Audi Produces First Batch of e-Benzin

Because the e-benzin contains no sulfur or benzene, it burns very cleanly and is thus a high-grade fuel. This enables engines to use high compression ratios for enhanced efficiency. Audi will test the new fuel in the lab and in test engines. In the medium term, the company and Global Bioenergies aim to modify the process so that it requires no biomass, instead requiring just water, hydrogen, CO2 and sunlight.

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Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi AG, emphasized that the company has taken a broad-based approach to the development of CO2-neutral, non-fossil fuels. "Global Bioenergies has demonstrated the viability of the Audi 'e-benzin' production process. That is a big step in our Audi e-fuels strategy."

Audi is already producing larger quantities of 'e-gas' (synthetic methane) on an industrial scale for its customers. Other research projects with various partners are dedicated to Audi 'e-ethanol', Audi 'e-diesel' and Audi 'e-benzin'