Viritech's hydrogen fuel-cell Apricale might just revolutionise the future of fast cars. We dive into the details -
has followed the project closely since its inception, but this is the first time anybody has seen the finished design, as penned by Pininfarina, alongside more detailed specifications for its ground-breaking vehicle., Pininfarina has given the form a slick, sleek style, characterised by enormous air intakes in both the front bumper and particularly along the sides.
Rather than aspiring to be a car maker, the business is based around two elements. Firstly, to offer a green solution to low-volume, UK-based manufacturers who need a low-emissions powertrain but don’t want to be battery powered due to their brand being about light vehicles. And secondly, to license the patented technology to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, making it available to all who are willing to pay.
In traditional fuel-cell vehicles the hydrogen tank is simply bolted in, at the expense of weight. In the Apricale, the tank is used as a stressed part of the structure , enabling the rear bulkhead of the carbonfibre monocoque to be much thinner than it would otherwise need to be. Many people still picture the Hindenburg disaster when hydrogen is mentioned, but as Faulks says, storing it in a tank safely was understood by the Victorians and their steam boilers, and Apollo used it on the moon.
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