under a single roof
- Michael Dick, Board Member for Technical Development: “A major step toward electric mobility”
Research, development and testing for the lithium-ion battery: AUDI AG is setting new standards in the development of high-voltage (HV) technology. On the eve of its 123rd Annual General Meeting, the Company opened its high-voltage battery project house in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt. In this competence center, Development, Production and partner companies are working together for the first time to construct a prototype for these special battery cells.
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These are the first pictures of the Audi e-tron chassis testing mules. We spied a test team with two 100% electric R8 e-tron models. In their support was a Quick Charger where they will charge the prototypes over night. You can see that they don’t have any exhausts. The rear window is covered in black and the front grill has already the e-tron logo. This full electric version will be launched later this year in a limited edition for more than 100.000 Euros. We told you our spy photographers have been busy! Enjoy the gallery!
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April 13, 2012 - Published By Mike -
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- The brand is developing new sound signatures for its future e-tron models
- A control unit generates sound based on signals from the car
- A loudspeaker broadcasts the sound signature
Audi’s future e-tron models will cover long distances powered by practically silent electric motors. To ensure that pedestrians in urban settings will hear them, the brand has developed a synthetic solution: Audi e-sound.
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- Audi battery-electric vehicle in-market program debuts in U.S.
- Research-based A3 e-tron pilot program to serve as a learning tool for next-gen Audi EV applications world wide
- At TED, Audi engages attendees in a progressive conversation about urban mobility and “The City 2.0” with the A3 e-tron and Audi A2 concept vehicle
Audi today announced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron pilot program in the U.S. to define a progressive e-mobility driver experience for premium car buyers. Audi made the announcement of the engineering-based pilot program for the A3 e-tron today at TED2012 in Long Beach, Calif., where Audi is presenting a vision for the role transportation will play in the world’s increasingly congested urban centers of the future.
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- An innovative urban concept car with 1+1 seats
- Sleek cockpit made from CFRP, free-standing wheels with protective plates
- Elaborate suspension, compact electric drive system for sporty performance
Audi is once again opening up new horizons: the Audi urban concept is a 1+1-seat, ultra-light car for congested urban spaces. The technical study does not fit under any of the conventional categories – the Audi urban concept combines elements of a racing car, a fun car and an urban car into one radical new concept.
- quattro GmbH builds technology platform at satellite site in Biberach
- Werner Frowein, Managing Director of quattro GmbH: “The staff is highly skilled in small series production.”
The first all-electric Audi will be built at the Neckarsulm site, with a small production run of the R8 e-tron sports car to hit the roads in late 2012. quattro GmbH is currently building the first technology platform for the electric model at the Neckarsulm plant’s satellite site in Heilbronn-Biberach. Specially qualified employees are borrowing from the series production of the successful Audi R8 mid-engine sports car as they assemble the R8 e-tron at the development workshop.
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Audi is set to unveil an attractive technical study – the A3 e-tron concept – in Shanghai. The four-seat notchback sedan integrates the full breadth of the brand’s technological expertise – from the enhanced MMI operating system, to the high-end infotainment system, to the drivetrain. And with its two powerplants and lithium-ion batteries that store enough energy to propel the car on electric power alone for up to 54 km (34 miles), the plug-in hybrid also delivers high fuel efficiency.
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