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Audi unveils all-electric A2 concept car

Audi has created an A2 concept car featuring all-electric power, advanced multi-material hybrid construction and a host of innovative features.

On display at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi A2 concept is a purely electric vehicle and is powered by a lithium-ion battery. The electric motor delivers 116PS of peak power (80PS continuous) and 270 Nm of torque (160 Nm continuous) to the front wheels via a single-speed transmission.

This power output permits a 0-62mph acceleration time of 9.3 seconds and a top speed of 93mph, the latter electronically limited in the interest of driving range, which stands at 124 miles according to the European driving cycle test. It can cruise ‘semi-autonomously’ as well, a benefit designed specifically to take some of the strain out of driving in slow-moving traffic.

It takes roughly 1.5 hours to fully recharge the battery with 400 volt three-phase current and approximately four hours with 230 volt household current. The car is also designed for the new contactless charging technology.

The show car has all of the Audi connect technologies on board. The Bluetooth online car phone connects it to the internet via a UMTS module, a Wireless Local Area Network hotspot lets the passengers surf and e-mail from their mobile devices, while a fast data connection delivers specially prepared news and information to the vehicle.

Advanced Audi ultra-lightweight construction techniques limit the weight to just 1,150kg. The superstructure is made largely from aluminium, complemented by add-on parts in Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer.