| Manu | Date: Sunday, 29-November-2020, 3:05 PM | Message # 1 |
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The makers of the Rasa hydrogen-powered car believe it has an advantage over electric batteries because of its much greater range
Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversimple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain's promised "green revolution" that would see petrol-powered cars banned within 10 years.
While conventional battery-powered electric cars may be a few miles ahead in the zero-emission vehicle race, the company is betting that nascent hydrogen technology will fuel the cars of the future.
South Korea's Hyundai claims to be the current world leader, selling 5,000 units of its Nexo model in 2019, followed by the Toyota Mirai.
Their sales are dwarfed by those of battery powered cars, of which there now around five million on the world's roads.
Riversimple is only an ambitious upstart compared with the Asian automotive giants, but is currently the only British manufacturer in the sector with its flagship model, the Rasa.
Founder Hugo Spowers is keen to take on the big boys with his self-designed model, whose name derives from the Latin 'tabula rasa', or clean slate.
Starting from scratch will give him an advantage, he hopes, over manufacturing giants that are focussed on adapting petrol-driven models to run on hydrogen fuel.
He also believes hydrogen has a clear advantage over electric batteries because it offers a much greater range.
"A short-range car can be brilliant running on batteries, and we need them and there's a role for them," he said.
Read more/full article/source - https://techxplore.com/news/2020-11-uk-sole-hydrogen-car-maker.html
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