Audi A3 e-tron review 2015
The Telegraph: Cars The Audi A3 e-tron promises to combine strong performance with incredibly low running costs.Rebecca Jackson puts it to the test.
Top 10 Electric Vehicles Coming Soon in 2015
Last year marked a big breakthrough for electric cars; the majority of major manufacturers invested heavily in developing electric drive-trains and subsequently added an array of appealing battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models to their rosters. By the end of 2014 there were over 17,000 plug-in cars and vans on UK roads with that
Road Test: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
THE 2014 World Car of the Year is adding zero emissions motoring to its repertoire with the arrival of the new A3 Sportback e-tron, the first plug-in hybrid to join the Audi range. Priced from £29,950 (including government grant incentive), the spacious five-door compact hatchback combines a conventional 1.4-litre TFSI petrol engine with an electric
The STEALTH Plug-in Hybrid: Audi A3 e-tron Sportback
You wouldn’t know it was an EV … except it might use NO petrol Vulture at the Wheel It would have been difficult for Audi to launch an electric car differentiated more from BMW’s. Whilst the BMW i3 has been styled and engineered to look and perform like something from another planet, the new A3
Electric Audi gains top honours in Euro NCAP safety tests
Euro NCAP has awarded the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron five stars in the latest round of crash tests. The Kia Soul and electric Soul EV both scored four stars, while Jeep’s new Renegade compact SUV scored five stars. Euro NCAP’s testers gave the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron an adult safety rating of 82%, noting good
Is now the time to buy an electric or hybrid car?
Best cars and options explored The future of driving appears to be electric, with Formula E in full effect, supercars adopting hybrid drive systems and range getting further all the time. Fuel powered engines may have their days numbered. But is it time to make the change to electric? Now that the big car manufacturers
First Impressions: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
Tony Dron drives the new e-tron hybrid version of the Audi A3 Sportback. Prepare to be seriously impressed. When I put the obvious question about their latest model to Audi, I was astonished by what happened next, but we’ll get to that later. First, things are moving fast in automotive technology and the changes in
Audi A3 e-tron: First Drive
Plug-in hybrids like the 2016 Audi A3 e-tron — especially those with well-tuned responses and zippy performance — are the evangelists that have the best chance of converting the masses to the joys of all-electric motoring. Yes, electric-car fans, please set aside your all-the-way-or-nothing thinking for the moment. On one side, the A3 e-tron preaches
Increased Production of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
First plug-in hybrid model drives off the assembly line in Ingolstadt Assembly processes integrated into the A3 line Maximum safety for employees, top quality for customers Ingolstadt, November 21, 2014 –Approximately 50 cars every day, with the same timing and on the same assembly line as the other models: Audi is now ramping up production
2014 Next Green Car Awards fetes VW e-Up!, Tesla Model S
The California-made Tesla Model S was one of about a dozen models given props by the Next Green Car Awards. And the prizes ran the gamut between conventional, diesel, plug-in and battery-electric powertrains because who doesn’t like variety? Leading off in the Next Green Car awards was the Volkswagen e-Up!, which took home the City