Audi will resurrect the R8 e-tron
Audi told us that the production version of the R8 e-tron is back on the track. Ulrich Hackenberg, company's technical chief, is the one who confirmed that in an AutoExpress interview.
Details about a market launch are not available at this moment but we do know the car will utilize a different type of battery. The rumor said something about a late 2014 launch date with a range of up to 248 miles (400 km) on a single charge, representing a significant improvement over the original prototype which Audi said can do 134 miles (215 km).
“I had a deeper look into the technology and found the problems were the range and the cost, so we are currently working on optimizing those.” Hackenberg explained. “The original concept was based on battery modules; we’ve now taken the step to use a different type of battery.”
“I think electric drive has a big future,” he added. “With battery tech now it is vital to have plug-in hybrids, but as batteries improve we will move more towards all-electric."
I believe there is actually a competition between all-electric and fuel-cell cars at the moment. It’s just a question of where you get your energy from.”
Details about a market launch are not available at this moment but we do know the car will utilize a different type of battery. The rumor said something about a late 2014 launch date with a range of up to 248 miles (400 km) on a single charge, representing a significant improvement over the original prototype which Audi said can do 134 miles (215 km).
“I had a deeper look into the technology and found the problems were the range and the cost, so we are currently working on optimizing those.” Hackenberg explained. “The original concept was based on battery modules; we’ve now taken the step to use a different type of battery.”
“I think electric drive has a big future,” he added. “With battery tech now it is vital to have plug-in hybrids, but as batteries improve we will move more towards all-electric."
I believe there is actually a competition between all-electric and fuel-cell cars at the moment. It’s just a question of where you get your energy from.”
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