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For most people, I would say when the ICE kicks in, it is "hardly" noticeable. You will likely "notice" it because I'm pretty sure you will be paying attention, and will hear the difference between EV (silent) and ICE (typical gas engine sound), plus there's a slight shudder that you'll notice...

All hybrid-electric vehicles (whether plug-in hybrid like the A3 etron or not) as well as EVs make use of regenerative braking. It is not required to plug in to charge...if you don't, the car would behave like a conventional (non plug-in) hybrid. In North America, the car comes with a charger...