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Audi will reintroduce the A4 badge on an electric sedan arriving in 2028, reported Autocar.
The German brand enters the electric sedan race as BMW and Mercedes prepare battery-powered competitors to their popular 3-Series and C-Class models. Audi has concentrated on electric SUVs until now, leaving a gap in its lineup for an entry-level electric sedan.
The vehicle will use VW Group’s Scalable Systems Platform, which is a step forward from the technology in today’s electric Audis. This will mark the debut of software created through Audi’s collaboration with Rivian, intended to add intelligence and improve vehicle capability through updates.
The exterior takes inspiration from Audi’s Concept C, with a simple front end showing a vertical grille in a rectangular shape. Thin headlights incorporating four separate elements will sit on either side. Inside, physical controls will outnumber touchscreen buttons, matching customer preferences.
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Switching to electric driving cuts your expenses. Oil changes become unnecessary. Fluids don’t need replacing. Electricity costs less than gasoline. The powertrain operates without noise, and exhaust doesn’t exist.
Battery manufacturing raises environmental questions for some people. Extracting minerals for batteries requires roughly 30 million tons per year. Compare that to the approximately 16.5 billion tons of coal, oil, and gas pulled from the ground annually. These carbon-based materials burn once and disappear forever, unlike battery minerals that can be recycled.
Research shows internal combustion vehicles generate around 350 grams of carbon per mile across their lifespan. Battery electric vehicles operating on typical U.S. electricity produce only 200 grams per mile. A Tesla Model 3 compensates for its production impact after traveling 13,500 miles when measured against a Toyota Corolla.
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CEO Gernot Döllner addressed the technology partnership during his interview. “We are heavily working on it with the Rivian-Volkswagen joint venture, building up mules right now and working intensively together, so the first cars are already on their way,” he told the publication.
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