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Production of the first fully-electric Audi SUV, the e-tron, is already underway at the carmaker’s plant in Brussels, but the world still has a few more days left until the psychedelic camouflage drops off the body of the car and reveals it in all its glory.
Until the official unveiling on September 17th in San Francisco, Audi has begun releasing more and more info about the car, one drop at a time. This week’s topic: toll booths and the ordeal drivers have to pass through to travel on such roads.
In the e-tron, that ordeal has been somewhat eliminated with the first ever introduction by Audi of an Integrated Toll Module (ITM). Located inside the vehicle's rearview mirror, ITM will allow drivers to access select toll roads in the U.S. and in Canada.
The ITM will be controlled through the vehicle’s MMI and is hoped to eliminate windscreen clutter and the need to manage multiple toll accounts.
Full specs on the e-tron, including pricing, will be announced by Audi less than a week from now. What we know so far is that the car is powered by a 95 kWh battery that gives it a range of 248 miles (400 km).
As per Audi’s claims, 30 percent of the total range of the 95 kWh battery can be generated with the help of the recuperation system it fitted on the e-tron SUV.
Two electric motors spin the wheels with a total output of 355 hp and 561 Nm (413.8 lb-ft) of torque. When in Sport mode, the SUV’s motors can deliver even more power: 402 hp and 664 Nm (489.7 lb-ft) of torque.
The e-tron is already on sale, following the marketing model introduced by Tesla with its Roadster. Those who want it can pay a refundable $1,000 reservation fee and then pay the rest on delivery in the first part of 2019.
In the e-tron, that ordeal has been somewhat eliminated with the first ever introduction by Audi of an Integrated Toll Module (ITM). Located inside the vehicle's rearview mirror, ITM will allow drivers to access select toll roads in the U.S. and in Canada.
The ITM will be controlled through the vehicle’s MMI and is hoped to eliminate windscreen clutter and the need to manage multiple toll accounts.
Full specs on the e-tron, including pricing, will be announced by Audi less than a week from now. What we know so far is that the car is powered by a 95 kWh battery that gives it a range of 248 miles (400 km).
As per Audi’s claims, 30 percent of the total range of the 95 kWh battery can be generated with the help of the recuperation system it fitted on the e-tron SUV.
Two electric motors spin the wheels with a total output of 355 hp and 561 Nm (413.8 lb-ft) of torque. When in Sport mode, the SUV’s motors can deliver even more power: 402 hp and 664 Nm (489.7 lb-ft) of torque.
The e-tron is already on sale, following the marketing model introduced by Tesla with its Roadster. Those who want it can pay a refundable $1,000 reservation fee and then pay the rest on delivery in the first part of 2019.
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