Unlike several car companies right now Audi Australia is looking forward to the benefits of the New Vehicle Emission Standards which came into effect on January 1 suggesting it will form the catalyst for setting up the next ten years’ worth of product. Enabling the company to drive a host of new generation technologies directly from Europe which will benefit the consumer. The big Audi innovation for Audi is what it calls Mild Hybrid Plus (MHEV Plus) which is still a 48-volt system as per other mild hybrids but blurs the once clear line between mild hybrid and full hybrid powertrains enabling it to power the vehicle on its own for short distances up to 10km/hour rather than just contributing an extra couple of kilowatts during hard acceleration – the primary electric motor only active to 140km/hour at which point it disengages from the transmission. I’m David Berthon

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