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Audi launches A1 e-tron test fleet

This compact electric car is a zero-emissions vehicle for the first 31 miles of a trip in city traffic.

 ... 1.91 litres/100km premium subcompacts to life on the streets of Munich as part of an extensive pilot trial and data capture exercise.

The fleet trial project has been initiated by Audi, the power company E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke Muinchen and Technische Universitat Munchen.

It will help these organisations to consolidate their thinking on the integration of electric power into day-to-day motoring, and to identify how the existing transport and communications infrastructure might need to adapt to support this.

The Audi A1 e-tron is a range-extender electric car with an output of 75kW and a top speed of 140kmh.

If the battery runs low on charge, a compact combustion engine the range extender recharges it as needed to boost the vehicle's operating range to as much as 250km.

This compact electric car is a zero-emissions vehicle for the first 31 miles of a trip in city traffic, for instance. The battery comprises a package of lithium-ion modules mounted in the floor assembly in front of the rear axle.

In short, the four-seat A1 e-tron was designed for daily driving in metropolitan areas.

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