As of this moment, there are already many customers that tap Audi e-gas via the existing natural gas network, extending to many different fuel stations.
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Performance should be pokey, given the hydrogen fuel cell develops 147hp and the lithium-ion battery adds another 134hp available on demand, with maximum torque an impressive 550Nm.
That said, the H-Tron concept (along with the E-Tron version) could be the change Audi needs when it comes to green technology. The auto “combines high-riding driving comfort with off-road qualities”, describes Audi, which could make it the flawless choice for Subaru Outback lovers who need a little more opulence in their lives.
The 2017 Audi A4 Allroad made its debut appearance alongside Audi’s hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, the h-tron quattro concept, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Power from the fuel cell and battery drive a pair of electric motors, a 90kW motor located on the front axle, with a 140kW motor on the rear axle. Speed wise, the h-tron Quattro isn’t exactly blazing fast, but it can get up to a top speed of 124 miles per hour and can hit 0-to-60 in a hair under seven seconds.
Audi says the h-tron quattro concept is a step towards “the long-term goal of Carbon dioxide neutral mobility”.
Thanks to its advanced powertrain the h-tron quarrto is able to be refuelled in just four minutes, and capable of a 600 kilometre cruising range. The created electricity charges the battery which then powers the electric motors for motion, though it can also be sent directly to the motors for a temporary boost in power.
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Audi looks to a future where its buyers will still want the company’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system, but might not want to be pumping gasoline or (ahem) diesel into their cars. The electric motor on the front axle develops 90 kW, and its rear counterpart 140 kW. The hydrogen powering it, of course. The vehicle’s central driver assistance controller (zFAS) “computes a model of the car’s surroundings in real time and makes this information available to the assistance systems and the piloted driving and parking systems”, Audi says.
