Audi’s R8 e-tron electric supercar may not be dead after all. Earlier this week prototypes of the car were spotted testing in Europe and now an example has even appeared in a television commercial. The commercial is a bit of cross-promotion for Audi and its starring role in the third...
Not to be mistaken with the production-destined R8 e-tron electric supercar we’ve been reporting on for the past couple of years, Audi has been testing a unique R8... October 17, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
UPDATE: It turns out this is the separate F12 e Sport prototype, which Audi researchers have been using to develop a modular electric car platform. It is not the production... September 24, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Audi’s latest R18 Le Mans prototype, which this year won the illustrious 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, has no rear window. However, anyone piloting the advanced... August 9, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Spies have captured the 2013 MINI Paceman, MINI's new compact Countryman-style coupe, testing at the Nordschleife. Ford is moving forward with its car-to-car communications... August 7, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Back in June Audi set the fastest lap time of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife for a produced-based electric car using its upcoming R8 e-tron. The final time for the... August 7, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Just a few weeks after setting a new record for the fastest lap of the Nürburgring in a production-destined electric car, Audi’s R8 e-tron has run into a little... July 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
It may not be the fastest electric car around the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, but Audi’s R8 e-tron electric sports car, which goes on sale later this year, has set... June 29, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Audi’s first e-tron electric car, the high-performance R8 e-tron, is in the final stages of development ahead of its sales debut towards the end of the year. Here we... June 7, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
It looks like Audi is going to meet its stated goal of producing the R8 e-tron--albeit in limited numbers--by 2012. Due later this year as a test fleet of just 1,000 cars... April 24, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Late last year we first told you about a new development and testing center established by Audi exclusively for its electric drive systems near its headquarters in... May 12, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran