Audi has revealed details of the Audi A1 e-tron concept, featuring and electric motor a a single-pot Wankel engine as a range extender. Early yesterday we reported that Audi were to bring the third iteration of their e-tron concepts to the Geneva Motor Show – the Audi A1 e-tron. Which makes a lot more sense […]
Audi at Geneva Motor Show: Audi A1 e-tron
The rumour mill ahead of the Geneva Motor Show says Audi will unveil their third e-tron concept. This time the Audi A1 e-tron. Which makes real sense. The Geneva Motor Show – which in case you’ve been living as a hermit in a cave for the last few weeks – starts tomorrow for press and […]
Audi R4 Confirmed
Audi are to use the e-Tron concept from the Detroit Motor Show to produce a baby R8 – the Audi R4. We reported from the Detroit Motor Show this week on the new Audi e-Tron Concept, a smaller version of the e-Tron we’ve seen before at Frankfurt. And it seems that the compact e-Tron is […]
New Audi e-Tron at Detroit – the ‘Compact’ e-Tron
Audi has revealed a compact version of the Audi e-Tron electric sports car at the Detroit Motor Show. Audi brought along the first Audi e-Tron to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Looking like an electric version of the Audi R8, it managed to steal some of the thunder from BMW’s Vision ED concept . […]
Audi e-Tron launch now in 2012 – Torque figures rubbished
Audi has revealed that the electric e-Tron will now launch in late 2012, and we reveal the torque figures quoted for the e-Tron are rubbish. Audi’s electric R8 – the Audi e-Tron – was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year and has just had its US debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show. […]
Audi e-Tron gets green light
Audi’s US boss – Johan de Nysschen – has revealed that Audi will be putting the electric e-Tron in to production in the next two years. Although there were stories surrounding an electric Audi R8 for months, it was only a short while before Frankfurt that we learned the deal was real, with Audi unveiling […]
Audi e-Tron Press Release
International Motor Show 2009, Frankfurt am Main The Audi e-tron Frankfurt – Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro. Producing […]
Audi e-Tron revealed at Frankfurt
Audi has revealed the R8 based Audi e-Tron at Frankfurt – an electric car with over 3000 lbs/ft of torque Audi denied it. For ages. But then they teased us with the launch of the Electricity Untamed website, which made it pretty clear that Audi had been far from forthcoming about the Electric R8. And […]
Audi R8 e-Tron revealed
First pictures of the Audi R8 e-Tron – the electric R8 – have surfaced ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show. We first heard rumours that Audi were building an electric R8 back in May. More recently that rumour got real substance when Audi launched their Electricity Untamed website teasing an electric concept for Frankfurt. But […]