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Alongside cars from other Group brands, Chinese partner SAIC manufactures Audi models at two of its plants in Anting (Shanghai). The plant where the Audi A7 L is manufactured covers a total of 448,900 square meters (536,900 sq yd). The manufacturing facility for electric vehicles in Anting has been making an all-electric Audi model exclusively for China in the form of the Audi Q5 e-tron. On a total area of 406,000 square meters (485,600 sq yd), the electric vehicle plant includes production areas such as a press shop, body construction, a paint shop, a final assembly line, and a battery assembly facility. SAIC manufactures the Audi Q6 Roadjet in Ningbo. The Ningbo plant is located in a developing area along Hangzhou Bay. It has a press shop, body construction, paint shop, and assembly hall, as well as a technology center, training center, and energy center. Electrification in China In 2022, Audi expanded its portfolio of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by including the Audi Q4 e-tron. Together with its partner SAIC, Audi is offering the Q5 e-tron as a market-exclusive model. As the next step in its electrification strategy, the Audi FAW NEV Company in Changchun started production of all-electric medium- and top-range models based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first market-specific models from the Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron model families will enter the Chinese market in 2025. In addition, Audi has launched the new EV brand “AUDI” to reach new tech-savvy target groups. To promote the rapid development of a nationwide charging infrastructure, Audi is relying in part on brand-exclusive quick-charging stations, the Audi Charging Stations. In this way, Audi is building a nationwide high-power charging (HPC) network with a top charging power of up to 360 kilowatts at a maximum voltage of 1,000 volts.

Simple charging makes all the difference Convenient for everyday use: Efficient, straightforward, and affordable charging for Audi drivers A holistic framework: The proper infrastructure, competitive prices, and a strong network of partners – the brand takes a multi-pronged approach to making charging a premium experience Environmentally friendly: Audi is committed to continually expanding its renewable energy offering for customers – at home, in the city, or on vacation Fast: Audi is introducing more models with 800-volt battery architecture, enabling a DC charging performance of up to 270 kW under ideal conditions The success of electric mobility depends on three factors: an attractive model range, an extensive charging infrastructure with charging options catering to a wide range of customer preferences, and the availability of green power for charging. Audi is, therefore, driving forward the expansion of its electric portfolio and is committed to expanding a sustainable ecosystem for electric mobility. Together with partner companies from the Volkswagen Group and beyond, the company offers its customers attractive charging options – at home and on the road. Charging – easy, simple, and affordable With Audi charging, the premium brand offers customers a convenient charging service that eliminates the need to compare different prices and plans. The service offers three plans – Basic, Plus, and Pro – allowing drivers to choose the one that best suits their individual needs. The Basic plan has no base fee and charges only for actual consumption. The Plus plan is designed for occasional users of public charging stations and includes a small base fee and discounted charging prices. The Pro plan is designed for frequent users of public charging stations and provides access to the Selected Partner Network. The Pro plan features the lowest charging price with a slightly higher base fee.

A clear course towards electric mobility Audi is electrifying its product portfolio step by step. The introduction of the Audi Q6 e-tron and the Audi A6 e-tron in 2024 marked an important step in this transformation. In the medium term, Audi wants to offer an all-electric vehicle in each of its core segments. The ambitious road map towards electric mobility also aims to gradually phase out the production of combustion-engine vehicles. For the electrification of its models, Audi is leveraging Group-wide synergies and has multiple cross-brand platforms at its disposal. The brand with the four rings’ actions promoting sustainable electric mobility include expanding green power and its own charging infrastructure, for example the Audi charging hubs. “As part of a measure that started last year, we are fundamentally strengthening and rejuvenating our portfolio with numerous new models – again bringing our idea of Vorsprung durch Technik to the street,” says Gernot Döllner, CEO of AUDI AG. “Ultimately, our entire portfolio will be switched over to electric mobility. Along the way, we are positioned robustly and flexibly for the coming years with our new electric cars and a completely new generation of combustion models and plug-in hybrids,” says Gernot Döllner. A constantly growing product range of fully electric models With this corporate focus, Audi is expanding its growing product portfolio of fully electric models. In 2021, Audi introduced a compact SUV with the Audi Q4 e-tron series. The all-electric Gran Turismo Audi e-tron GT3 was launched the same year – and has been significantly improved in areas such as range, performance, charging, and handling since 2024.

Iconic prototype showcases the potential of the PPE platform Newly developed portal axles enable it to climb gradients of up to 100 percent; wider track and increased ride height combine for a spectacular appearance Audi CEO Gernot Döllner: “Highly emotive reinterpretation of quattro” At this year’s world cup weekend in Kitzbühel, Austria, Audi is unveiling a highly emotive Q6. The Audi Q6 e-tron offroad concept, a newly developed prototype, features two electric motors with a combined power output of 380 kW and can climb gradients of up to 100 percent thanks to its newly designed portal axles. The debuting Q6 gives a taste of a potential vehicle in the progressive off-road segment. An increase of 160 mm (6.3 in) in ride height and 250 mm (9.8 in) wider track contribute to its spectacular appearance. Following a first test drive, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner enthused: “The Q6 e-tron offroad concept is a reinterpretation of quattro. The model shows the potential that our platform for all electric vehicles already has today. This vehicle can claim new ground. We look forward to seeing our customers’ reactions to this highly emotive car.” While conventional portal axles enable an increase in torque of around 20 to 30 percent at the wheels, the new design from Audi increases torque at the wheel by 50 percent. This lowers the vehicle’s top speed to 175 km/h (108 mph) – adequate for an off-roader – but enables it to climb gradients up to 45 degrees. Innovations always begin with asking the right question. For the Q6 it was: How can we create a highly emotive electric vehicle? The car spawned by this question boasts four portal axles that were developed from scratch and are integrated into the wheel hub assemblies at the front and rear axles. This necessitated partial changes to the suspension links. The portal axles increase the combined torque at all wheels (10-second peak) to 13,400 Nm (9,883 lb ft), a total increase of 4,400 Nm (3,245 lb ft).

