“There is always a socket somewhere” > Sustainability > Audi New Zealand
“There is always a socket somewhere”
The Audi e-tron Sportback has become an integral part of Marco Voigt’s everyday life. In this edition of the ‘Audi e-tron Stories’, the founder of Greentech Festival explains why that is the case, how much time he spends at charging stations and what he experiences there.
Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.
In the ‘Audi e-tron Stories’, drivers talk about what excites them so much about their Audi electric models. This edition is about Greentech Festival founder Marco Voigt and his Audi e-tron Sportback* in Berlin.
In the ‘Audi e-tron Stories’, drivers talk about what excites them so much about their Audi electric models. This edition is about Greentech Festival founder Marco Voigt and his Audi e-tron Sportback* in Berlin.
According to Marco Voigt, he is living proof that an electric vehicle makes sense even if you regularly drive long distances. The entrepreneur has already covered more than 30,000 kilometres within a year with his Audi e-tron Sportback*. What has changed for him now he owns an electric car? ‘I hang out at charging stations a lot,’ says Voigt, who runs Greentech Festival and the Green Window Agency from the Berlin-Mitte district. ‘That doesn’t bother me, it’s just part of it.’ Having meetings, answering emails, listening to music, drinking coffee – he always puts his charging time to good use. Voigt has long since ceased to worry about not finding a charging facility on long journeys. ‘The way the charging infrastructure on motorways has developed in recent years is amazing,’ he says. He almost always finds a charging station – but ‘almost’ is the operative word. Once, he recalls, he was stranded in a village, with the battery of his car almost empty. ‘I saw an old lady standing in front of her house and asked her if I could use her socket,’ Voigt recalls with a grin. ‘That was one of my funniest experiences with the e-tron.’ He sat with the elderly lady in her garden and drank coffee while his car was charging. ‘There's always a socket somewhere,’ he says.
On the road, Marco Voigt uses the e-tron route planner, which shows him what charging points are available nearby and how he should plan the necessary charging sessions.
On the road, Marco Voigt uses the e-tron route planner, which shows him what charging points are available nearby and how he should plan the necessary charging sessions.
‘My car sounds like a spaceship’
Sustainability plays an important role in Marco Voigt’s life. As an entrepreneur, he leads the Green Window Agency in Berlin, a creative and advertising agency for sustainability, and founded the international Greentech Festival in 2018. He has been convinced by electric vehicles for years.
Three questions about electromobility for Marco Voigt
01. Why did you choose an electric vehicle?
On the one hand, I was curious and always found it exciting to see and experience what electromobility actually means. On the other hand, because we talk about sustainability all the time at Greentech Festival, I just wanted to gain experience with an electric car myself.
02. What detail do you like most about your Audi e-tron Sportback?
My neighbours keep telling me my car sounds like a spaceship. And that’s true. It’s not particularly noisy, but pretty cool. I sometimes lower the windows when I drive into the underground car park because I like to hear the noise myself. It sounds so futuristic.
03. Do you see yourself as a pioneer with your electric car?
A little bit. I have actually been able to convince people around me to go for an electric car. Often it is only the convenience that prevents people from trying something new and sustainable.
Six years ago, Marco Voigt opted for an electric vehicle for the first time. He is closely monitoring the development of the charging infrastructure.
With the e-tron functions of the myAudi app, Marco Voigt always has information about charge level, duration and performance at a glance.
Six years ago, Marco Voigt opted for an electric vehicle for the first time. He is closely monitoring the development of the charging infrastructure.
With the e-tron functions of the myAudi app, Marco Voigt always has information about charge level, duration and performance at a glance.
“The way the charging infrastructure on motorways has developed in recent years is amazing.”
Marco Voigt
Marco Voigt almost always charges his Audi e-tron Sportback* on the road, for example at charging stations in the city of Berlin, rather than at home – and uses the time for phone calls or a coffee.
Marco Voigt almost always charges his Audi e-tron Sportback* on the road, for example at charging stations in the city of Berlin, rather than at home – and uses the time for phone calls or a coffee.
