Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Audi will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 with an innovative prototype. — Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management and Board of Management Member for Technical Development and Product Lines at AUDI AG. Since 2014, Audi has also been successful in fully-electric racing with Formula E.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Audi will intensify its future commitment in Formula E —the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. Starting in the 2016/2017 season that opens in Hong Kong on 9 October, Audi will increase its involvement in Formula E Team ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport. —Head of Audi Motorsport Dr.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This reduces the work done by the internal combustion engine, improving fuel economy by up to 25%, depending on the application. The Gyrodrive system is a lower cost alternative to conventional battery hybrids. The upfront investment is a fraction of the cost of existing hybrids. The electric flywheel started life in motorsport.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Hitzinger was technical director of the Porsche 919 hybrid race-car project before joining Apple as head of product design for its special projects group, a position he held from 2016 to 2019 before returning to the Volkswagen Group, where he worked on autonomous driving and an Audi EV project.

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