Automotive, F1 & Motorsport Issue 1 - September 2018 | Page 11

Other companies are attempting to help join the charge in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell revolution including Riversimple based in the Welsh countryside. Lead by former Formula Three racing team boss Hugo Spowers, alongside his wife – they aim to produce the next breakout car in the Hydrogen car market with their model – the Rasa – an extremely lightweight two-seater car that Spowers hopes after a beta test can be on the market in 2019.

Standing out with its lightweight carbon fibre shell, designed to house an 8.5kW fuel cell – the Rasa can do 0-60mph in the same time as a petrol powered Ford Fiesta and has a range of 300 miles produced off of 1.5kg of Hydrogen – 30% of what Toyota uses in their Mirai.

Add in some electric motors, fast charging batteries and an innovative braking system capable of putting wasted energy used from braking back into the car – and the RiverSimple Rasa is simply a pioneer in its field.

The UK and France are set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2040 – so why not be decades ahead of the trend and go green, starting with Hydrogen?

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Could Hydrogen fuel stations and the filling up of Hydrogen cars from fuel stations become a common site in the future?