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By Drew Johnson Tuesday, Dec 29th, 2009 @ 9:35 a.m.
After numerous on-again, off-again rumors, Audi has officially announced a hybrid version of its Q5 compact SUV. Reports of a hybrid version of the Audi Q5 have been circling the internet rumor mill since 2008.
Audi says the Q5 Hybrid will make its debut in late 2010 – possibly indicating a Los Angeles Auto Show reveal – with sales set to kick off in early 2011. United States sales are a sure bet but it remains to be seen if the Q5 Hybrid will be offered in Europe where diesels still reign supreme.

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No technical specs were released for the Q5 Hybrid but it is believed the SUV will employ nickel metal hydride batteries rather than a more advanced – and expensive – lithium-ion batteries. The Q5 Hybrid will be Audi’s first full hybrid model.

Audi still prefers diesel technology to hybrid technology – saying the company is developing “hybrids in order to show people that we are able to do them” – but the Q5 Hybrid should help the German automaker in the U.S. market, both in terms of sales and fuel economy regulations.