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French company Hopium has announced a new hydrogen-powered electric car that has the potential to revolutionize the automotive market. The vehicle has passed a series of rigorous tests and promises to significantly reduce pollutant emissions.
Sustainability is a constantly evolving topic, and the future still holds many unanswered questions. One of the biggest concerns is the autonomy of electric vehicles, a challenge that companies have been struggling to overcome. In this context, Hopium, an innovative French company, is advancing a promising solution: an electric car powered by hydrogen. With tests in real conditions, Hopium seeks to redefine the standards of autonomy and sustainability in the automotive market, betting on a technology that promises to combine energy efficiency and respect for the environment.
Hopium is close to launching its vehicle in the automotive market
Environmental targets and the need to reduce emissions are issues that are present among vehicle manufacturers and authorities in the European Union. However, the solution that has received the most support, electric vehicles, eliminates several problems but adds others. Thus, the hydrogen option, in its various configurations, remains very much on the table.
Hopium, a cleantech company committed to decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation, has reached a major milestone in the development of its 100 kW hydrogen fuel cell system.
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After a successful series of road tests, Hopium is approaching the automotive market with its hydrogen-powered electric car, which promises to help transform the global automotive landscape. sustainable mobility. Validation tests were carried out on the UTAC circuit, where the results were encouraging from the start.
The fuel cell system demonstrated great robustness, allowing continuous and uninterrupted test sessions.
The tests of the hydrogen-powered electric car in the automotive market included dynamic cycles of intense acceleration and deceleration, vibrations, as well as high-speed conditions and various climatic environments, such as sunny and rainy days. All of this simulates the real conditions of use in heavy-duty transport, where a system must withstand temperature variations and intense workloads.
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The company’s hydrogen propulsion system, which will be launched in the automotive market, has demonstrated its value by achieving a technological maturity level of TRL7, i.e., validated in a real operating environment. This level of maturity is crucial, as it represents an important step towards mass sales of the technology.
Stephane Rabatel, CEO of Hopium, expressed his satisfaction with these results and stated that it is the result of years of research and development, and would not have been possible without the dedicated work of the teams. These results validate not only the quality of its fuel cell technology, but also its commitment to decarbonized and sustainable mobility.
This technology has the potential to offer a viable solution for decarbonisation heavy transport, a sector that has traditionally been difficult to electrify due to the demand for long distances and high load capacities.
Development strategy
Hopium has confirmed that its initial development strategy for its hydrogen-powered electric car will focus on niche markets. One example of this is the offshore K-challenge project, in which the company seeks to leverage its technology to finance the industrialization of its fuel cell system.
This strategy will make it possible to reduce production costs, with the aim of offering a competitive alternative to diesel in the global heavy transport market by 2028-2030.
Heavy-duty transport is responsible for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions globally and traditional solutions such as diesel engines are facing increasing restrictions due to stricter environmental regulations.
