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Audi A5 e-tron Hybrid Prototype Revealed

The premium EV market is set to heat up over the next decade, with the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen all pushing their respective electric projects.

Audi, a part of the Volkswagen Group, declared late last year that it is aiming to lea


The premium EV market is set to heat up over the next decade, with the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen all pushing their respective electric projects.

Audi, a part of the Volkswagen Group, declared late last year that it is aiming to lead the premium EV segment by 2020 with its 'e-tron' range of electric vehicles.

Te German luxury carmaker has this week revealed a prototype version of the A5 e-tron quattro plug-in hybrid, which pairs a 157kW TFSi 2.0 litre petrol engine with a 35kW electric motor.

The petrol engine and the electric motor both drive the front wheels, but what of the 'quattro' name?

In the case of the A5 e-tron prototype, all-wheel-drive is accomplished thanks to a second electric motor driving the rear axle with an additional 60kW and 300Nm of torque.

The electric motors also have the ability to recover brake energy, topping up the lithium-ion battery pack, which can also be recharged through a home mains outlet.

Fully charged, the battery pack will also allow the A5 e-tron to drive up to 65km on electric power alone, at speeds up to 100km/h.

For now, the A5 e-tron quattro is only a prototype, but as Audi pushes to dominate the alternative-energy market, expect this technology to appear in future four-ringed cars.

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