Audi subjects each and every model to a comprehensive lifecycle assessment or LCA – whether combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, or all-electric vehicles – which makes the environmental impact of Audi’s models transparent over their entire lifecycle. As part of this LCA, Audi divides the lifecycle of its vehicles into three stages: vehicle production, utilization, and recycling. Vehicle production includes the extraction of raw materials, the production of the components, and the final assembly of the cars in Audi’s plants. Secondly, the utilization stage considers the effects of electricity and fuel supply and the direct emissions generated during driving. And then there is the third stage, recycling at the end of the vehicle’s life. The transformation to electromobility impacts all stages of a vehicle’s lifecycle, including making individual components in upstream production processes. As with any industrially manufactured product, vehicle production entails emissions that can occur at different points in a car’s lifecycle. In the production of electric cars, a much larger proportion of carbon emissions are attributable to upstream production processes in the supply chain compared with the production of vehicles with combustion engines. This is primarily due to battery production, which is energy intensive. That’s why Audi relies on measures to avoid and reduce emissions both during production and in later phases of the lifecycle to improve its products’ ecological balance. In production, Audi sees the sustainable use of resources as crucial in order to manufacture electric vehicles as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible. The company achieved a key goal of its environmental program Mission:Zero at the beginning of 2025. Since then, all Audi production sites worldwide have been manufacturing in a net carbon-neutral manner1. For the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of achieving net carbon-neutral operations company-wide by 2050.

For all these reasons, Audi views the responsible use of raw materials as a central aspect of future-oriented automobile production. The aim is to develop and produce vehicles in a more resource-efficient and recycling-friendly manner, to keep them in use for as long as possible, and to recycle them to the best possible extent at the end of life. After a vehicle’s utilization phase, its materials are returned to the value chain, capturing more key resources in ‘closed cycles’ where they remain in use and decrease the need for new materials. In this endeavor, Audi follows a holistic concept based on the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Reduce: fewer primary materials, longer utilization phase The reduce principle encompasses measures during the production process and the downstream utilization phase. Two basic aspects are at play here: firstly, the efficient use of materials, and secondly, extending the product life cycle, for example by repairing and reconditioning vehicles. In the earliest stages of development, a great deal of influence can be exerted through the choice of materials. When vehicles are designed ‘from the ground up’ with the recyclability of primary materials in mind, it becomes easier to facilitate the recycling of parts later on. This can include the use of so-called mono-materials, which do not consist of different materials that would need to be separated out to make recycling possible. The reduce principle is also applied in production and is part of Audi’s “Mission:Zero“ environmental program. An example from Audi logistics: Wherever possible, packaging is avoided. And where packaging material is necessary, it is preferable to use recyclable and/or renewable resources. From 2030, the goal is to increase the proportion of recyclable packaging materials in new vehicle projects to more than 90 percent.

Powerful: 150 kW (204 PS) system output and a purely electric range of almost 140 kilometers Fast: DC charging with up to 50 kW* and AC charging with up to 11 kW Distinctive: off-road look and increased ride height With its characteristic off-road design and increased ground clearance, the A3 allstreet sets itself apart from the derivatives of the A3 family at first glance. The crossover is now available as a plug-in hybrid, making it ideal for everyday life. With high battery capacity, strong recuperation performance, DC charging, and intelligent drive management, the A3 allstreet 40 TFSI e offers emission-free driving for local trips and outstanding efficiency in most everyday situations. The A3 allstreet plug-in hybrid follows the launch of the new Audi A3 Sportback TFSI e in October. At the heart of the drive are the new 1.5-liter TFSI evo2 turbocharged petrol engine with 110 kW (150 PS) and 250 Nm of torque and an electric motor with 85 kW and 330 Nm of torque. The combustion engine and the permanently excited synchronous motor offer a system output of 150 kW (204 PS) and 350 Nm of system torque, providing the crossover with energetic propulsion.

Impressive charging performance Charging performance is a key component of the A6 e-tron product experience. Sophisticated HV battery thermal management, in conjunction with the 800-volt electrical system and its ecosystem, makes charging a convenient and completely worry-free experience. For example, the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron performance only takes ten minutes at a fast-charging station to charge a range of up to 310 kilometers under ideal conditions with a maximum charging power of 270 kW. Under ideal conditions, it takes just 21 minutes to charge the high-voltage battery from 10 to 80%. At charging stations with 400-volt technology, bank charging is possible, as is the case with the Audi Q6 e-tron. The 800-volt battery is electrically divided into two banks, each with 400 volts of voltage, which can then charge in parallel with up to 135 kW. Both halves of the battery are first balanced according to their charge status and then charged simultaneously. As standard, the Audi A6 e-tron can charge quickly with up to 270 kW (225 kW for the entry-level variant) at suitable HPC charging stations. With a standard domestic Wallbox, AC charging with up to 11 kW is possible. This is enough to recharge an empty battery overnight. A 22 kW AC charging option will be offered at a later date. The charging flap opens electronically via the MMI display. After the charging cable is removed, the charging flap closes automatically. Alternatively, the user may open or close the power charging flaps manually. In addition, all drivers of all-electric Audi models benefit from the Audi charging service, and last but not least, the Audi charging hub quick-charging concept network for urban environments. The charging management supports the international charging standard CSS (Combined Charging System).