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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Audi e-fuels are intended to use no fossil or biomass sources; do not compete with food production; and are 100% compatible with existing infrastructure. The e-gas plant only operates when there is too much electricity from renewable sources in the grid. Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g. Earlier post.).

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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While this density exceeds that of lead batteries by a factor of 4, it is about 40% less than the densities of the small lithium-ion batteries used in consumer products such as cell phones, notebooks and similar devices, Audi noted. At present, lithium-ion batteries in the automotive sector have an energy density of about 0.14

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