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october 02, 2017 - Audi
Emotion instead of emission: Audi heading for the motorsport future in electric power
Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car in Neuburg on Wednesday night. The Audi e-tron FE04 mirrors the company’s transformation from a classic automobile manufacturer to a forward-thinking mobility provider on the race track.
“After nearly 40 years of being successfully active in motorsport on the highest level, #audi now becomes the first German automobile manufacturer to compete in #formulae in order to test and advance the development of new technologies for production,” says Peter Mertens, Member of the Board of Management, Technical Development, #audi AG. “Following quattro, TFSI, TDI, hybrid drive and many other innovations, our first single-seater race car is a portent of our product offensive in the field of electric mobility that we are ringing in with the Audi e-tron in 2018.” At the IAA, #audi announced having more than 20 electrified models in its range even before 2025 including Plug-in-hybrids and fully electric cars.
In #formulae, the teams and manufacturers are allowed to develop the powertrain consisting of the motor, transmission, parts of the suspension and the respective software. The combination of the motor and transmission is the centerpiece of the Audi e-tron FE04. The engineers primarily focus on designing the motor-generator unit for ever greater efficiency. To transmit the power to the wheels, Team #audi Sport ABT Schaeffler will be using a high-efficiency transmission with only one gear in the 2017/2018 season.
“Together with our technology partner Schaeffler, we have developed a completely new powertrain,” says Head of #audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “You can immediately tell this by looking at the new carbon housing of the powertrain. The car also sounds different because we’re pursuing new avenues in technology.”
A progressive new livery featuring white, metallic #green and black as the basic colors visually distinguishes the Audi e-tronFE04 at first glance clearly from the car in which Lucas di Grassi won the #formulae championship title in July. For the first time in his career, the 33-year-old Brazilian is entering a new season in car number “1” of the title defender and on the occasion of the world premiere in Neuburg he did not let the opportunity pass by of driving the softly whirring new electric race car onto the stage.
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