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Audi plans eSUV Q8 e-tron for 2026

June 14, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi wants to build a new electric SUV called the Q8 e-tron at its Brussels plant in 2026. This is said to be the successor to the Audi e-tron, which is to receive another facelift in 2023 and be phased out in 2026. The news was broken by the German publication Automobilwoche with reference to […]

Porsche considers smaller BEV for their third model

June 1, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Porsche is apparently considering another electric model after the Taycan and the future electric Macan. According to a British media report, it will be a mid-size hatchback to compete with the Tesla Model 3 and the BMW i4. The new model will use the PPE platform developed by Porsche together with Audi. This would make […]

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Here’s our first look at 2023’s electric Porsche Macan SUV

May 10, 2021 Jonathan M. Gitlin Syndicated Comments Off

The Macan will share an electric platform with Audi’s next A6 and Q6.

Porsche begins street testing the electric Macan

May 10, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Camouflaged prototypes of the all-electric Macan have now left the factory for the first time after initial test drives at the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach. Porsche also announced that the e-Macan will be launched in 2023. As before, Porsche makes no statements in the press release about the start of production of the electric […]

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Audi gives preview of electric A6 for 2023 in Shanghai

April 19, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated, Uncategorized Comments Off

Audi has just presented the A6 e-tron concept at Auto China in Shanghai. Although it adopts the familiar model designation of the combustion engine, the A6 e-tron is based on the PPE, i.e. an all-electric platform. It seems the electric car’s chances of going into series production are good since Audi already mentions a concrete […]

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This electric fastback is the next Audi A6 e-tron, due in late 2022

April 19, 2021 Jonathan M. Gitlin Syndicated Comments Off

It’s the first car to use the new Premium Platform Electric architecture.

Audi plans EV offensive in China & new SUV

March 19, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi is launching an electric vehicle offensive in China. Six new electric vehicle models are to start production at the new plant in Changchun by 2025. In addition, the main Ingolstadt plant is already being converted to the production of an electric SUV based on the PPE platform. The schedule in China with the six […]

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Audi’s Hungary plant prepares for e-drives for PPE

February 9, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Preparations are underway at Audi Hungaria for the production of the new generation of electric motors. The new electric drives for the Group’s fully electric models, which are based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) developed with Porsche, will be supplied from Győr, Hungary. For the production of the new e-drives, a completely new production […]

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Audi reveals more on EV joint venture with FAW

January 18, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The electric car joint venture between Audi and FAW in China, which was officially announced in October 2020, is becoming more concrete: The future company will be 60 per cent owned by Audi AG and Volkswagen Group China and 40 per cent by FAW and will be based in Changchun in north-eastern China. From 2024, […]

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Audi increases e-mobility budget to €35 billion

December 3, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Following the Volkswagen Group, the Audi brand has now also decided on its investment planning round for 2021 to 2025. This provides for a total sum of around 35 billion euros, particularly for future vehicle projects. Audi wants to invest more than half (around 17 billion euros) in future technologies and have earmarked about 15 […]

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