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Audi e-tron points to exciting green future

Audi is developing an electric battery-powered sports car called e-tron that can sprint from 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds and has a limited top speed of 124mph. It has ten times the torque of the V8 Audi R8! It has a range of 154 miles and the batteries can be charged within eight hours, although Audi is also developing a 'wireless' docking station.

Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept e-tron car a true quattro. This so-called torque vectoring allows for dazzling dynamics and an undreamed-of level of agility and precision when cornering.

Watch the latest e-tron Spyder video
Audi has made a film of the e-tron Spyder driving on the coastal roads of California, explaining the benefits of its unique plug-in hybrid powertrain. The ‘e-tron’ name has been applied to a number of cutting-edge concept cars featuring electric and hybrid drive-terrains...

Audi e-tron Video
California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the Audi stand at the LA Auto Show to review the Audi e-tron - the high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Schwarzenegger expressed his support for automakers raising the bar on environmental responsibility.