The new electric vehicles now hitting the road
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For car companies with big electric ambitions, 2021 is going to be a make or break year.
More than a dozen new electric-vehicle models are set to arrive in U.S. showrooms this year as Silicon Valley-inspired startups and established auto makers like General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG show drivers the results of billions in spending on the technology.
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For consumers, that’s going to mean more plug-in options on the new car lot than ever before. But whether car makers can persuade buyers to ditch fossil fuels for good is still uncertain.
Audi has revealed its new flagship electric car, the
Audi e-tron GT. The e-tron GT is a four-door coupe that is meant to showcase the latest that the brand has to offer in terms of electrification. For reference, the e-tron GT is being produced alongside the R8 at Audi s specialised facility in Böllinger Höfe. Mechanically, the e-tron GT draws heavily from the
Porsche Taycan. The e-tron GT will be available in two versions at launch, the e-tron GT quattro and the RS e-tron GT. Both are powered by two electric motors, one on each axle and are fed by an 85 kWh battery via an 800V electric architecture. The two-speed transmission that improves acceleration or efficiency in the Taycan makes an appearance here too.