The Volkswagen Group is taking a tempered approach to electrification, particularly luxury brands like Porsche and Audi, which focus on high-end markets and strong performance. Up against startups ...

Audi E-Tron GT, RS E-Tron GT, and Porsche Taycan electric cars are being recalled for a battery issue that could lead to short-circuits and fires. The recall population includes 606 Taycans from model ...

When the Audi e-tron battery-electric SUV goes on sale next year, its 432 battery cells will drink from a 150-kw charging firehose–a rate quicker than the Jaguar I-Pace or a Tesla Model S. The ...

The e-tron GT and sportier RS e-tron GT have been hit with two recalls over the very same battery module-related problem. As per Volkswagen Group of America, the all-electric sedans may experience ...

If true, this goes a long way to explaining why the Audi e-tron’s range seems so low. What gives? For one, Audi uses just 81.0 kWh of the e-tron's 95.0-kWh capacity. Every automaker leaves a buffer to ...

Audi recently presented its lithium-ion battery approach for plug-in electric cars. The German manufacturer works on batteries at the competence center for high-voltage battery technology in ...

Aarian Marshall covers autonomous vehicles, transportation policy, and urban planning for WIRED. According to Audi, the problem stems from a faulty grommet seal, which sits in the vehicle’s wiring ...

Putting used battery packs to work as stationary energy storage systems is nothing new. BMW did that in Brazil to create solar charging stations with used i3 battery packs. Audi and RWE announced ...

Audi has applied the "E-Tron" label to a smattering of electrified cars and concepts over the last nine years, but with the new E-Tron SUV the company puts its pure electric stake in the ground. The ...