The British company Viritech showed the world its Pininfarina-designed Apricale car and provided the car’s technical data that makes the car an impressive speed car.
This hydrogen car will break the barriers of 1,000 horsepower while weighing less than 1,000 kg. That is, it will have more than one CV of power per kilogram of weight. Real madness, what shows the advantages of hydrogen over electricity.
Weighing less than 1,000kg, the Apricale is one of the lightest cars in the thousand horsepower club., and is an impressive showcase of the company’s core technology: Graph-Pro lightweight hydrogen storage tanks. Do you know everything about hydrogen cars?
They are integrated into a carbon fiber chassis design rather than heavy bolt-on tanks that weigh 20 times more than the hydrogen they carry.
Apricale carries about 5.4 kg of hydrogen at a pressure of 700 bar. This hydrogen is passed through a “several hundred kilowatt” fuel cell to produce electricity, which is sent directly to two 536 hp electric motors. on the front and rear axles.
Or it is redirected to charge a high performance 6kWh battery. The battery is designed for short-term power boosts when those thousands of horsepower are needed.
So while it is correct to say that this car can produce 1,000 hp, it is also correct to say that it does so in a very short amount of time: a maximum of 27 seconds, according to News Atlas’ calculations.
Viritech promises emission-free driving at speeds up to 322 km/h and claims that a full tank of hydrogen will allow a driving range of 560 km. before you have to look for a hydrogen station
The downside is that only 25 of these vehicles will be built, with deliveries expected from 2024. In the meantime, take a look at the all-solar car launched in the Netherlands and named after the recently released Disney movie: Lightyear 0.
Source: Computer Hoy
