A couple of months ago, Riversimple rolled out its Rasa hydrogen FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle). And, now that we’ve gotten used to this cool, cutting edge design, Riversimple has done it again, but unveiling two new design prototypes at the London Motor Show. According to Gizmag, “In an attempt to augment the simple hatchback • Read More »
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Riversimple Rasa
February 24, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Riversimple Rasa | Filed in: .February 17. 2016 was an exciting day for eco car lovers as Wales-based Riversimple Movement Ltd launched Rasa, a two-seater city car that runs on hydrogen fuel. Driven by the “tabula rasa” principle, the hydrogen fuel cell eco car company said they set out to “design a car for the world . . . shaped • Read More »
Riversimple Razzle-Dazzles in Unveiling Rasa FCEV
February 17, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Today, Riversimple has firmly planted itself into the history of hydrogen cars record books by unveiling the Rasa (the name is credited to Aristotle) hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. This Welsh 2-seater FCEV is a production prototype which can achieve 250 mpge, a 300 mile range and can be refueled in 3 minutes. Twenty Rasa prototypes • Read More »
Riversimple MK2 to Be Unveiled February 17, 2016
February 10, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Riversimple MK2 to Be Unveiled February 17, 2016 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Hydrogen fuel cell carmaker Riversimple has stated that they intend to unveil the new 2-seater MK2 (Mark 2) automobile on February 17, 2016 and I couldn’t be more excited. Boasting 250 mpge and a 300 mile range the Riversimple MK2 represents a significant leap for fuel cell vehicles. The vehicle contains an 8.5 kW PEM • Read More »
Riversimple Hyrban
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Riversimple Hyrban The Riversimple Hyrban is anything but a simple, fleeting thought in one’s head in the middle of the night. The idea behind the Riversimple Hyrbran came from a man named Hugo Spowers. He was a motor sports engineer and race driver from the United Kingdom. Spowers decided to leave racing when he had • Read More »
Riversimple FCV Developed in the Cloud
October 23, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Open source hydrogen car maker, Riversimple is now designing its vehicle with the help cloud computing. The software of choice is Cadonix, a state-of-the-art cloud-based CAD app for the automotive industry. According to Electronics Weekly, “The firm is developing a two-seater local network electric car, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and with a body made • Read More »
300 MPG Riversimple Hyrban to Be Piloted in Herefordshire and Shropshire UK
October 5, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The last time I had talked about the Riversimple Hyrban fuel cell city car it was in June of 2010. At that time the news was that the Riversimple FCV would be piloted in Leicester, UK. Leicester is also the site where up to 5,000 Hyrban cars are expected to be built. As an update • Read More »
Riversimple Hyrban to be Piloted in Leicester, England
June 14, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Riversimple and its open source Hyrban hydrogen powered city car will be piloted on the streets in Leicester, UK. If all goes well according to the pilot study, expected to kick off in 2012, for a 12 month period, then Leicester is also the location where up to 5,000 Riversimple Hyrban cars will be built. • Read More »
Riversimple Hyrban FCV Plans Being Published Online
January 6, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Yesterday I pondered a pairing between the Horizon HydroFill home hydrogen refueling products and the Riversimple fuel cell vehicle. In June 2009 I had talked about how the Riversimple, which by the way carries a Horizon 6 kw fuel cell, is an open source vehicle that many are able to develop simultaneously, which will speed • Read More »
Riversimple Urban Car Update
June 11, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Yesterday I talked about the Riversimple Urban Car as an open source fuel cell vehicle that could spread like wildfire to Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, the U. S. and other countries with a budding hydrogen fueling infrastructure. Since then I’ve heard from Toby Guise, a consultant for the Riversimple Urban Car who has some information to • Read More »