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This is the Hyperion XP-1, which is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
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Hyperion makes a lot of bold claims about the XP-1, which it says will go into limited production in 2022.
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There’s something Bugatti – like about the XP-1 haunches.
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The car is meant to be a technology demonstrator to prove that H2 is a viable fuel.
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An EV of fuel cells needs emission, but these simply emit water vapor.
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Angelo Kafantaris is a man on a mission. He’s the CEO of Hyperion, who debuted on Wednesday morning on a new hypercar that wants to prove that you can go really fast without surprising the planet. But this red is not full of lithium-ion cells. Instead, the XP-1 is powered by a fuel cell, and its job is to give hydrogen a halo effect that more pedestrian fuel electric cars like the Toyota Mirai or Hyundai Nexo have not quite succeeded.
“The most important criterion is to supply this clean powerful energy source in a cost-effective way so that the rest of the world could enjoy it,” he told me when we spoke for a few weeks. “So we decided we wanted to help this sector grow so that the rest of us enjoyed the same benefits, which of course would be really long range, really fast refueling time, a longer life cycle that does not degrade with each load (if refueling in this case), a very high gravimetric energy density, the nature of recyclability, which is not cost unnecessary compared to batteries, and then I think lastly, durability since hydrogen vehicles are not sensitive to low performance in high “Heat as well as very cold temperatures. All these things make hydrogen a wonderful value proposition for the consumer when applied to cars.”
It sure looks like the part, looks a bit like a Bugatti Chiron that had a transport accident with an IndyCar. The headlines for the XP-1 would make it a winner in a game of hypercar Top Trumps: Zero to 60 mph in under 2.2 seconds. A top speed above 221mph (356km / h). And a range of 1,635 miles (1,635 km) between fuel stops. The monocoque tub and bodywork are made of carbon composite with strands of titanium by weaving for added strength, yet the XP-1 has a curb weight of 2,275lbs (1,031kg). And it is powered by a hydrogen fuel that supplies energy to a pair of electric motors, with an ultracapacitor there as an energy storage device.
Hyperion hopes all of these impressive specs can help people answer one basic question: why hydrogen? “For example, the range on our car is more than 1000 miles, which you can only reach in a hydrogen car,” notes Kafantaris. “There’s always a question about how and why, and we believe the reason needs to be answered first – that’s the reason we chose the vehicle first.”
And if that all sounds extremely attentive, well, that seems to be the point. “What we are currently most critical of for the industry is delivering a message through a product, the Hyperion XP-1, which is a car that is an educational tool to show the world the wonderful benefits of hydrogen,” he said. said Kafantaris. “Hyperion does not intend to be just a manufacturer of supercars whatsoever. The XP-1 is an educational tool, and there will be further models that are more affordable as a rule. But in the first place. we want to build the latest version of what a hydrogen feed could be, and then explain to the world why it was so beautiful through the car. “
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