Extreme E Reveals Hydrogen-powered Series
Extreme E has revealed plans to launch an off-road hydrogen championship in 2024.
Extreme H will sit alongside Extreme E, its existing electric racing series, and prototype vehicles could be ready as soon as early 2023.
The Extreme H car will retain the same powertrain and chassis used in Extreme E, but a hydrogen fuel cell will replace the battery as the principal energy source.
Green hydrogen sources will be used to power the Extreme H fuel cells, created using a combination of solar and water. This technology is already being used behind the scenes in Extreme E, where it provides the energy source to the vehicle’s batteries.
Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E, said, “Extreme E was designed to be a testbed for innovation and solutions for mobility. It has become increasingly clear to us that creating a hydrogen racing series is a natural evolution of our mission to showcase the possibilities of new technologies in the race to fight climate issues.
“Together with the current Extreme E Teams we will decide in the coming months the best way to integrate the Hydrogen powered cars into the racing weekend. Two separate categories, full transition to Hydrogen or joint racing are all options on the table.”
Agag said the intention is to work closely with the FIA and the Automobile Club de Monaco on the development of Extreme H.
He added, “Sport is the fastest and most effective platform for driving innovation, and by using the existing Extreme E platform we can also utilise our transport, talent and operations to ensure we are minimising footprint in the process. This effectively means we can have double the race action, with marginal additional impact.”
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