Audi
- Audi e-tron, the first electric SUV from the German automaker, debuted in San Francisco on Monday night.
- Two electric motors will power the all-wheel-drive e-tron. A 95 kWh battery gives it an estimated 248-mile range on a full charge.
- The e-tron seats five passengers and its battery can be charged up to 80% capacity in about 30 minutes using publicly available 150 kWh DC fast-chargers.
- By all appearances, the e-tron is instantly recognizable as a modern Audi four-wheeler: stout, muscular, and well-proportioned. Nearly all of its functions are controlled from two interior touchscreen. It’s also the first new Audi to come equipped with Amazon Alexa built in.
- Audi is already taking preorders for the e-tron. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2019.
Audi e-tron, the German automaker’s first all-electric SUV is officially here, in the metal.
The company pulled the covers off the five-passenger, all-wheel-drive e-tron on Monday night in San Francisco. It marks the latest evolution in the Audi brand, and also in the fledgling luxury electric SUV market.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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