“Vorsprung durch Technik” once was. In terms of E-mobility, Audi and once for the future were overtaken by the end of the company’s slogan for a long time. In the premium segment, the Ingolstadt-based company following today of the competition. In Switzerland they have sold heuer to the end of September 13’018 vehicles, i.e., 5.9 percent less than 2018. What Audi is angry but more: BMW has brought in this period 17 524 cars on the road, Mercedes-Benz 18’988.
Audi is the only Stromer, based on the for nitro vehicles designed Modular Longitudinal platform (MBL) from the VW group built e-tron, sold in Switzerland only moderately. Especially in the case of electric mobility, Audi is lagging behind the once-pioneering Vorsprung durch Technik. That’s about to change, according to Bram Schot from now on: “The future is electric. By 2025, we bring 30 electrified models on the market, of which 20 are pure E-models. E-cars will then account for around 40 per cent of our sales. We will be at the clock for E-mobility,” promises Audi Chairman of the Board.
A view of the near electric future of Audi granted recently at a technology Workshop in Munich. There were shown alongside the e-tron three close-to-Stromer. On the Audi Gebr-developed with Porsche for series production ensure PPE platform (for Premium Platform Electric) rolled out of the Audi before the end of 2020, the e-tron GT on the road. The coupé-like four-door with a pleasing appearance and much Power: 800 volts system voltage, 590 HP, all-wheel drive and steering, some of the key data, the numbers in this variation of the Porsche Taycan to prestige object with a low unit to high prices are features.
all-wheel drive only, at a surcharge
Much of mass-market on the other hand, the Q4 e-tron, the 2021 SUV will go into series production electric. On the MDB platform (is used for Modular electrification-modular) from the VW-group – based – as the Basis for sedans and sporty SUV, it has the same technology as the VW ID.3 and all future Stromer from Skoda and Seat. Thanks to its space-saving E-drive of the Q4 e-tron will offer according to Audi, around 4,70 meters in length, the Outer dimensions of the small Q3 and at least the same amount of space as the larger Q5. A novelty in the Quattro brand: In series, there are the Q4 e-tron only with rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive is only offered for a surcharge.
Particularly proud of the Audi engineers are on their Sportback Layout shown study, also based on the PPE-platform. On her in the future Audi e-tron in the upper and luxury class are to roll off the Assembly line and the system power of 800 volts shortest charging times and ranges of over 500 kilometers have to offer. The first such series vehicles Audi for the beginning of the new decade. To the presented E-studies are actually in the sale, is the Audi with four new Plug-in hybrid models in the wings. You to bridge in the coming months, the time until the residue in the E-technology has caught up again.
Thomas Borowski visited on 25. September, the Audi-TechDay at the invitation of the Amag Import AG in Germany.
Created: 09.10.2019, 19:22 PM