Audi is fighting for a clean environment

Engineers world-famous car company Audi, constantly working to create vehicles that would be able to work due to an electric motor, which can be recharged from an ordinary electrical outlet. To date, the producers of the Audi brand created some hybrid engines. Such units are equipped with a model Audi Q5 hybrid, which will appear in the global automotive market in early 2011, and the model of Audi A8 hybrid, premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Version Q5, equipped with a traditional gasoline engine and electric motor. In this model A8 have the highest environmental performance as well as emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere equal to 144 grams per kilometer. But the main achievement in this field, engineers at Audi, achieved by creating the concept of an all-electric vehicle e-tron. Car lovers will be able to see the new model Audi A1 e-tron at the Geneva Motor Show. The car, according to the company's management Audi, scheduled for release in 2012 in limited quantities. Audi A1 e-tron, is the first all-electric car at Audi. Chairman of the Board of AUDI AG, Rupert Stadler, said in an interview that in the future for a wide selection, the buyer will be presented, further engine modifications. In addition, gasoline and diesel versions of models that produce brand Audi, the buyer can purchase a vehicle with an electric motor. But this, of course, plans for the future. The company's management Audi, argues that the model of e-tron, will start in the production of electric vehicles, that is a business card brand Audi. Michael Dick, Board Member, AUDI AG, said that electric vehicles are needed not only because they save fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the environment, but also because they are very comfortable on long trips. Since electric vehicles are a combination of electric motors and internal combustion engine. Engineers at Audi, the design of environmentally friendly engines, mainly based on the country where the issue of pollution is very serious. Since, according to plan the implementation of these cars, these countries should first proceed with the purchase of electric vehicles, in order to continue to not aggravate the atmosphere of cities. The developers of electric and hybrid engines work the same on new power plants with fuel cells, which as an energy carrier will be the hydrogen. After creating the concept of e-tron, was created by Audi Institute for e-performance, whose main task is the development and improvement of electric cars. Today, e-performance project in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany is developing an electric car, which is not only a new engine and body completely, and technical performance.