You won’t mistake the E-tron for anything other than an Audi. With the advent of the Audi e-tron, the German carmaker finally ventured into the world of electric cars in a significant way. Surely, the Audi A3 e-tron was one of the first wades into the electric vehicle waters, but overall, this will be a […]
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Audi RSQ e-tron Concept Teased For Animated Film “Spies In Disguise”
It definitely should be built, but sadly it won’t. Audi designed a pretty slick concept of an all-electric and fully autonomous car – the RSQ e-tron – for Twentieth Century Fox’s film “Spies in Disguise” (scheduled for release in 2019). Sadly, it’s exclusively a virtual concept, and not even one model will be built. Anyways, […]
Bentley considers offering first BEV by 2025
The British manufacturer is considering launching its first fully electric vehicle to help reduce it’s fleet emissions, as it is deemed that PHEVs alone will not suffice. Citing the increased legal barriers to emissions producing vehicles, the decision will fall within the year. Although Bentley has previously considered PHEVs the answer to reducing their carbon […]
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US Model 3 sales slow, dent left in combustion sales
After the explosive sales and delivery bottlenecks at the launch of the Model 3, things have begun to slow down with only 5,902 sales during October, compared to the 22,250 in September. The electrification trend has begun to draw in earnest, however, as automobile manufacturers note reduced sales for their middle class combustion models. October […]
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Electric Audi RSQ e-tron is first concept car designed for an animated film
Audi brings futuristic design and mobility to the big screen for the first time with the Audi RSQ e-tron, a fictional, virtual performance concept car created for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated film Spies in Disguise. The full-battery electric m…
Final Update: October 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card
October U.S. plug-in EV sales will raise the bar once again. ***Jaguar I-Pace update: According to goodcarbadcar.net, Jaguar has delivered 5 I-Pace vehicles in the U.S. thus far, and apparently all in October. We have no way of validating this data, since the website seemingly uses our Tesla estimates without any link or verification, and […]
October 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect?
How about another record-breaking month? October 2018 will mark the 37th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The 2018 calendar year has been the most fascinating thus far in the history of the segment and it only stands to get better. The […]
Audi and Umicore develop closed loop battery recycling
Audi and Umicore have successfully completed phase one of their strategic research cooperation for battery recycling. The two partners are developing a closed loop for components of high-voltage batteries that can be used again and again. Particularly …
Bjørn Nyland Takes First Look At Audi e-tron: Video
Audi e-tron seems like a very practical electric car. Bjørn Nyland recently had his first opportunity to spend some time with the Audi e-tron. It was not yet a test drive, but a quick stationary overview and comparison to the Jaguar I-PACE and Tesla Model X (or even Tesla Model S). First impressions are very positive as […]
Audi & Umicore Team Up For Recycling Of Li-Ion Batteries
95% of valuable battery materials can be recycled Audi, in partnership with Umicore, develops closed-loop battery recycling, which means that valuable battery materials will be recycled for use in the same application in a new battery pack. The research in small-scale was done using batteries from the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrids and on the lab level […]
