Audi EV

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There is a shift here. The hydrogen fuel cell seems to have stalled on the side of the road with the charade largely over.
All the car makers have now seen the Lithium EV race by and they are now racing to catch up. They guys are now 5 or more years behind Pole position.

Audi to offer electric cars in 5-10 years: report | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail | Reuters

Thank you Martin.

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There is a shift here. The hydrogen fuel cell seems to have stalled on the side of the road with the charade largely over.
All the car makers have now seen the Lithium EV race by and they are now racing to catch up. They guys are now 5 or more years behind Pole position.

Audi to offer electric cars in 5-10 years: report | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail | Reuters

Thank you Martin.

5-10 years is a complete joke. They'll get smoked with the competition out there and frankly deserve it. To make statements that something like a car is 5-10 years in the pipeline is silly.

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Silly or ...desperate?

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Audi?s new green baby is shaping up! | Auto Express News | News | Auto Express

Yet near-100mpg fuel returns are clearly not enough – as an electric powertrain is also under development. Details are sketchy at the moment, but ultra-low running costs and emissions are guaranteed.

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the A2 had a certain type of DNA with its aluminium body, and this should be respected. But electric drive is a must.”

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Audi A1, A2 and E1 to arrive before 2014 - AutoblogGreen

Audi bringt neuen A2 - Totgesagte leben länger - News - autobild.de

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Audi A2: Successor coming, we have first impressions! - The German Car Blog

The Audi A2 is expected for 2014 the very latest and it will be aligned with the small city car Audi E1 (first time to mention that name!) and the Mini-killer Audi A1.

None of the English articles seem to mention this, but the source is Audi boss Rupert Stadler, so we can read some degree of truth into it. The E1 will be an electric city car.

Also, it is said that the A2 will first appear as a 3 litre car (or 100mpg - there was one of these available in the old A2 range in Germany too, a diesel 1.2l). Later on they plan a hybrid and/or electric version. Rather than being all aluminium (as was the last version), the new one will feature composite aluminium, steel and plastic construction.

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But you are right TEG, the angle seems right...

Cobos

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Audi working on new A2, including an electric version

According to Michael Dick, the German brand's chief of R&D, the next small car in the works has moved to the concept stage and is reportedly recognizable as an A2 but will be designed from the start to house both standard internal combustion engines and electric powertrains.

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Rendered speculation: Audi E1 electric micro car

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I hope this is not their big announcement this summer... Though I'd love to have an electric R8