Aiming to create a cleaner environment with the design and manufacture of hydrogen powered vehicles, Riversimple engaged the use of ACG’s black pigmented LTM®26ELB. The versatile prepreg was chosen for its low cost tooling and manufacturing properties, and was processed using out-of-autoclave vacuum bagging.
The lightweight two seater concept car has annual urban running costs of around £2500 – inclusive of fuel and maintenance. A hydrogen fuel cell powering four electric motors, one mounted at each of the wheel hubs, fuels the car. It is capable of reaching speeds up to 50 mph, and can also travel 200 miles between refueling stops.
Though the car emits no carbon dioxide from the exhaust, the processes required to make the hydrogen are not totally environmentally friendly. For each kilometre traveled around 30 g of carbon dioxide is produced. However, this is still just 25% of the lowest emissions of any other car on the market today
