New Delhi : Audi and the Hager Group joined hands and developed bidirectional charging, a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply.Bidirectional charging concept: The electric car as a flexible energy storage unit The idea is as simple as it is genius: The high-voltage battery of the electric […]
Audi, EnBW to turn electric car batteries into grid support tools
Alexander Kupfer, project head of circular economy at Audi and in charge of his firm’s activities at the site, said the cooperation was part of Audi’s FRANKFURT: German carmaker Audi and utility EnBW are setting up an electric car battery operation at EnBW’s Heilbronn plant to build scaleable storage facilities by the end of this […]
AUDI RECALLS SOME E-TRON SUVS OVER A BATTERY ISSUE
AUDI HAS VOLUNTARILY recalled some of its first electric vehicles over battery issues that could cause fires, though none have yet been reported. The recall affects 1,644 E-Tron electric SUVs, only 540 of which have made it to customers. The German automaker declined to disclose sales figures for the Tesla challenger, but said in April […]
Audi recalls its first electric car in the US due to battery fire risk
About 540 E-Tron SUVs are covered by the voluntary recall, though no fires have been reported Audi has announced a voluntary recall on the E-Tron, the company’s first all-electric car, because of a risk for battery fires. The German automaker says the recall covers around 540 E-Trons in the United States, or about half of […]
Electric car ads: Latest from Nissan and Audi take very different approaches
Does driving an electric car feel like flying? Nissan has released a new ad campaign for its Leaf electric car suggesting that—and featuring professional wingsuit flyer Roberta Mancino. At one point, with the road turning electric blue below and behind the car, the car turns into a wingsuit, allowing Mancino, the driver, to glide down […]
BELECTRIC builds battery storage facility for Audi
Battery storage completes smart grid on EUREF Campus in Berlin Another project demonstrating BELECTRIC’s expertise in integrating a huge variety of battery systems Kolitzheim / Berlin, Germany: Today, a new battery storage facility was officially inaugurated at the EUREF Campus, a green innovation cluster in Berlin. BELECTRIC was contracted to build the storage system for […]
Audi sets up 1.9 MWh battery storage in Berlin
Audi has opened a stationary energy storage facility with a capacity of 1.9 MWh on the EUREF campus in Berlin. The lithium-ion batteries in second use come from development e-tron vehicles and tests various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the energy grid. Audi has brought several partners on board, including The Mobility House. The […]
2019 Audi e-tron First Drive: Electric SUV Is Golden Gloves to Tesla’s MMA
Audi’s new all-electric 2019 e-tron SUV, a five-seat mid-size model with all-wheel drive, feels like a normal, non-electric SUV in ways some electric vehicles don’t, which could be to its benefit in the market — or its detriment. Only time will tell. It also feels very much like an Audi, especially to anyone who has […]
Tesla Thanks VW
Today was another exciting day for the electric drive aficionados. Volkswagen presented its ID. sub-brand to the world, with the first model, the ID.3, ready for reservation. The times that VW was short for VaporWare are over. My colleagues are covering everything there is to say about today’s announcement from a VW perspective. This article […]
Here’s every electric vehicle on sale in the US for 2019 and its range
With more and more electric cars hitting the market these days, we decided to round up every one that you can buy in America and tell you how far it’ll go on a charge. Electric cars are becoming an increasingly common sight on American roads. And while just a few brands may dominate the news cycle, […]