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- During the coming months, the teams will discuss the best way to integrate the hydrogen-powered cars into the racing weekend
NEOM: The all-electric motorsport series Extreme E has revealed plans to launch a global hydrogen championship in 2024, called Extreme H.
Alejandro Agag, founder of Extreme E, announced the plans ahead of the opening race of its second season, the Desert X Prix, taking place in NEOM, 抖阴短视频 this weekend.
鈥淓xtreme E was designed to be a testbed for innovation and solutions for mobility. It has become increasingly clear to us that creating a hydrogen racing series is a natural evolution of our mission to showcase the possibilities of new technologies in the race to fight climate issues,鈥� he said.
During the coming months, the teams will discuss the best way to integrate the hydrogen-powered cars into the racing weekend. Two separate categories, full transition to hydrogen or joint racing, are both options on the table, Agag said.
Extreme H will race in the same locations as Extreme E, on the same days and with the same sporting format. A hydrogen fuel cell will replace the battery as the Extreme H car鈥檚 principal energy source while green hydrogen sources will be used to power the Extreme H fuel cells.
鈥淚t is fitting to launch the concept of Extreme H here in NEOM, a place with huge ambition around clean energy solutions, and the perfect example of a location which can and will become home to large-scale green hydrogen production and distribution,鈥� Agag added.
Development for the Extreme H vehicle is already underway, with goals to have a prototype launched in early 2023.
An FIA series, Extreme E is an electric off-roading championship that has a social commitment to fight climate change while promoting gender equality.