The world’s first
Hydrogen Hypercar
The world’s first
Hydrogen Hypercar
The world’s first
Hydrogen Hypercar
The world’s first
Hydrogen Hypercar
The Apricale represents a revolution. It is the only hypercar to provide a zero-emissions powertrain in a car whose weight is the same as a petrol-powered equivalent – and half that of some battery-electric equivalents.
Zero-emission vehicles without compromise
The Apricale is the perfect expression of our belief in zero-emission vehicles without compromise. Up to now, the choice has been agility or zero-emissions. The Apricale is the first car in the world to provide both.
Our Ethos
In a world awash with ever larger, ever heavier hypercars, we were determined to prove there is a better way. Using expertise gained in F1 and other top motorsport series, we set the apparently impossible target of zero-emissions in a hypercar weighing 1000kg. That is what led to the development of a unique powertrain using a combination of hydrogen fuel cells and fast charge/discharge batteries inspired by F1 ERS (Energy Recovery System).
Racing-derived chassis
The revolutionary powertrain is complemented by a motorsport-inspired chassis, and a body built by the automotive icon, Pininfarina. The Apricale achieves the apparently impossible: the handling of the best petrol-engined hypercar with lower lifetime emissions than a battery-electric alternative.
Technology
“Madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
– Einstein.
The world now has more than enough hypercars to prove that BEV and light weight are mutually incompatible. Apricale achieves different results, because it is the result of brilliant engineers going back to first principles, and making two breakthroughs: a completely new way of using the fuel cell, and a new way of integrating hydrogen storage tanks.
Dynamic fuel cell
Integrated Hydrogen Tank
“Traditional fuel cell architectures mean that the fuel cell is not used to its full advantage, the batteries are very large, and the hydrogen tank installations are extremely heavy. We have systematically developed solutions that result in a smaller, lighter, more efficient powertrain.”
– MATT FAULKS, CTO
Necessary Beauty
The design of the Apricale derives from its function. If the function is pure, the form is pleasing. As with racing cars, Apricale has the necessary beauty that follows from the single-minded pursuit of its goal: driving purity.