Skip to content

Riversimple

A circular route to designing and building a car fuelled by hydrogen

Former Formula One engineer, Hugo Spowers, has come up with a revolutionary approach to car design and manufacture. He and his Riversimple team in Wales have followed circular design principles to build a car that runs entirely on hydrogen. Its only emissions are water vapour, and every aspect of their business – from sustainable supply chains to its singular design, forward-thinking ownership models and enlightened corporate governance – is driven by consideration of its environmental impact.

Riversimple's Rasa Beta has a lightweight carbon fibre chassis and motors on every wheel, setting the Rasa apart from traditional car design. The inventive braking system generates around 80% of the car’s power via a super-capacitor, while the remaining 20% is provided by hydrogen, which passes through a fuel cell and combines with oxygen to produce the electricity which powers the car and delivers impressive acceleration.

The Rasa is more than a prototype. Residents in nearby Abergavenny have been test-driving the Rasa Beta since April 2021 – and the company plans to go into production in the next five years through a series of local manufacturing plants.

To learn more about Riversimple, visit their website here: https://www.riversimple.com/

We use cookies to give you the best experience of using this website. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies. Please read our Cookie Policy for more information.