Hydrogen-powered startups shine at the Paris Auto Show

The world's first car partially powered byremovable tanks has a maximum speed of 231 km/h.

It isn't a surprise that Machina is performance focused considering that Hopium was founded by a former LeMans winner. Lombard, who won the LMP2 category at LeMans in 2011, had a stint as a development driver for H 24. A long time ago, I developed a race car with hydrogen technology. Lombard said that he went for a performance car that had range and took between three to four minutes to refill.

Lombard gave an explanation on the inspiration behind the movie. There is a close proximity with your car when you are a race car driver. Understand the car and feel its movement. He said that the car's behavior on the road or the interactions inside are the same.

The state-of-the-art fuel cell technology was one of the reasons why Machina stood out. Voisin said that their fuel cell is the most powerful fuel cell ever produced which can deliver exclusive performance in terms of range, power and energy availability.

Voisin said that they want to start production of Machina by the end of the 20th century.

A tank and six pods

The motivation behind designing a vehicle with tanks was to find a solution for hydrogen mobility. The cost of building a hydrogen fuel station is much higher than the cost of the CapXstore system, according to Thomas de Lussac.

The high end NAMX HUV will have a maximum range of 800 km and a maximum speed of 200 km per hour. The main fixed tank will provide 311 miles (500 km) and the car will be able to run for an additional 186 miles (300 km) thanks to the "CapX" capsule. Each capsule will have a range of more than 50 km.

The company plans to install CapXstores by the beginning of the 20th century. We want to create a network of CapXstores where these capsule will be sold. He said that they would put a CapXstore every 45 km. He said that the capsule can be filled. NAMX won't be making its own hydrogen but will buy it from existing suppliers.

The goal was to extend the concept beyond cars to all kinds of mobility, as well as for boats and machine works.

A Citroen light commercial van with an 8.8-lb (4 kg) tank capacity, a range of 249 miles ( 400 km) and a three-minute refueling time were on display. The van is powered by hydrogen and battery power. The battery has a range of 50 km and is powered by a fuel cell.

The hydrogen hybrid system allows the van to hold the same amount of cargo as the internal combustion engine counterpart.

The Paris auto show featured a concept car named Alpenglow. The single-seater is powered by a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine.

Alpine says the Alpenglow epitomizes the brand's revival, in terms of design and technology, and that it "set the tone as a source of inspiration for all future Alpine models." It is unlikely that an Alpine with a hydrogen internal combustion engine will go on sale in the foreseeable future, given the low power and efficiency of such engines.