At the LA Auto Show today, Audi unveiled the A7 Sportback h-tron quattro, a modified version of its swoopy four-door coupe that swaps out the traditional drivetrain for a hydrogen fuel cell and electric motors at the front and rear. It'll go over 300 miles between refuelings, which take three minutes — a far cry from the hours that it can take to fully recharge a battery-powered electric vehicle. The h-tron is also a plug-in hybrid, which means you can connect it to charge a battery with roughly 31 miles of range.
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A car owner recently posted a video showing that this philosophy could be bleeding over into the automotive industry.
300 miles without refueling... I am excited already.
Great.
Now just the small matter of being able to produce enough hydrogen cheaply and creating the massive infrastructure to dispense it.
Nevermind...
It will take a good while for this to be put into use.
Think Audi is just saying they are "now" in a very positive position on how to progress hydrogen technology.
Which just means "now" it's up to the people/organizations who would like to put capital investments in building the plants and also to hold talks with governments on how to push things further.