The e-tron marks the dawning of a new era for Audi. The brand with the four rings is being transformed from a classic automotive manufacturer into a premium mobility systems supplier. The Audi e-tron Charging Service will be part of a broad-based offer…
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Audi Claims e-Tron Is World’s First Series-Produced Car To Charge At 150 kW
Charging Service will bring charges across networks to one monthly bill When the production version of the Audi E-tron officially makes its debut next week, it will be the fastest yet. Not in terms of 0-to-60 times, of course, but in terms of charging speed. Its closest competitor in that area, Tesla, limits charging to a maximum of 120 kW, even though some […]
Audi Releases First e-Tron Teaser Ahead Of Next Week’s Debut
“The Charge” event is San Francisco is looming and Audi is now teasing the e-tron, its first all-electric production model. InsideEVs will be on hand for the upcoming event in California, which takes place next week, on September 17 and 18, 2018. The all-new fully electric 2019 Audi e-tron will finally be revealed, minus the […]
Audi e-Tron Becomes First Vehicle To Integrate Toll Payment Module
Vehicle integrated toll payment technology to be launched as standard equipment on Audi e-tron. Audi is set to handle one of the most annoying aspects of both the daily commute and longer range trips: the toll. While the German car maker won’t be able to lessen traffic jams, they will implement what they call an […]
Audi Urges Norwegians To Order e-Tron Now
Should speed delivery Audi is advising its customers in Norway go ahead and order their E-tron now. This hardly sounds like news until you take into consideration that the crossover SUV will only be revealed in production form in a week from today. While we here in the United States can only begin making reservations for the […]
Audi e-tron will feature vehicle-integrated toll module technology
Making its global debut in San Francisco on Sept. 17, the all-electric Audi e-tron will be the first vehicle from the brand to launch with the integrated toll payment technology. The Integrated Toll Module (ITM) is a toll transponder built into the veh…
German Automakers May Need To Take Notes To Compete With Tesla
GERMAN AUTOMAKERS FACE AN ‘EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE’ FIGHTING TESLA Congratulations are in order. Finally. Plans are starting to surface for German electric cars. But some are disappointed. Germany’s Handlesblatt reports, “Mercedes, Audi and BMW will present new electric cars… none of the models, however, is expected to be the much-hoped-for ‘Tesla killer.’” Why? Evercore ISI analyst, Arndt Ellinghorst says, […]
Audi To Revive R8 E-Tron As 1,000-Hp Electric Monster?
The naturally aspirated supercar will reinvent itself in the next decade by rightly ditching the combustion engine. Rumors keep saying Audi will not renew the R8 for a third generation, but latest intel suggests there will be something along the lines of a supercar to replace today’s R8. As a matter of fact, Autocar has […]
FINAL UPDATE: August 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card
August has succeeded in securing over a 100-percent year-over-year increase in U.S. plug-in EV sales ***UPDATE: The final estimates are in and we couldn’t be happier. August saw a whopping ~36,380 electric vehicles delivered in the U.S. This means an estimated ~190,000 EVs have been delivered in the U.S. through the end of August 2018. […]
UPDATE #2: August 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales: What To Expect?
Will August EV deliveries raise our confidence about a whopping 300K U.S. electric car sales for 2018? ***UPDATE #2: September 4, 2018 @ 2:30 PM EST – A few other automakers have also released sales charts ahead of the official U.S. reporting date. We’ve added them to the monthly sales scorecard. Stay tuned for GM and Tesla […]
