Audi will start its first all-electric car in the U.S., the Audi A3 e-tron; on a test basis in four choose parts of the country.
The year-long test program will see the A3 e-tron obtainable to drivers in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Washington, D.C.; and Denver, Colorado.
The latest car to stand the e-tron name is based on the present Audi A3 hatchback, although its conventional drivetrain has been swapped for an electric motor producing 114 hp and 199 lb-ft of torque.
Power is stored in a 26-kWh lithium-ion battery, enabling a driving range of about 90 miles per charge.
Performance has been somewhat comprised by the control to electric impulsion; the electric Audi A3 is said to attain 62 mph in 11.2 seconds and run a top speed of just 90 mph.
Audi plans to open a variety of electric, as well as hybrid and plug-in hybrid, models over the coming years.
Explore from the A3 e-tron will notify the plan and manufacture of those models. They likely comprise an electric or hybrid sports car, as well as an all-electric version of the Audi A1.
