Audi revealed its first all-electric race car for the Formula E championship, going by the name E-Tron FE04.
After buying the ABT Sportsline team, Audi became the first German manufacturer to enter the all-electric motorsport series. The new team goes by the name Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler.
“Following quattro, TFSI, TDI, hybrid drive and many other innovations, our first single-seater race car is a portent of our product offensive in the field of electric mobility that we are ringing in with the Audi e-tron in 2018,” said says Peter Mertens, Audi’s member of the Board of Management.
The new E-Tron FE04 features a completely new powertrain, developed in collaboration with Schaeffler and paired to a single-ratio transmission. “Together with our technology partner Schaeffler, we have developed a completely new powertrain,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “You can immediately tell this by looking at the new carbon housing of the powertrain. The car also sounds different because we’re pursuing new avenues in technology.”
The Audi Formula E team also showed their new livery, featuring white, metallic green and black. The 33-year old Lucas di Grassi, the current Formula E champion, will enter the new season with the number 1 on his car, with Daniel Abt filling the second spot in the team.
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