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CAR interviews Renault’s electric car chief Thierry Koskas (2011)

CAR recently had dinner with the head of Renault’s electric car programme, Thierry Koskas. We grilled him on the finer points of Renault’s ambitious EV plans, asked him how on earth Renault will make money on it and probed him for the truth on the espionage scandal. Read on for our interview with Renault’s EV boss.

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron price and specs – costs £34,950

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (pictured) costs £34,950 If governments are going to base car taxation on Co2 emissions, then car makers are going to build cars that ‘game’ the official tests. A perfect example of which is the new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid. It’s expensive at £34,950 (although the government bribe for plug-ins does drop the price you pay to £29,950), but thanks to its ‘up to 31 miles’ range on battery power only it comes complete with official economy of 176.6 mpg and emissions of 37g/km.

Video: Check out new episode of Hagerty Classic Car TV

This week, Hagerty Classic Car TV takes us to the Concours d'LeMons in Monterey, Calif. But before that, we get news featuring the Ford Mustang, John Travolta and Auburn Auction stories. At Monterey, we get to check out the AMCs, Ford Pintos and MGs at the concours, along with a raced-out Ford Probe.