Audi e-tron Sportback, second electric car from automaker, to enter production in 2019

Audi has confirmed what was seemingly already known: the e-tron Sportback concept is headed to production.

The e-tron Sportback concept was revealed at the 2017 Shanghai auto show earlier this year and the production version will arrive in 2019 bearing the same name.

The brand last week confirmed the e-tron Sportback would arrive in 2019 and be assembled at its Brussels, Belgium assembly plant.

confirmation, it shows the brand takes electric mobility "seriously."

Most German luxury brands have been slow to adapt to electric cars—BMW now uses conferences and Tesla slideshows to scare its workforce into the future.

In the Audi e-tron Sportback, a single electric motor up front and two motors at the rear will provide propulsion

Output from the system is estimated to be around 430 horsepower rising to 496 horses with a temporary power boost.

The charge will come from a 95-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack from LG Chem and Samsung SDI; range is expected to hover around 250 miles.

Production of the Audi e-tron Sportback will follow the production variant of the regular Audi e-tron SUV.

The e-tron SUV will enter production in 2018 at the same Belgium assembly plant.

Like the e-tron Sportback, it too will boast a 95-kwh battery pack with a similar range figure as well.

Audi's cadence is becoming more defined with the announcement of the e-tron Sportback for production.