Audi News
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One of the best luxury electric SUVs taps three motors to transcend its weight in corners but not the physics of efficiency and range.
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The EV age has revived a century-old obsession with aerodynamicsLong before gas mileage became a concern aerodynamic designs lost favor in vehicle design. But what if electric cars had dominated?
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2025 Audi Q4 E-Tron EV updates suggest range boost, sportier tuningBased on updates given to the European-market version, the 2025 Audi Q4 E-Tron is likely to charge quicker and offer more range, while new steering and suspension tuning may give it a sportier edge.
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2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron shows off a new interior for brand's EVsAmong the features set for upmarket Audi EVs are a passenger-side screen that can show videos, with a "digital blind" to keep the driver from being distracted.
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2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron joins the 300-mile club—in Sportback formThe boxier Q8 E-Tron SUV body style does nearly as well at 285 miles.
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Costco members get a $5,000 discount on some Audi EVsThe biggest discount—$5,000—goes to the E-Tron GT and RS E-Tron GT sedans
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The safety award applies to all current-model-year Audi electric SUVs—although the exclusive Audi E-Tron GT hasn't been rated by the organization.
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Speedy Audi compact EV project taps brand's NSU heritageOne of the last NSU-branded vehicles from Audi's past has been fitted with the motor from an Audi E-Tron SUV, modern brakes, and many other updates for the EV era.
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Former Audi CEO admits guilt in diesel scandal, pays $1.2M fineRupert Stadler allegedly admitted culpability in keeping affected diesel vehicles on sale after news of the scandal broke in late 2015.
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2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron starts at $75,495, EPA range to 300 milesQ8 E-Tron versions start only somewhat higher than the E-Tron SUV and Sportback they replace—with a lot more range, faster charging, and sportier handling.
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Test drive: 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron underwhelms in range, priceThe Q4 E-Tron simply doesn’t excel in all the premium ways we expect Audi to versus VW.
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Audi electric off-road SUV might share Scout EV bonesAccording to a recent report, Audi is considering an electric SUV with serious off-road ability; it might share underpinnings with VW's upcoming Scout SUVs.
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The sphere concepts include the Skysphere, Grandsphere, and Urbansphere and represent Audi's four "rings" of the future. But it's the Activesphere that looks ready for America.
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Audi plans to make EVs at all its global factories before 2030Audi will add only all-electric models globally beginning in 2026, with internal-combustion vehicles phased out by 2033, but prior to that EVs and combustion models will be built side-by-side.
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Review: 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron feels friskier, goes fartherWith a larger battery pack and improved efficiency, the 2024 Q8 E-Tron SUV and Sportback will charge faster and likely hit an EPA 300-mile rating in some versions.
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2023 Audi Q8 E-Tron aims for 300 miles, gets faster chargingA bigger battery, faster charging, and more range are at the center of a refresh for the E-Tron electric SUV and Sportback—now badged Q8 E-Tron.
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Some Audi EVs are filtering the air for those outside themAudi is testing an idea that equips some of its EVs with special filters that absorb particulate matter from engine exhaust and other sources.
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Review: 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron SUV and Sportback go for practicality more than punchAlthough built on the same MEB underpinnings as the Volkswagen ID.4, the Q4 lineup has Audi design and materials and a super-quiet, comfortable interior.
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The Audi Activesphere concept is the fourth in the automaker's line of "sphere" concepts, and the one focused around the active lifestyle.
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Audi E-Tron GT and E-Tron SUV EV families carry over; Q4 due this summerThe Audi E-Tron GT and E-Tron SUV EV families will soon be joined by the Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron compact electric SUVs.
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Audi Urban Sphere envisions a lounge-sized EV for the cityThe Urban Sphere was designed with dense Chinese cities in mind and can fit up to six. Like Audi's other Sphere concepts, it envisions a future that incorporates autonomous drive modes.
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Audi A6 Avant E-Tron Concept: Sharp electric sport wagon packs speedy-charging 800V techThe racy-looking Avant E-Tron previews a production model unlikely to reach the U.S., but its platform will underpin upcoming Audi EVs for global markets
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Audi shows how it could add urban EV charging options with modular stations, loungesBattery buffers and a modular format could help Audi establish major-metro fast-charging stations that look like airport lounges or clubhouses.
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2019 Audi E-Tron SUV might soon get a range-boost update—but not over the airEarly adopters of Audi's E-Tron SUV won't get left behind; a range update given to the model line after its first model year will soon be available to those with the 2019.
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