Audi doubles down on e-tron offensive, promotes SUV in front of Tesla store

Audi appears to be doubling down on its e-tron offensive, this time promoting the all-electric SUV in front of a Tesla store in Germany. A photo of the marketing initiative was posted recently on social media, just days after reports emerged that the German automaker was placing e-trons in Tesla Superchargers across Europe, in what […]

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Audi targets Tesla owners in e-tron marketing push, blocks Supercharger in the process

It appears that Audi is putting the pedal to the metal with its efforts at promoting its first all-electric SUV, the e-tron. One of these initiatives, which has been shared online, is notably bold, with the German carmaker bringing the e-tron over to Supercharger stations in what appears to be an attempt at persuading Tesla […]

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Audi revs up to produce the e-tron GT

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The fully-electric Audi e-tron GT will be produced along with the Audi R8 super sports car at Audi Sport GmbH’s production facilities in the  Böllinger Höfe in south-west Germany from the end of 2020.  At present, the R8 production is creating the structural conditions for the integration of the electric sportscar. Two new lightweight halls […]

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Audi e-Tron electric car arriving in India soon

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Audi will roll out its all-electric SUV e-Tron by the end of the year in India. According to Rahil Ansari who heads Audi India, the first batch to be imported will include an order of 200 electric vehicles. Audi plans to distribute the e-tron allocation across dealerships in major cities including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, […]

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Tesla raises Model 3 charge capacity to 200 kW

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Since last weekend, Tesla has been installing a new firmware update for Model 3s already delivered in Europe. This means that charging capacities of up to 200 kW are now also possible with third-party suppliers – at least at a few locations. Tesla is currently rolling out an update for the Model 3, which enables […]

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USA: Recalls for the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace

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Due to the danger of a battery fire and potentially faulty software in the regenerative braking system, some of the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace are being recalled to workshops in the USA. A total of over 3,500 vehicles are affected. The voluntary recall of the Audi e-tron quattro affects 540 vehicles in the USA […]

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A weekend at the races: Formula E Berlin ePrix

The Formula E was in Berlin this weekend, where for the fifth time, racing took place at the city’s iconic and (usually) disused Tempelhof airport. As in previous years, the Berliners took to the spectacle with German coldness (or is it cool?) but in great numbers. And, they got to see a home run for […]

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