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 […]
Electric Audi R8 – Electricity Untamed +Video
The rumour of an electric Audi R8 has been floating around the rumour-mill for months. We first reported the possibility back in May, and the rumour surfaced again in July, this time with the Audi R8 ePerfomance moniker attached to it. Wishful thinking? Well, we thought there was certainly an element of that. But now […]