Supercar runs on hydrogen and exhales drinkable water through its exhausts

  • This car is not your average supercar
  • It’s powered completely by hydrogen
  • It exhales drinkable water through its exhausts

 

Published on Jan 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

Last updated on Jan 25, 2024 at 6:16 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Alessandro Renesis

This is the Hyperion XP-1, a hydrogen-powered beast that exhales nothing but drinkable water through its exhausts.

It could be the future of supercars.

Supercar Blondie’s Alex Hirschi had the chance to see it in the metal, and it looks incredible.

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The Hyperion XP-1 is a zero emission car with NASA technology.

It runs on hydrogen and produces drinkable water and water vapor as exhaust, with its carbon footprint far less than a regular supercar.

Put simply: hydrogen cars contain a fuel cell that combines hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity.

Water is the only by-product of that reaction.

The fuel cell has no moving parts, making cars that run on hydrogen more efficient and reliable than conventional combustion engines.

What we do know is that using hydrogen as fuel is no barrier to speed.

The stunning and unique supercar can achieve a top speed of 356 km/h (221 mph).

It gets to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 2.32 seconds.

The car can get fully charged in just five minutes, has a mobile charging unit, and has a mammoth range of over 1,500 kilometers (932 miles).

As well as looking cool as hell, the hydrogen propulsion system that makes this beast go is a real feat of engineering.

Using technology straight from NASA, this car is one of the most advanced out there.

Although hydrogen cars aim to be sustainable and eco-friendly, the environmental impact of this new technology remains a bit of a mystery.

While it’s true that the cars are emitting water and vapor over greenhouse gases, making the hydrogen that fuels it requires energy – that process relies on, you guessed it: fossil fuels.

It’s predicted by Michelin, that there will be “more than 2.3 million hydrogen-powered cars and trucks are expected to be on the road in 2030”.

Mass production will be key to reducing staggering production costs.

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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”