Audi of America President, Johan de Nysschen, says an electric vehicle based on the high-performance e-tron concept will debut in the United States in two to three years.
The sleek two-seat sports car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, but at the time Audi would not confirm plans to produce it. Now de Nysschen says the car is on its way.
“I expect we will see running examples in the next 24 months,” he says.
The e-tron concept is powered by four electric motors, one on each axle. Audi says the car has a range of 246 kilometers using a lithium ion battery positioned behind the passenger cabin.
The show car is 4 2 67 mm – about midway between Audi’s TT and R8 sports cars – and 1 905 mm wide.
The e-tron uses a space frame wrapped in fibre-reinforced plastic body panels, ensuring the e-tron’s relatively low weight of 1 600 kg’s – 470 kg of which is the lithium-ion battery.
Audi are also busy developing hybrid vehicles. Reportedly, the first on the U.S. market will be the Q5 crossover, scheduled to debut in the 2011 model year.
Take a look at the images from this years IAA motor show in Frankfurt.
Adapted from AutoWeek
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