{"id":577257,"date":"2010-05-24T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/05\/24\/rumormill-audi-a2-could-be-electric-only\/"},"modified":"2010-05-24T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T23:31:00","slug":"rumormill-audi-a2-could-be-electric-only-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/577257","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: Audi A2 could be electric only, or not"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Hatchback<\/a>, Audi<\/a>, Rumormill<\/a>, Electric<\/a><\/p>\n

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Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nThe original, all-aluminum Audi<\/a> A2 was a unique beast, which Heinrich Timm, Audi’s head of lightweight design, maintains was ahead of its time. However, the rumored 2012 A2<\/a> is likely to utilize a steel unibody platform, and the latest reports indicate that Audi’s mini-lux will have a new reason for being special. <\/p>\n

Autocar<\/em> quotes anonymous sources who say the next A2 could be Audi’s first electric-only vehicle. While the UK rag doesn’t go into detail, Audi has dropped hints that a variant of the A2 could utilize the extended-range EV hardware under the hood of the A1 e-tron concept<\/a> shown at the Geneva Motor Show<\/a>. The e-tron utilized a 60 horsepower electric motor paired to a 330-pound lithium ion battery pack. The “extended range” part of the A1 e-tron concept comes courtesy of a small, powerful rotary engine that would work as a generator whenever the battery pack was depleted. Audi quotes the EV range of the A1 e-tron concept at about 33 miles per charge.<\/p>\n

Do we think the A2 will be electric-only? Our magic eight-ball says “ask again later,” so we’re thinking the earliest we’ll know anything is this September at the Paris Motor Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Audi A1 e-tron concept<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Autocar<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Rumormill: Audi A2 could be electric only, or not<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 24 May 2010 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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