Audi A2 E-Tron: The electric return of Audi's economy champion
Compact, efficient, inexpensive to purchase: Audi will likely bring the A2 back into view soon - and at the same time into the electric age. More technical details are now known.
Ingolstadt - Audi is preparing to reintroduce the A2, this time as a pure electric vehicle known as the A2 E-Tron. The compact electric car will take much of its technology from the VW ID.3 while also incorporating its own unique features. Audi has released additional photos of a camouflaged A2 and more technical details about the upcoming model.
Efficiency is a key focus in this new version of the A2, just as it was with the original. The compact electric vehicle is expected to consume 12.8 kWh of electricity per 100 kilometers in the 140 kW/190 PS variant, making it the most efficient Audi model according to preliminary WLTP measurements. The low consumption is attributed to a streamlined body with an air resistance coefficient of 0.24, air curtains at the front wheel housings, smaller spaces between the tires and rims, and an active cooling intake for the electric motor.
The transmission system has also been optimized for efficiency, with silicon carbide semiconductors reducing losses in the power electronics, thinner sheets, and a modified gearbox improving the efficiency of the permanent magnet synchronous motor.
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