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Audi EV fightback! Busiest period ever for German brand as it targets electric cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

EV Central

More than 20 models – most of them electric and most of them all-new – are due over the coming years as Audi looks to refresh its model line-up and catch up luxury rivals who are further down the electric vehicle path. That means a steep ramp-up in EV take-up to bring Audi closer to its luxury rivals. Last year just 2.8

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Audi boosting investments in future vehicle projects to 2026 to €37B, €18B for electrification and hybridization alone

Green Car Congress

With its investment planning for the next five years, Audi is accelerating the transition toward becoming a provider of networked and sustainable premium mobility. Of this, Audi is earmarking about €18 billion for electrification and hybridization alone, thereby emphasizing its clear commitment to electromobility.

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The new Audi Q7 TFSI e quattro and Q8 TFSI e quattro

Electric Cars Report

Audi gives the electrified Q7 and Q8 a facelift with updated battery technology and more efficient driving modes. For the first time, both plug-in hybrids are available […] The post The new Audi Q7 TFSI e quattro and Q8 TFSI e quattro appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Audi to quit DTM touring car racing series after this season

Green Car Congress

Audi will not extend its commitment in the DTM touring car racing series beyond the 2020 season. The management board of AUDI AG made this decision also in light of the economic challenges due to the corona pandemic and communicated it to ITR e.V., the DTM’s umbrella organization, on Monday.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

Green Car Congress

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Earlier post.).

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Bolt EV lease deal, Leaf milepost, Audi plug-in hybrids: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And Audi pegs about 50 miles as the ideal for plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Although Nissan’s electric car took far longer to get there than. The Nissan Leaf passes 500,000. There’s quite the lease deal on the Chevy Bolt EV.

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Audi and Umicore developing closed-loop recycling for high-voltage batteries; 95%+ recovery of key elements

Green Car Congress

Audi and Umicore have successfully completed phase one of their strategic research cooperation for battery recycling. Even before the start of the cooperation with Umicore in June 2018, Audi had analyzed the batteries in the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid car and defined ways of recycling.

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