01/08/2008 02:46. Audi's head of R&D, Michael Dick, told Autocar that the company's focus for hybrid development has changed dramatically.  Not only is the Q5 expected to be Audi's first gas-electric offering, but engineers have moved from tinkering with nickel-metal hydride batteries to a lithium-ion pack.

While Dick stated the larger Q7 hybrid was on "indefinite hold," but that doesn't mean the company will aim to move the program into production.  If... // Automobile Magazine