Launched during this year’s Milan Design Week, the new Audi Q6 e-tron marks the start of Audi’s next generation line-up of EVs. The company’s first forays into the world of electrification were leftfield and thrilling. The original e-tron from 2009 was effectively an electrified R8, and it was followed by several other concepts bearing the e-tron name. These were the very early years of EVs, and there followed a general loss of nerve across the industry, compounded by a total absence of a Europe-wide charging network, and a lack of strong government incentives to both manufacturers and customers.
