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Audi will start selling a hybrid version of its Q5 crossover SUV in the U.S. in 2011, the automaker's first hybrid-electric vehicle to be sold in North America.


Although it is developing hybrids to remain competitive with rivals, Audi has long maintained that diesel is a more cost-effective way to boost gas mileage for its cars than hybrid technology.


Earlier this month, the Audi's clean diesel 3 TDI hatchback, which gets an EPA-rated 42 miles per gallon, was named the 2010 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal magazine at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.


The Q5 hybrid will be part of $10.5 billion investment Audi's making in new propulsion technologies over the next three years, Audi spokesman Christian Bokich confirmed.


The program is likely to result in more Audi hybrids and electric vehicles by mid-decade.
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Tags: Audi, Diesel, Hybrid, Plug-ins and Electric, Audi Q5 Hybrid

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Audi Still Loves Diesel But Confirms Q5 Hybrid SUV for U.S. in 2011 was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.