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Audi refused R8 e-tron
June 05, 2013
Audi refused R8 e-tron

Manual Audi has decided to postpone indefinitely series production model R8 e-tron. According to the magazine AutoExpress, at the moment the Germans built only ten R8 e-tron, all of which are intended for internal use: display at car shows and at dealerships, test drive, test new equipment and machinery. "We believe that the range of users with modern electric vehicles and batteries are too narrow, and the market is not willing to accept such products", - said representatives of Audi. 

But as soon as technology improved, the Germans will be ready to immediately launch electric cars in the series. It needs to solve the main problem - the small range of the modern types of batteries and charging batteries for a long time. In addition, for the mass production of electric cars need to significantly reduce the cost of batteries. To address these problems, according to some experts, will take another 5-10 years. 

By the way, we have already managed to test electric supercar R8 e-tron. All the features of this model, you can read in the article "Gasoline in the head, the current in the edge" .

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