Audi e-tron (model name)

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Audi R8 e-tron at the IAA 2011

Since 2019 , Audi has only used the term e-tron to refer to its models with purely battery-electric drive. Until 2019, the plug-in hybrid models produced in series by the automaker from 2014 were referred to as e-tron.

history

In the 1950s, Auto Union AG, the predecessor of today's Audi AG, began to deal with purely electric vehicle drives. The battery-operated DKW Schnelllaster from 1955/56 (around 100 built) and the Audi 100 (C1) EEP produced in small series in 1976 , which was a rolling test laboratory, resulted in lower driving costs per kilometer compared to the variants with combustion engines, but still too high overall operating costs.

The name e-tron was initially only used for concept vehicles. From 2014 it was also used in series production for hybrid vehicles . In 2009, Audi presented a purely electric concept vehicle variant for the first time with the Audi-e-tron show car. The Audi e-tron quattro concept vehicle was presented at the 2015 IAA . From 2018, the Audi e-tron (GE) was the first purely electrically powered model to be mass-produced. In the same year, Audi presented the Audi e-tron GT concept car at the Los Angeles Auto Show . Audi presented the Audi Q4 e-tron concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019. In the same year, Audi decided to use the term e-tron only for purely electrically powered models.

vehicles

From 2018 onwards, Audi launched three all-electric models with the abbreviation e-tron. In October 2019, Audi announced that it would bring 20 all-electric models onto the market by 2025.

Current and future series vehicles

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Since 2018 Audi e-tron (GE) The brand's first series-built electric car was presented in San Francisco in September 2018 and has been manufactured in the CO 2 -neutral Audi plant in Brussels ever since . Audi e-tron 55 quattro at IAA 2019 IMG 0551.jpg
Since 2019 Audi Q2L e-tron (GA) This is an electric car that is currently only available for the Chinese market. It is produced at FAW-Volkswagen in Foshan . Audi Q2L e-tron 001.jpg
Since 2019 Audi e-tron Sportback The SUV coupé is manufactured together with the Audi e-tron quattro at the Brussels plant. It was presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2019. Audi e-tron Sportback IMG 3110.jpg
From 2020 Audi e-tron GT The four-seat coupé is to be manufactured by Audi Sport in the Böllinger Höfe sports car manufacture. Audi e-tron GT concept, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS0763) .jpg
From 2021 Audi Q4 e-tron The SUV is set to become the fifth all-electric model from 2021. The Q4 e-tron is to be manufactured at Volkswagen in Zwickau . Audi e-tron, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS1006) .jpg

Former production vehicles

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As of 2016 Audi R8 e-tron 4S The Audi R8 e-tron 4S was built in 2016 in the sports car manufacturer Böllinger Höfe at Audi Sport in Heilbronn. Audi R8 e-tron (front quarter) .jpg

Concept vehicles

  • Audi e-tron (2009)

  • Audi e-tron "Spyder" (2010)

  • Audi e-tron quattro concept (2015)

  • Audi AI: RACE (2018) (formerly: PB18 e-tron)

  • Audi e-tron GT concept (2018)

  • Audi Q4 e-tron concept (2019)

  • Audi e-tron (show car): A high-performance sports car presented as a show car at the IAA in Frankfurt in 2009 ; a purely electric car with four single wheel motors .
  • Audi e-tron “Detroit” : A slightly modified version of the Frankfurt show car presented at the 2010 NAIAS in Detroit; Drive concept similar to Frankfurt, but only rear wheels driven and a little less power.
  • Audi A2 e-tron : Concept vehicle presented in 2011 for a new Audi A2 with a purely electric drive.
  • Audi R8 e-tron : Electric version of the Audi R8 42 with purely electric drive, consisting of two electric motors with a total of 280 kW (381 hp) and 820 Nm of torque. According to the announcement, the vehicle should go into series production at the end of 2012. In October 2012, Audi withdrew from the market launch. The automotive press reported that the range was rated too low. The small series version then came with a range of 450 km.
  • Audi e-tron quattro concept: IAA 2015, 95 kWh, an SUV between Q5 and Q7.
  • Audi e-tron sportback concept: like e-tron quattro, but the bodywork has been changed to the SUV coupé.
  • Audi AI: RACE (formerly: PB18 e-tron): Sports car from Pebble Beach Automotive Week 2018.
  • Audi e-tron GT concept: Los Angeles Motor Show Concept Car as a preview of a battery-electric sports production vehicle that uses parts of the Taycan platform and will be built by Audi Sport GmbH in Neckarsulm from around 2020.
  • Audi Q4 e-tron concept: Geneva Motor Show 2019, based on the MEB electric platform of the Volkswagen Group. Should be on the market in 2021.

Trivia

In the 2013 film Iron Man 3 , Tony Stark drives an Audi R8 e-tron. The Audi e-tron GT concept and the Audi e-tron Sportback concept can be seen in Avengers: Endgame . The Audi e-tron GT concept can also be seen in Spider Man: Far from home . Audi designed the RSQ e-tron for the animated film Spies Undercover - A Wild Transformation . It is the first Audi concept vehicle that was created exclusively for an animated film.

The name e-tron is reminiscent of the French word “étron”, which translates as “dung (pile)”.

Individual evidence

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