All new Audis will be electric by 2026 — no more ICE cars by 2033
Audi will stop launching cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2026 as it pursues an all-electric future.
While Audi said it’s last ICE car won’t roll off the production line until 2033, it’ll surge forward with electric vehicles in five years time. So expect to see a lot more e-tron cars, like the Audi Q4 e-tron, from the German automotive giant.
That is assuming people are still buying ICE cars in 12 years time. Audi could pull the plug a bit earlier if sales of ICE cars fall so low it’s not even worth making them anymore. It also depends on whether the company will even be able to sell new ICE cars by then.
A number of countries, notably larger European countries like Germany and the U.K., have already announced plans to ban the sale of new ICE cars before 2030. Though there would still be a market in countries like the U.S. and China, which won’t be enforcing their own ICE bans until much later.
“Through our innovative strength, we offer individuals sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility options. I don’t believe in the success of bans. I believe in the success of technology and innovation,” Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said. “The exact timing of the combustion engine’s discontinuation at Audi will ultimately be decided by customers and legislation.”
He later added that “with this roadmap, [Audi] are creating the clarity necessary to make a decisive and powerful transition to the electric age. We’re sending the signal that Audi is ready.”
