Hydrogen

A hydrogen fuel cell-powered Land Rover Defender prototype will undergo off-road development testing in Britain later this year, parent company JLR has confirmed. The zero-emission experiment – which is part of a wider government-funded undertaking known as Project Zeus – will reportedly lead to the introduction of a mass-produced hydrogen Land Rover SUV “within the next few years.”

British start-up Viritech has previewed images of what it claims will be the world’s first hydrogen-powered hypercar, known as the Apricale. Developed at the MIRA Technology Park in Warwickshire, little is currently known about the vehicle's powertrain. However, the design team claims the finished product will send approximately 820kW to the road – significantly more than almost any contemporary internal combustion production car not built by Bugatti.

Australia is on the brink of opening its third public refuelling station for hydrogen cars – in Brisbane, following recent openings in Melbourne and Canberra – and a second fleet of Hyundai Nexo vehicles has arrived in Sydney ahead of the next real-world trial of the future tech. Japanese car giant Toyota and South Korean conglomerate Hyundai launched hydrogen-car fleet trails in Australia within days of each other late last month.

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus – a United States-based exotic car manufacturer – is reportedly developing a hydrogen fuel cell all-terrain ute known as the SCG 010 Zero. The vehicle will reportedly be based on the brand’s existing petrol-powered SCG Boot (shown below), which beat the Ford Bronco in 2019 and 2020 at the iconic Baja 1000 in Mexico.