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Audi A3 e-tron Option: Carbon-Free Recharging (In Germany)

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One advantage to plug-in electric cars is that they can operate with no carbon footprint if the electricity used to recharge them is generated from renewable sources. Now Audi is offering a way for German buyers of its new 2015 Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid model to.'

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Audi offering A3 e-tron customers in Germany green electricity in cooperation with LichtBlick

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As an accompaniment to the market launch of the A3 e tron plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ), Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity: Audi energy. With Audi energy, the A3 e tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically. The Audi A3 e?tron In addition, LichtBlick protects one square meter (10.76

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships. 3Degrees and carbon offsets. Installation costs will be extra.

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Audi unveils h-tron quattro fuel cell SUV concept at Detroit; MLB evo platform

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In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

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Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies.

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Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept, Solar Ford C-Max, Electric-Car Residuals: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: An updated version of the Audi Sport quattro plug-in hybrid concept will debut at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, the Ford C-Max Solar Energi can recharge at least partly with sunlight, and Kelly Blue Book isn''t optimistic about electric-car residual values. Renewable "pedal.'

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Tesla Pedal Update, BMW Diesel Drive, China Coal Use: Today's Car News

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Today on Green CarReports: Tesla''s doing well on reservations for its next model, Audi offers renewable energy to recharge its first plug-in hybrid (in Germany, anyway), and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are (still) coming soon. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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