If you are saving up for that Audi Q5 hybrid with fuel-saving features then better save for something else because its manufacturers have just laid the idea to rest while putting the blame on the car’s nickel metal hydride battery pack. Such reasoning is however subject to suspicion considering that a lot of hybrids are cruising the world’s highways like the Toyota Prius hybrid without experiencing safety problems at all.

The German manufacturer should come out clean and admit that the total costs and pricing strategy are the major reasons for the scrapping of the green Audi Q5 hybrid. The prohibitive cost of the hybrid technology is also being eyed as…