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Audi is Working on a New Battery Technology For All-Electric Cars

Tesla has all the attention when we talk about all-electric vehicles. But German Auto maker Audi – my favorite car brand – working on new battery technology for the e-cars. The high voltage battery will used on upcoming Volkswagen Group cars like the R8 E-Tron, Q6 Quattro E-Tron, and the Porsche Mission E four-door all-electric sedan.

Helena Marsh
Helena MarshEditor-in-Chief
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Audi is Working on a New Battery Technology For All-Electric Cars

Tesla has all the attention when we talk about all-electric vehicles. But German Auto maker Audi – my favorite car brand – working on new battery technology for the e-cars. The high voltage battery will used on upcoming Volkswagen Group cars like the R8 E-Tron, Q6 Quattro E-Tron, and the Porsche Mission E four-door all-electric sedan. Audi’s main focus is creating a standard battery module that can be fit perfectly to many different cars. Modules are the size of a shoe box and made from aluminum. Also, can fill with cylindrical, prismatic or flat battery cells, depending on the car’s structure.

READ ALSO: Why Formula E is Very Important for the Future of All-Electric Cars
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According to the reports from InsideEVs, Audi has increased the energy density of prismatic battery cells by 50%, now cells can work up to 550-watt hours per liter of volume. And Audi is planning the increase that by 50% over the next ten years. And the cost of battery cells dropped half over the past five years. Audi predict, the battery cells will work 100,000 miles without decreasing in performance.
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There are only a few manufacturers who are trying to make more efficient batteries. The all-electric car market is small for now, but in time if the market grows, more manufacturers will invest money for researching better and more efficient batteries. I think, with the Formula-E electric cars will improve so much.
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Helena Marsh

Helena Marsh

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Helena Marsh is the Editor-in-Chief at TrendinTech, where she leads editorial strategy and oversees coverage across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise technology. With more than a decade in technology journalism on both sides of the Atlantic, she previously served as a senior editor at Wired UK and covered the technology sector for The Guardian, following the rise of the big platforms, the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the regulatory push from Brussels and Washington. Helena holds an MA in Journalism from City, University of London and is a regular speaker at Web Summit in Lisbon and CES in Las Vegas. She believes technology reporting should be rigorous and plainly written, so readers understand what actually changes for them rather than what a company's announcement promises.

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