1,000-Mile Range For This Hydrogen-Powered Hypercar!

Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered hypercar with a 1,000-mile range and a peak speed of 221 mph by Hyperion, a California-based tech startup. It can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 2.2 seconds. Those are pretty amazing stats, but the car's primary goal isn't to compete with Tesla in a head-to-head fight.

According to the business, the goal is to create interest in hydrogen power. The XP-1 derives electricity from huge hydrogen tanks that drive two strong electric motors, rather than depending on extremely heavy lithium-ion battery packs. Lower curb weight, higher power, and a longer range are all advantages.

Apart from the manner it is currently produced (about 95% of all hydrogen is supplied by steam reforming of natural gas), hydrogen is a highly ecologically safe fuel source.

Fortunately, there are several methods for producing hydrogen for use as a fuel. “Excess grid solar power may be used to create hydrogen,” CEO Angelo Kafantaris asserted. “Generating hydrogen is a more environmentally friendly process than manufacturing batteries.”

Regrettably, fuelling hydrogen automobiles in 2020 will be exceedingly challenging. Only 39 hydrogen stations for fuelling fuel cell cars were officially available in the United States in 2018. Hyperion intends to alter this. According to the firm, it plans to develop its own hydrogen-fueling station network, similar to Tesla's Supercharger network. The XP-1 will cost a lot of money. Production will begin in 2022, with just 300 units offered.