Fleet of electric Audi A1s create a buzz in Munich

Twenty A1 e-trons will be part of a pilot project in Munich to monitor ‘green’ behaviour. The 102 PS battery-powered ‘Mega City vehicle’ fleet will be up and running by mid-2011.
The ‘eflott’ project will form part of the ‘Model Region Electromobility Munich’ initiative sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport. Two hundred newly installed charging stations will form part of the ‘power grids of the future’ according to Klaus-Dieter Maubach, member of the Board of Management of E.ON AG. The Department of Vehicle Engineering has developed a smartphone application that will monitor participants’ mobility behaviour. Experts at the Technical University of Munich will collate this information which will include how often they use buses, trains, bicycles, and their electric cars.

Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management at Audi AG, said: “We hope that this fleet trial will enable us to gain broad insights into the behaviour but also the expectations of our customers regarding their dealings with electric cars. Of course, the data that we will collect are another aspect. This market and technology feedback will enable us to further expand our expertise in electrification.”

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