InsideEVs: Audis 310-Mile Pure Electric SUV Scheduled For Early 2018 Launch
Automotive News adds:
Audi released the sketch above of the electric SUV at its annual press conference in Germany. Aside from the sketch and the claimed 310-mile range, there’s not much else we know at this time about the electric Audi SUV other than it will supposedly be based on the next-generation Q5.
Automotive News adds:
Audi prepares electric SUV to fight Tesla but bets on plug-in hybrids“The EV will be Audi’s first foray into the mainstream market with an EV. The niche R8 e-tron supercar is the automaker’s only EV on sale currently. For the second-generation R8 e-tron, which debuted at the Geneva auto show, Audi doubled its range to 450km because of its new battery cells.”
“Audi says it new battery-powered SUV will have a longer range than the Tesla Model X crossover, which will go on sale shortly. The Model X has a range of up to 267 miles.”