Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro
With the A7 Sportback h-tron quattro, the brand with the four rings is showing that it is also a master of fuel-cell technology. Audi can enter series production in this field, too, when the market and infrastructure justify it.
The Audi e-gas facility in Werlte, Lower Saxony, uses electricity from wind energy to split water into oxygen and hydrogen via electrolysis. This gas is currently being used in a further step to make Audi e-gas. In future, however, the hydrogen can be used to power cars such as the A7 Sportback h-tron quattro. They will thenhave not only zero local emissions, but also zero global emissions.
The A7 Sportback h-tron quattro is the first fuel-cell car with quattro drive. An electric motor drives each of the front and rear wheels. The e-quattro concept delivers sporty performance with a peak output of 228 kW and up to 540 Nm of torque. In the rear end is a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 8.8 kWh, which delivers powerful added boost under heavy acceleration.The four hydrogen pressure tanks provide a range of more than 500 km and can be completely filled within three minutes.