Hydrogen Cars

As the UK accelerates toward its zero-emission targets, the rise in electric cars reveals underlying challenges that hydrogen cars could help address.

Extreme E drives gender equality in motorsport, creating new opportunities for women on and off the track as it evolves into hydrogen-powered Extreme H in 2025.

We met up with Catie Munnings, professional Racing Driver at Extreme E – who had been giving the new Pioneer 25 a good thrashing around a motorsport test track – to get her thoughts on the updated hydrogen-powered car for 2025.

The INITIUM concept. It’s Hyundai’s latest shot across the bows of battery electric, and it comes in the form of a sleek hydrogen-powered SUV that’s got more going for it than just pretty looks.

Driving Hydrogen had the exciting opportunity to join the team at Extreme E down in the south of France as they continue extensive testing of their hydrogen fuel-cell Pioneer 25 on a gruelling off road circuit.

Renault is pulling out all the stops with this car, bringing together cutting-edge design, industry-leading efficiency, and a powertrain that could change how we think about low-carbon mobility.

“I think every race car should be built like this,” says Timmy Hansen, Swedish rallycross legend, after his first hydrogen-powered test in the Pioneer 25.

“SLIDE IN TO RACE” denotes the door sill as you slide into the cockpit of Alpine’s new Alpenglow Hy6 – the latest iteration of Renault Group’s hydrogen-combustion-engined race car prototype.

Last Wednesday, we headed down to the Fontjoncouse test track in the sunny south of France with Extreme H for the final track test of their hydrogen-powered Pioneer 25.

A project named Waste2Race at the University of Warwick, led by students and engineers at the WMG department, is developing a hydrogen-powered car fuelled by sewage.

New research from the Brunel Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuels reveals that hydrogen combustion engines are crucial for the UK to meet its net zero targets.

Renault is pulling out all the stops with it’s new 90% more eco-friendly concept, bringing together cutting-edge design, industry-leading efficiency, and a powertrain that could change how we think about low-carbon mobility.

Well, it looks like Australia just upped its hydrogen game. H2H Energy, one of the nation’s hydrogen refuelling specialists, has launched its H2CORE system.

The new model, expected to launch in 2025, has adopted a boxier, more rugged design akin to the Hyundai Santa Fe but with its own unique hydrogen-powered DNA.

Hyundai Motor and Škoda Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Korea-Czech Business Summit in Prague, aiming to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen in global mobility.

Under the previous government, the ban on petrol and diesel cars was moved back to 2035. The government plans to reverse this delay, as set out in Labour’s manifesto and automotive sector plan.

Opel/Vauxhall has yet again stepped into the hydrogen spotlight with the debut of its Movano hydrogen van at IAA Transportation.

IR Maxoinversiones and H2GO have launched the first hydrogen fuel station and rental car company on the Spanish Canary Islands.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is going green with the launch of three hydrogen-fuelled charging stations, starting at RAF Leeming, thanks to a partnership with renewable energy specialist GeoPura.

BMW has officially announced that, in partnership with Toyota, it will launch its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by 2028.