Viritech exhibits Apricale hypercar at Salon Privé
Radical redesign of FCEV hydrogen powertrain delivers 1,000bhp hypercar weighing in at under 1,000kg
Apricale will deliver a unique hypercar driving experience combining track-car agility with zero emissions
Underlying technology will accelerate uptake of fuel cells across the automotive industry
The event was attended by many of most important players in the fields of both automotive and technology start-ups: Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Plug and Play, and many others.
Viritech displayed its unique integrated DC-DC Convertor. This simultaneously controls both the fuel cell and the battery pack, removing the need to have separate DC-DC convertors for the two energy sources. The Viritech DC-DC Convertor enables major savings in terms of both packaging and cost.
Viritech was also invited to make a presentation on the Innovation Stage to a highly receptive audience of industry executives. Viritech explained how its technology enables a fuel cell powertrain for commercial vehicles which has no weight penalty compared to an equivalent diesel vehicle.
Timothy Lyons, CEO of Viritech said,” We are delighted to be taking our technology to Germany, where there is considerable interest in our revolutionary powertrains. We believe we can both significantly strengthen the UK’s zero-emission vehicles sector, and fulfil our vision of Sustainable Transportation, Without Compromise.
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About Viritech
Viritech are passionate cleantech engineers with the goal of becoming the world’s leading developer of hydrogen powertrain solutions for the automotive, aerospace, marine and distributed power industries.
Initially focussing on areas where hydrogen fuel cells offer immediate benefits, the company is developing hydrogen powertrains for high-performance vehicles, heavy transport, aircraft, marine and off-grid energy following the steep development curve enjoyed by batteries in the last 15 years.
With an F1-derived engineering culture, focussed on agile innovation and the creation of valuable, licensable IP, Viritech’s business model is to design, prototype, test and license its technologies to global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
The Apricale® hypercar is the starting point for Viritech’s development programme, from which a family of powertrain solutions and other proprietary technologies will flow, including vehicle control systems and structural pressure vessels.