Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Rise up in re-volt

It’s been just two years since Audi launched the e-tron in India, and it has already received a facelift. Unlike its combustion-engine counterparts, where the pace of development has slowed down, in the hyperactive EV world, it’s quite the opposite. The pressure is on automakers to stay on top of their game. And that’s exactly what Audi has done, along with a rejig of its EV model nomenclature. The e-tron, which was Audi’s first dedicated EV, has been renamed as the Q8 e-tron, to establish its position at the top of Audi’s fast-growing EV range, which already includes the Q4 e-tron (not yet in India) and the upcoming Q6 e-tron that will see a global reveal next year.