Audi Alters Its Plans and Will Keep Making Gas Engines Past 2033

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner reportedly said there's no deadline for an all-EV lineup and ICE development will continue to maintain 'flexibility.'

• Audi is removing its planned 2033 all-EV deadline, according to a report by Autocar.
• Last year, the company decided to put more funding into developing hybrid technology.
• Sure to please Audi performance fans, there's the potential for future gas-powered RS models.

Last year, Audi softened its plans to wind down a transition to an entirely electrified lineup, suggesting that plug-in hybrid technology was worth developing as a bridge to EVs. Still, the company's official stated plan was a full EV range by 2033, so no more internal-combustion-powered Audis. Now, as reported by Autocar, that deadline is off the table.

The EV Deadline Is Dead
Citing an interview with Audi CEO Gernot Döllner, Autocar notes that the decision to continue developing combustion engines is part of keeping the company's lineup "flexible." The new short-term plans include a new lineup of gas-powered vehicles, hybridized or not, to be rolled out by next year. There's no new deadline for full electrification, but Döllner said he expects Audi to still be producing gas-powered cars past 2033. Read more...

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