Audi A1 E-Tron with rotary engine: Audi and VW at odds over electric drive

D ort this is met with clear criticism. 'VW doesn't like that,' the newspaper quotes one of the participants. An Audi spokesman did not want to comment on the report on Monday (3.1.).

Wankel engine in the Audi A1 E-Tron is stumbling block

The background to the dispute is the drive of one on the A1-based study, writes the newspaper. In addition to the electric motor, this A1 E-Tron has a small rotary engine that generates electricity and is intended to increase the range of the car from 50 to 250 kilometers. The car will hit the streets in a fleet trial this year. An Audi spokesman emphasized that a decision as to whether the concept would also go into series production had not yet been made equal parts saves money. According to 'FTD', the use of the Wankel engine Volkswagen does not fit into its own concept, which in addition to purely electric vehicles primarily relies on hybrid drives.