9.4.2019. Audi is presenting its appearance on the German Federal garden show (BUGA) in Heilbronn. In the period of six months, the company presents alternative drive systems, new technologies as well as studies and Highlights from its product portfolio in a Showroom and on the grounds.
The Premium mobility service Audi on demand, and the prototype of an electric scooter provide flexible and sustainable mobility at the BUGA. A mobile battery storage system from the e-tron’s batteries and enhances the charging infrastructure on the site.
Audi is the main sponsor of this year’s Federal garden show, and is involved with a private Showroom and flexible, and sustainable Mobility services in the urban development project of the BUGA in Heilbronn. The company uses the garden show as a test field for new technologies and mobility services.
“The SHOW offers us, as the biggest employer in the Region the Chance of a city development actively shape it. What have the members here range across the common on the legs, is very impressive and shows the enthusiasm of our employees for the project and our Region,“ said Stefanie Ulrich, HR Director at the Audi Neckarsulm site.
Employees from different areas of the company have prepared the appearance for three years. Alexander Jacob, Director of the BUGA project at Audi, explains: “with The BUGA is a perfect place for us to show our technologies and to make the mobility of the future experience for a broad audience.”
The result could be admired representatives of the media this morning: A 150-square-foot Showroom kidnapped in the future of mobility. From a modern decorated Lounge, visitors arrive in the first of three exhibition.
The room shows the study “25. Hour Flow“. It was performed at the Audi site in Ingolstadt and shows on the basis of a short film, such as through Autonomous Driving and new mobility concepts in cities to save time. In the room next door, a concept car with fuel cell drive, the Audi h-tron quattro concept. In the last part of the showroom it is electric: The visitors can experience the Audi e-tron concept in a Virtual-Reality Experience.
Outside of the showroom, Audi offers a sustainable and flexible mobility. The visitors during the entire exhibition period, the opportunity to use Audi on demand. The Premium mobility service comes with a pure e-tron fleet for the Federal horticultural show in Heilbronn, Germany.
Those interested can book the first fully electric and excellent production model of the Four rings. The rental period is variable: from one hour up to a maximum of 28 days. Vehicles can be spontaneous or for a later date to be reserved. The customer picks up his Audi e-tron at the Audi-on-demand Hub (daily from 9 am to 19 PM at the East entrance/campus Park), and receives an introduction to all of the product features of the Audi e-tron.
In addition, the company is testing the prototype of an electric scooter: employees and some of the residents of BUGA can test the Audi e-tron Scooter. Your Feedback a then flows in the further development of the prototype. In urban areas, this offers as a Last-Mile solution is an important building block in a holistic mobility concept.
Audi also provides, together with the ZEAG Energie AG for a quick and safe power supply of electric vehicles on the BUGA. For this purpose, Audi is on a mobile charging containers with a total capacity of 200 Kilo-Watt-on-the-site. In the loading container of four re-used in Audi’s e-tron’s batteries. Is supplied to the mobile battery storage with climate-neutral electricity from a Photovoltaic system the ZEAG energy AG. If necessary, the ZEAG feeds additionally green electricity from the grid. The Audi-load container guarantees a constant high current supply of a total of 28 charging points in the Parking lot of the BUGA and strengthen the local existing infrastructure.
With Offerings for children as well as a pop Concert and a classical concert Audi is also participating in the cultural program of the 173-day garden show.
Audi, the German Federal garden show in 2019 in Heilbronn insights into the mobility of the future. (Photo: AUDI AG)
