Official: Audi Won't Build Another Combustion Engine
Both gasoline and diesel are finished for the four-ringed brand. News like this would have been shocking only five years ago. It's quickly becoming the norm across the entire auto industry. Audi's CEO Markus Duesmann has confirmed to German publication Automobilwoche the immediate end of development for combustion engines, both gasoline and diesel. "The EU plans for an even stricter Euro 7 emissions standard are a huge technical challenge and at the same time have little benefit for the environment," the CEO said. "That extremely restricts the combustion engine. We will no longer develop a ne...