WAE presents high-performance hydrogen platform
The UK-based WAE Technologies has revealed its new ultra-high performance hydrogen fuel cell electric architecture, ‘EVRh’. The launch of EVRh comes one year after the reveal of its battery-electric derivative ‘EVR’.
In terms of layout, the H2 fuel tank and battery system are situated in the middle of the vehicle. According to WAE, the EVRh system is capable of discharging 430kW of power and having a 120kW charge power, enabling sub-2.5 second acceleration from 0-100 kph. All-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive layouts are supported through multiple electric drive configurations. WAE adds that “the battery can be rapid-charged at rates of up to 120kW”.
“Since its inception in 2010, WAE has been dedicated to innovating cutting-edge and transformative technologies across a variety of applications and industries,” said Paul McNamara, Technical Director for WAE Technologies. “EVRh, on display at CENEX LCV for the first time, is another key example of WAE’s capabilities in the development of solutions for zero carbon vehicles, enabling state-of-the-art FCEV vehicles to be brought to market rapidly and cost-effectively.”
As mentioned above, this hydrogen platform is based on an electric hypercar platform, which WAE presented last September. The EVR platform was designed for a peak power of 1,650 kW and enables acceleration from 0 to 100 kph in less than 2 seconds. In 2021, WAE and Italdesign also launched an electric vehicle platform, which was preceded by another electric vehicle concept platform revealed in 2018.
WAE was acquired at the beginning of last year, when the Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group bought in.
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