PPE (Premium platform electric)

Audi Q6 e-tron quattro

The Premium Platform Electric (PPE) is Audi’s new technology platform for electric vehicles. With it, the brand with the four rings’ is taking the next step in its transformation to a provider of connected, sustainable premium electric mobility. Electric vehicles based on the PPE offer a unique overall experience. One characterized by emotional design, typical Audi driving dynamics, ranges suitable for everyday driving, and fast charging times. The latest technologies from the fields of connectivity and digitalization complete the offering. As the first production model based on the new Premium Platform Electric, the Audi Q6 e-tron is taking electric mobility at Audi to a new level.

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Audi Q6 e-tron world premiere on March 18, 2024, in Ingolstadt
Strategic topics
03/18/2024

A technological leap for electric mobility: the Premium Platform Electric and the E³ 1.2 electronic architecture

With the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) and the new E³ electronic architecture, Audi is continuing to assert its status as a leading provider of networked and fully electric premium mobility. The PPE platform, which was developed jointly with Porsche, and the E³ 1.2 electronic architecture, which was designed with CARIAD, are important milestones for the expansion of Audi’s global electric vehicle range, and they mark the beginning of the biggest product initiative in Audi’s history. With the world premiere of the Audi Q6 e-tron, the brand with the four rings is introducing its first production model based on the PPE, a platform designed specifically for battery electric vehicles.
Audi begins production of electric motors for the PPE in Győr
Company
11/07/2023

Audi begins production of electric motors for the PPE in Győr

A new chapter in drive production at Audi is beginning in the Hungarian city of Győr, as the company commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series. Production of the first fully electric Audi model is scheduled to start at the Ingolstadt headquarters at the end of the year with the PPE-based model. Among other provisions, the company has set up its own battery assembly facility in Ingolstadt in preparation for this step. In Győr, Hungary, Audi Hungaria produces stators and transmission components in a completely new 15,000-square-meter production area, where the axles for the PPE are also assembled. Product testing also takes place in Győr.

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  • IAA Mobility 2023 Audi at the IAA Mobility 2023
    The focus of Audi's activities for media representatives at IAA Mobility will be the revolutionary cockpit and interior of the Q6 e-tron including a completely new display and operating concept. In Munich, Audi's first all-electric model based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) will make an appearance as part of the Group Media Night to kick off the show and on the Summit press day at the trade fair. At the Open Space area, which is open to the public, Audi will showcase its EV fleet and the electric concept car Audi activesphere concept. The fifth Audi charging hub will also open in Munich.
    Technology
    09/04/2023
  • Audi Q6 e-tron prototype Prototype Drive Audi Q6 e-tron
    Welcome to a new generation of electric mobility: Audi is accelerating its transformation to premium electric mobility with the Q6 e-tron. The model’s new PPE platform, a new electronic architecture, state-of-the-art battery and charging technology, and, of course, a dynamic drivetrain that typifies the Audi DNA, form the basis.
    Technology
    07/26/2023

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