![]() Although this is improving, FCEVs have a lag associated with their power delivery, where BEVs have immediate torque. Like other Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs), they will have a battery on board. The full specification of the Extreme H cars is still being developed. When Extreme H arrives, some of the hydrogen produced by Kaizen’s technology will be used directly to fuel the cars. But Kaizen Energy has now been enlisted to supply hydrogen in methanol form for locations where a local supply of pure hydrogen is unavailable. “ENOWA has always been our hydrogen partner,” says Agag. Extreme H will be part of this experiment with clean energy supply. The race series has been using it as an off-grid power source since the beginning, and in Neom this year the racing event was entirely powered by Hydrogen. James MorrisĮxtreme E’s relationship with hydrogen goes far beyond the cars themselves, however. The Neom, Saudi Arabia Extreme E race is already entirely powered by hydrogen. In theory that would be carbon neutral, too.” Obviously, that would be pushing the argument a little too far for comfort. In theory, oil comes from forests that absorbed CO2 millions of years ago, which you are releasing back to the atmosphere. If you want to believe that you can.” This is the theory of e-fuels, where the CO2 emitted was captured beforehand by plants or carbon capture. “But the leaves of the plant of the cigar in Cuba has absorbed CO2 that I'm releasing. “I smoke cigars, and people say they are emitting CO2,” he says. But the technology is not ready yet, so we cannot go racing next year with combustion of hydrogen because there is more development to do.”Īgag also isn’t convinced by the carbon neutrality of combustion e-fuels. Having a testbed of commercial hydrogen will be very useful. ![]() ![]() Combustion of hydrogen could be the solution in the future. The price of e-fuels is going to be for special situations. I think maybe e-fuels, but this is a technology that is very niche and Formula One for me shouldn't be niche, it should be a technology that can be deployed for mass adoption. But I will be very surprised if they're not combustion. They will have new regulations in 2030 to 35. “They have the regulations now already set for 2024, 25 and 26. “What's Formula One going to do in the future technology-wise, in 2035?” asks Agag. For more information on VP, visit them on the web at motor racing format is struggling with these questions. 4201) to answer any and all questions regarding these two new unleaded fuels. VP Racing Fuels will be on hand at the upcoming PRI Show in Indianapolis (Booth No. VP points out in the release that C20 and Unleaded Extreme are both great choices for drag racers wishing to use unleaded fuels or those competing in eliminators that require nonoxygenated fuel. Unleaded Extreme carries a Motor Octane (MON) rating of 110, which according to VP, is five points higher than any other unleaded fuel, making for impressive detonation protection. “With VP Unleaded Extreme, our Mad Scientist has created the ‘be all, end all’ of unleaded, non-oxygenated racing fuels,” Rueckert said. “VP Unleaded Extreme can be used with lots of boost or naturally aspirated, or as a ‘concentrate’ to mix with other unleaded fuels to increase the performance and octane,” Rueckert continued. This achievement was due, in large part, to C20.” With URT our best run was 9.89, but after making some modifications and switching to C20, we set a personal record in testing with a 9.59 at 143 mph. C20 also reduced the black smoke we’d been emitting before. “When we switched to VP’s C20, it allowed us to advance our timing two degrees and picked up 15 horsepower. of boost with a 2.8 Kenne Bell Supercharger,” said Wiker. “We had been running Shell URT and making 700 horsepower to the wheels with 24 lbs. VP worked with John Wiker at Johnny Lightning Performance during the development of the new blend, utilzing a supercharged Ford pickup truck. The new C20, with its higher octane rating, makes it a great fuel for use with intercooled, forced induction engine combinations common in drag racing. of boost and compression ratios up to 12:1, plus its RVP is higher for better vaporization in naturally aspirated engines.” “C20 is an improvement on VP’s popular C10 race fuel with increased power and torque, along with a significantly higher octane rating of 103 (R+M/2) for better detonation protection,” continues Rueckert. As VP’s Regional Manager-Midwest explains, “as with any VP fuel, C20 is best in class, but you could say VP Unleaded Extreme is in a class by itself.” On Monday, VP Racing Fuels introduced two brand new unleaded, nonoxygenated race fuel blends - C20 and VP Unleaded Extreme - to the market, with each delivering rather significant performance gains versus competing unleaded fuels.
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