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Ingolstadt (dpa) - Audi boss Markus Duesmann has declared gasoline and diesel engines to be discontinued with immediate effect.
“The EU plans for an even stricter Euro 7 emissions standard are a huge technical challenge with little benefit for the environment at the same time.
That limits the combustion engine extremely, ”said Duesmann of the“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ”(Tuesday).
"We will no longer develop a new internal combustion engine, but will adapt our existing internal combustion engines to new emission guidelines."
Audi wants to offer 20 electric models in five years.
After the large SUV e-tron and the expensive sports car e-tron GT, the small SUV Q4 e-tron is to follow in April, which should be “affordable for many people and the entry into e-mobility at Audi”.
He will "sell well and ensure significant numbers," said Duesmann.
Audi will comply with the EU limit values associated with high fines.
The Audi boss was skeptical about the IAA auto show planned in Munich in September: "I wish there was one in the planned format," said Duesmann.
"But the pandemic is so unpredictable that, to be honest, my confidence is currently limited."
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