Audi exec shares views on EV push

Since arriving at Audi from Volvo earlier this year, Peter Mertens has had to move fast. The Volkswagen Group subsidiary is striving to take the early lead in the race to offer autonomous driving technology with the Level 3-capable A8 sedan. Audi also plans to debut one full-electric car each year from 2018 until 2020. Mertens explained how Audi plans to achieve its autonomous and e-mobility goals and shared how it will deepen ties with sister brand Porsche when he met with Automotive News Europe Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner at the Frankfurt auto show last month.