Renault will preview a new design approach and potentially hydrogen combustion technology at an event in May
Company CEO Luca de Meo was keen to emphasise that it is more than a simple design study. "When we do a concept, we want to turn that into real cars," he said.
Details of the powertrain will be given at the reveal, but Renault's use of the phrase"hydrogen engine" strongly implies a deployment of a modified petrol motor that runs on hydrogen. The firm currently uses hydrogen in commercial vehicles, but so far in only conventional fuel cell drivetrains. This technology is emerging as a potential means of reducing fleet emissions without integrating costly and heavy EV drivetrains, with Toyota and Yamaha among its highest-profile proponents so far. The two Japanese firms yesterdayThe eventual production car could also be available with a pure-electric powertrain, though. De Meo said the concept will showcase"electric, hydrogen… maybe other things".
Notably, Renault has confirmed plans to go all-electric by 2030, which suggests that if it does launch a hydrogen combustion engine in a production car, it will serve as a bridge offering to a full-EV.
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