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What's another reason to choose Audi, beside the integrity of their fast, luxury sports cars? They don't try to pull the wool over your eyes. Rather, they have the utmost respect for you. As such, they're not going to develop and market a hybrid car just for the heck of it - not if they've found another, less expensive way to offer drivers better fuel economy without compromising power.

This is why…

Audi Invests More Money & Manpower in Future Growth

In 2011, Audi added approximately 3,500 members to its team - the largest addition in the company's history. One might assume, that in 2012, they'd put on the brakes. Fred Lavery Company is happy to report that's not the case. They're planning instead to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal. Hoping to develop their breadth and depth in the areas of lightweight construction and electric technology, the Four-Ringed luxury automaker…

Audi A1 E-Tron Takes Over Munich Streets

Audi is serious about getting drivers behind the wheels of electric vehicles, and to prove it, they've unleashed a fleet of 20 prototype Audi A1 e-tron vehicles on the streets of Munich. This new initiative is being executed in conjunction with the German government, and it's known as the Modellregion Elektromobilität München or Model Region Electromobility Munich.

The focus of the test run is to see how drivers utilize various features…

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…

Land Rover is about to get into the hybrid car market, they'll add hybrid vehicles to the inventory of Fred Lavery Company in Birmingham, MI. A new report indicates the company is working on a slew of fuel saving vehicles.

In an interview with Inside Line, Land Rover's Global Brand Director John Edwards revealed the auto maker will follow a top-down hybrid strategy, focusing on larger models "where the greatest consumption gains are…

Land Rover Green Government Grant

Land Rover is making an effort to become a top contender in the green car movement. The foreign luxury auto maker is already producing new battery and vehicle technology, including a hybrid version of their upcoming Evoque small crossover Range Rover.

But money can be an issue, sometimes the only issue, when trying to make it in the auto industry. Land Rover is far from going broke, but producing such new technologies takes millions

Audi A1 Eventually Coming to the US

For a while, it seemed all the United States would get out of Audi's upcoming A1 minicar were those flashy advertisements and YouTube videos featuring Justin Timberlake. But good news everyone!

Audi's sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer has revealed plans to sell the A1 outside of Europe. Looks like America may get its hands on A1 after all.

Speaking with Bloomberg New, Schwarzenbauer stated "Audi reversed their earlier decision (to limits sales to Europe?

Audi A2 Will Be All-EV

Audi is making its mark on the alternative fuel automotive segment. With the introduction of the smaller A2 make, the German auto maker will introduce the A2 five door as an all electric model.

According to Autoblog and Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, the A2 will be born as a non-gasoline powered electric car - of course these are mostly rumors for now. But we can't wait to find out just how futuristic the Audi A2 will be.

This Audi fully electric vehicle will be set to compete with smaller hybrid and electric city car competition coming from other German and…

A Porsche Hybrid, at the 2010 New York Auto Show

At the 2010 New York International Auto Show, Porsche unveiled a hybrid 911 GT3.  Porsche wasn't the only auto maker to reveil hybrid vehicles, most other brands did as well.

But when a classic race car and luxury performance maker like Porsche shows up with their 911 GT3 R Hybrid, and parks it in a public lot, it's going to get gawked at. Maybe that was the plan.

Porsche's "racing lab" came up with their 40,000-RPM electric hybrid engine, which kicks the butt of most other gas-electric rides. The lucky driver of this Porsche can direct…