Last March Audi had displayed their A1 e-Tron concept car at the Geneva Salon. Six months down the line they have already announced plans to test the fleet of this model in the extended range electric premium hatchback.
Their announcement mentions about 20 sample cars of the A1 e-tron making it to the streets of Munich to take part in the pilot project which is being undertaken by Audi AG in partnership with E.OM, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
For charging infrastructure there would be 200 stations laid up across Munich city. The charging stations would also be available in garages both private and parking. Renewable energy source would be used for all charging station power source.
The test is an endeavor to establish the data transfer protocol between driver with the vehicle itself and the electric filling station to the power grid. As also to establish protocol of communication between uses of smartphones which would be the central interface for the driver for all charging operations?
BMW group has made the MINI-E which has a similar feature and there is the range extending EV Chevrolet Volt that uses the electric motor drive for the front wheels while the lithium battery is recharged by a small single-rotor Wankel engine. This one is Audi’s answer to all these models and makes.
The power output of the Audi E-Tron is 102 hp and top speeds of 130 kmph which translates to about 81 mph. a charge can take the car for a run of 50 km which is 31 miles.
With the range extender Wankel engine fitted on the car the A1e-Tron would go an additional 200 km or 124 miles by driving distance on a single charge. By fuel consumption translations the figure would read 1.91 per 100 km or 124 mpg. For emission standards this car reads figures of 45 gm per km or 72.42 gram per mile.
Source: carscoop
