The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron's energy store is a lithium-ion battery system installed in a space-efficient, crash-protected location in the floor, beneath the rear bench seat. The high-voltage ...

Technically speaking, the 2015 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron is a parallel hybrid ... the electric motor and the battery pack – there are three independent closed loops. Since Audi engineered ...

The charge mode, along with three other options (Electric Drive, Hybrid Auto and the battery-retaining Hybrid Hold) is accessible via a switch on the A3 e-tron's dashboard. Audi knows you've got a ...

In all-electric mode, the 2016 Audi A3 e-tron's range is 31 miles with a fully-charged 8.8-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. When electrical energy is exhausted, a turbocharged 1.4-liter TFSI engine takes ...