The 5 Reasons Why Audi is Creating an Electric Race Car
Check out the reasons behind Audi's new electric race car, and what the future holds for the company.
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1. The Tesla Challenge
Elon Musk has taken Tesla Motors to a whole new level. The popular electric car is now the most fashionable and famous electric car on the market. However, Audi is preparing to challenge Musk's plans and attempts to share the market with their new electric cars.
2. The Era of Attractive Electric Cars
Audi is looking to change the myth that electric cars need to be ugly and small. Since the start, Audi has praised itself in producing some of the sleekest, best-looking cars on the market. With the new era of electric car, Audi is looking to maintain the same reputation and build the best looking electric cars on the market.
3. The Electric Power
Customers have been associating electric cars with slow speeds, small sizes, and dull looks. Audi is looking to erase this myth, which is why they are creating an all-electric race car; a car that will show the world that electric cars and powerful ones can indeed come together inside one shell.
4. ABT Team Collaboration
Audi announced a new collaboration with the ABT team for the Formula racing. Although Audi was already involved with the ABT team, they plan on introducing their own race car to compete in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, which will be the first electric racing series, designed to prove Audi's commitment to electric cars.
5. The Big Plan
Audi announced that they have big plans for their future; Audi wants one of every four vehicles in their lineup to be electrical by the year 2025. They claim by building a race car, it will help their engineers design the proper electric parts for their future electric vehicles.
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