Audi E-Tron News
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You have to give Audi credit. When they decide to do something, they go all in. It was just last fall that they showed off the e-Tron, their electric supercar based on the R8 sports coupe. Now, we learn that there will be a range of e-Trons offered, though in small numbers. As we noted last week, Audi hopes to make the e-Tron name as distinctive and powerful as its famous Quattro all-wheel-drive brand. To do that, the company will offer at least two e-Tron sports cars: the larger one, based on the R8, which was shown as a concept at the Frankfurt and Los Angeles auto shows, and a smaller one...
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Audi To Sell e-Tron Electric Coupes, Hopes Name Has Quattro CloutAfter the rapturous reception for three successive models of its e-Tron electric coupe concept at the Frankfurt, Los Angeles, and Detroit auto shows, Audi announced it would build and sell a small number of the electric supercars. Now we know a few more details of Audi's plans. And it seems Audi...
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Audi's Green Onslaught: A3 Sedan, A8 Hybrid, e-Tron Tesla-Fighter
It's going to take Audi a long time to live down its U.S. chief's infamous quote that anyone who buys a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle is an "idiot." But after sticking to diesel for a long time as its sole green strategy, Audi is now storming ahead into smaller, hybrid, and...
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2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Preview
Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-comer is the Los Angeles Auto Show, which now occurs in late November or early December and focuses on green cars of all stripes: hybrids, electric...
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Full Details: Audi e-Tron Electric Supercar, Competition for Tesla?
Yesterday we brought you the first images of the Audi e-Tron concept car from the Frankfurt Auto Show. Now, we have all the technical details of this stunning supercar propelled purely by electrons. Until now, all we knew was that the e-Tron was based on the regular R8 sports car, with the side...
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Audi’s R8 E-Tron Concept Breaks Cover
Visually, the biggest difference between the regular R8 and the 2009 e-Tron is the electric version’s concealed bodywork.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
