How Extreme H plans to fast track automotive hydrogen

There’s little doubt that consumer attitudes to electric vehicles have shifted dramatically over the course of the past ten years. Indeed, according to industry trade body the SMMT sales of EVs - which comprised 0.7 per cent of the UK’s new car market in 2018 - now account for 18.5 per cent of all new cars sold. And this figure is expected to rise dramatically as we move ever-closer to the UK’s 2035 ban on new fossil-fuel powered cars 

Numerous factors have helped fuel this transition from the fringes of early adoption to the automotive mainstream not least improved battery performance and the rapidly growing availability of charge points. But one thing that also appears to have played a role is the emergence of EV racing competitions like Formula E and its off-road off-shoot Extreme E, which have provided both an eye-catching showcase of the technology’s capabilities and helped drive developments in areas like battery efficiency and size optimization.