Audi is once again changing the way it names cars. In March 2023, the company announced it would assign even numbers to EVs and odd numbers to internal combustion vehicles. Well, less than two years later Audi has decided to return to its traditional way of labeling cars.

The new naming strategy with odd numbers used on ICE-powered cars and even numbers for EVs, caused confusion, so Audi is dropping it

Audi is backtracking just two years after introducing a new naming strategy that saw even numbers applied to EVs and odd numbers to gas cars.

Audi had announced plans for a new model naming strategy to differentiate their ICE cars from electric vehicles. The EVs were supposed to use even numbers, while models with combustion

Odd numbers for ICE cars and evens for EVs are no longer in the plan as Audi backtracks on its naming strategy

Audi has reversed the confusing model naming scheme that it assigned two years ago, bowing to feedback from its customers and dealers, the brand said. Introduced in early 2023, the model naming structure designated even numbers to its electric car range,

The change comes just two years after Audi introduced distinct names for electric and internal combustion vehicles.