The automotive world is on the brink of a revolution, and hydrogen race cars are at the forefront of this transformation. As the motorsport industry increasingly looks for sustainable alternatives to traditional fuel, hydrogen cars are fast becoming the game-changing solution. This article explores how hydrogen race cars work, their benefits, and the role they could play in the future of motorsport.
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Sep
2024
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Feb
2024
In the world of motorsport, innovation takes the lead, pushing boundaries and redefining what vehicles can achieve. Recently, a Chevy S-10 with Tesla battery tech captured the attention of enthusiasts and experts alike at the brutal King of the Hammer off-road racing event in California. Despite facing off against traditional monster V8s, the TesTen’s electric torque delivery gave it the edge; showing that Tesla battery tech is at home off-road as it is on the road.
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Feb
2021
The automotive sector has seen some exciting cars in recent times but few are as stunning and technologically sound as the all-new McLaren Artura Hybrid. It is, in fact, the first completely new model the British automaker has produced in over a decade and the first hybrid since the McLaren P1.
The real race towards electrification starts with the new McLaren Artura which they refer to as its first High-Performance Hybrid model. Indeed, the P1 was first but it was a 375-unit special edition whereas the Artura is a full production car complete with a brand new engine and chassis.
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Feb
2017
McLaren has announced that it is to construct the new McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) in Sheffield. The facility is the result of a £50m joint investment with Sheffield City Council and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
The facility, which will create 200 jobs will be the first purpose built facility outside of the existing McLaren site in Woking, Surrey. The centre will be responsible for the research and manufacture of carbon fibre chassis for current McLaren automotive cars and also for future models. With work on the new centre due to start shortly, it is anticipated that there will be 2 years of research and development before advanced carbon fibre chassis will be manufactured from 2020. This will mean that at this point in time almost 60% of all McLarens will be UK sourced.
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Jul
2016
When we think of the technical developments in F1 and motorsport generally, we can all probably think of an area in the automotive industry where those developments have had an impact. But do you ever think about what or who else benefits of those developments?
If I was to say that the care of premature babies has been impacted by motorsport technical developments you’d probably wonder how. What about supermarkets? How could they possibly benefit from the motorsport industry?
These are only a couple of examples of where motorsport innovation is being used to solve challenges in other industrial sectors.
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Mar
2016
Following on from last week’s exciting news about the partnership between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, we are sticking to the theme of motorsport with the news that sports car production is coming to South Wales.
Both TVR and Aston Martin have announced facilities for South Wales.
After much speculation Aston Martin announced that they will open a new factory at St Athan where they will build the new DBX crossover model. It is expected that the factory will be producing cars in 2020. The factory will create more than 750 jobs; even more when the wider supply chain and local business is considered.
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Mar
2016
Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing announced a partnership this week to create the next generation hypercar.
The project, codenamed ‘AM-RB 001’ is to be a collaboration between Red Bull Racing’s chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey and Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, bringing the classic and signature sports car design of Aston Martin together with the cutting edge F1 technology of Red Bull Racing to produce the ultimate hypercar.
The project will combine and unite some of the world’s best aerodynamics, composite experts and manufacturing masters bringing anticipation and excitement to customers and enthusiasts worldwide.
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Aug
2015
Here at PRV we provide services to the motorsport industry and there’s no denying that there’s an insatiable appetite for all things motorsport in the UK. TV programmes and Formula 1 viewing figures back that up and the Formula E series was a big hit. But just how much does the engineering in motorsport impact the everyday road car development?
There will be some that say it doesn’t; F1 and race weekends are nothing but a chance for celebrity and excess to take the platform. However, that’s not the view of the motorsport Industry Association (MIA) or the automotive industry themselves, who say that the engineering innovations in motorsport have a significant impact on the wider industry.
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