Comments on: Audi reportedly readying hybrid A3

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:43:05 +0000

Sounds like both of you need to become acquainted with the second law of thermodynamics

By: Borat

Borat — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:00:52 +0000

Atoms, you got it – involuntary braking power.

By: atoms

atoms — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:53:32 +0000

the electric motor attached to the diesel engine can act as a generator in the event of low battery power to supply the rear wheels enough energy to over come the negative electrical force that is regenerative breaking, or something along those lines I suspect, but your right borat it would make little sense just to drag those in wheel motors along with a low battery, especially as they would be slowing the car down producing energy as you are already using it to try and move forward

By: Borat

Borat — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:29:27 +0000

Impersonating ktulu

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:59:04 +0000

Borat your grammar is seriously impossible to decipher

By: Borat

Borat — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:20:37 +0000

Technically it is different then any other solution. It is not the diesel that is revolutionary it is the use of in-wheel motors. From physics point of view it is very interesting: if there is no juice in the battery it will take some doing to move those motors.

By: jandrews90

jandrews90 — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:19:29 +0000

113mpg!! that’d be sweet, especially in a diesel when i first saw the article i thought they were selling out and gunna use regular petrol…

By: nickkop

nickkop — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:48:29 +0000

wow this is cool… wish they could have used the 170 or 140 hp 2.0 TDI would be amazing