Longing to get back into the EV game after your
MINI E got
sent back to the mothership? If you didn't hop on the BMW Group's other electric trial, the 1 Series-based
ActiveE, how about giving a shake to a car from its rival in
Ingolstadt? At the TED2012 conference, Audi just confirmed prior plans to lease its electrified hatchback, the
A3 e-tron. Just like last time we espied it, the electric city-dweller will have a top speed of 90MPH and rather languid 0-60 sprint of eleven seconds. No word on price, though, but those serious on joining the pilot will have to call San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC or Denver home. That quartet of locales represents a diverse range of climates, which it'll use to gleam important real-world data for future e-tron endeavors. We're not entirely sure how we feel about possibly paying to be a transportation guinea-pig, but can you really say no to those red-lined rims? Us neither. Catch them in a video form alongside PR after the break.
Continue reading Audi comes clean on A3 e-tron pilot program, electric mobility coming to four US cities
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