Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi Plug-In Hybrid Rollout Revealed

摘要

In a media handout at the recent Frankfurt auto show, Volkswagen Group laid out its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) rollout plan for the next several years across its three highest-profile brands, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. The chart calls for seven specific new vehicles set to launch beginning in 2014: four Audis, two Volkswagens, and one Porsche. It doesn't give exact dates or an order by which they'll be launched, but some of that is relatively easy to predict based on current product cycles. The company with the most alternative powertrains on the docket is the one that, until recently, had canceled its hybrid and EV development. Audi's not only back in the game, but launching a full-court press. First up is the A3 e-tron PHEV, which just bowed in Frankfurt. It's a parallel hybrid that matches a turbocharged four-cylinder engine to an electric motor and battery and can drive on pure electric, pure gasoline, or hybrid power.