Audi Takes Alternate Route Toward Zero-Emissions Motoring
Published Tuesday, 31 May, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: New Inventory, Green, Fleet, News, Birmingham MI.
Starting in 2013, as part of a new eco-friendly 'balanced mobility' initiative, Audi is expected to launch a limited production run of both the all-electric A1 e-tron, and new gas-powered A3 'e-gas'. But, unlike its closest competitors, the leading-edge Audi A3 e-gas will be powered neither by hydrogen nor electricity. Rather, it will run on a synthetic natural gas created from purpose-built, off-shore wind farms.
Initially slated to run at only 1,500 units, the…