Audi will show an electric-hybrid plug-in car at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show. No word on production plans, price, or proposed market coverage, but the company has revealed some preliminary specs on the A3 plug-in. Equipped with a 204-horsepower engine system, the vehicle can reach a maximum speed of 138 mph, and does the zero-to-60 [...]
A college instructor has developed a kit for turning any car into a hybrid-electric vehicle. Engineering professor Charles Perry of Middle Tennessee State University is currently looking into funding the venture, with an eye on converting an entire fleet of cars as a large-scale test.
Conversion: Video
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This week, Audi announced that it would be bringing out four new TDI clean diesel versions of cars already in its impressive lineup, namely the A8, A7, A6, and Q5 SUV. The 2013 model year looks to be a prelude to an avalanche of clean diesel vehicles for the U.S. market. Before the calendar turns [...]
Mercedes-Benz will bring its GLK250 BlueTEC to the upcoming LA Auto Show, and intends to have the cars in showrooms by the middle of 2013. Audi and Volkswagen will also display several clean diesel models at the event, following a successful sales year for the technology. This year alone, sales of clean diesel vehicles grew [...]
Teams who drive the hybrid supercars for Audi and Toyota are gearing up for the final race of the FIA World Endurance Championship series in Shanghai this Sunday. The “Six Hours of Shanghai” event follows the most recent stop on the series at Japan’s Fuji Speedway, where Toyota’s TS030 took home first place. Two of [...]
Audi has announced that its three-year-long research project to develop a significant advancement for electric mobility has concluded. The company says that the fruits of that project are a multiple-module tech platform, which has been built into the new F12, what some are calling the most advanced electric vehicle in the world. The so-called eSport [...]
Audi unveiled a stunning concept hybrid at the Paris Motor Show, which opened late last week. The Crosslane hybrid is a breath of fresh air, even by flashy, Paris standards. Reviewers are calling it one of the most remarkable vehicles at the show. Visually stunning, and a combination of space-efficient design, lightweight construction, and state-of-the-art [...]
Audi is taking the concept of hybrid-drive one step further with a new iHEV system that allows a car to coast for long periods of time to gain maximum fuel efficiency. Most of the current stop-start systems already on the market cut the engine off while the vehicle is at a standstill. Audi’s contribution to [...]
For the first time ever, the Audi team will drive two hybrid racecars as its only entrants in a major international event in Bahrain, which will take place next week. Up to now, the carmaker has used either a lone hybrid vehicle, or a hybrid alongside a conventional racer, but never a pair of hybrids. [...]
So much research goes into accident avoidance that many drivers forget what to do if a crash occurs. Police and insurance sources say that drivers are often startled after accidents, even small ones. Concern about injuries or car damage overwhelm most people. With cooler, and more unpredictable, weather coming up, now is an opportune time [...]
The soon-to-be-updated Audi A3 will offer various drive train options, including a compressed natural gas (CNG) version. European buyers will get the first opportunity to acquire the 2013 A3 turbo-diesel model, though rumor has it that the turbo A3 will not be offered in the U.S. What will be coming to the U.S. is a [...]
Audi has announced that a digital rear-view mirror will take the place of a rear window on its hybrid-electric super car, the R18 Le Mans prototype, which was victorious in the most recent Le Mans endurance race. As is usually the case with racing technology, the digital rear window idea has already trickled down to [...]
