⚛ Celebrating the lightest, simplest, most abundant element in the universe! #WorldHydrogenDay. H2 is one of a range of solutions we have now, to end fossil fuel dependence and reduce the volatility and damage connected to carbon fuels. Hydrogen’s atomic weight: 1.008 = 8 October.

We’re pioneering the next generation of zero emission vehicles. They use hydrogen, not batteries, and emit nothing but water. Able to refill in minutes, our vehicles will offer a solution for people who value flexibility and freedom, and want to tread lightly – in every way. #Hydrogen

We’re big fans of Audi A2 e-tron and its aerodynamic design. (Worlds apart from the HEAVY 3.885kg EV Range Rover). The original Audi A2 is an icon – it’s a mule for our ZELLOR project, thanks to its low-drag, low-weight design. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ele...

Audi A2 returns: Mega-efficient EV costs from £32k, offers up to 400 miles | Autocar

New EV follows trail blazed by 1990s supermini with big range and wind-cheating design

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🗞️ The Engineer covers the £1.7M ZELLOR project – and how we are tackling the thus far ‘elusive’ combination of light weight, long range + zero emissions. 👇 www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news...

Riversimple's ZELLOR lightweighting project nets £1.7m grant - The Engineer

Hydrogen carmaker Riversimple is leading a new £1.7m project to develop a lightweight & long range zero emission vehicle

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⚡Renewable technology needs many times more critical materials than a hydrocarbon-based world – for wind turbines, solar PV, batteries. 🔋Let’s use critical minerals sparingly in cars – where there are alternatives to big batteries. H2 fuel cell cars use far fewer critical materials.

Executive summary – The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – Analysis - IEA

The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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😀 Canada announces incentives for both fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) 😭 No mention of H2 refuelling – in contrast to a CAD$1.5bn package for EV charging... www.h2-view.com/story/canada...

Canada includes hydrogen FCEVs in EV incentives, omits refuelling support

Canada will offer incentives for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) purchases under the government’s new automotive strategy, despite no support for hydrogen refuelling.

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🚗💧 ⚡️ Read more about @keeleuniversity.bsky.social #greenhydrogen project – which is fueling two H2 Toyota Mirais with surplus renewable energy. ‘...it won’t take much’ for the UK to reach mass green hydrogen production 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keele University research shows hydrogen fuel can replace petrol and diesel?

Keele University runs cars with green hydrogen, whose only emission is water, but can the fuel be made available across the UK?

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We’re looking for a Customer Custodian to join our unique governance team – someone with the conviction that businesses can serve both the planet and people. Find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yc4dm68y #Governance

Investment by big firms like BMW, Toyota + incoming infra in Europe are a tipping point for #hydrogen vehicles – challenging the ‘naysayers.’ The piece also characterises these developments as a last chance; but we view it as good, long term business strategy 👇 www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/tec...

BMW bets big on hydrogen – but is it the fuel's last chance to work? | Autocar

BMW's third-gen fuel cell system will enter production in 2028

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⛽️ 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 + 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: 💧Takes a few mins to refuel 💧If you can’t charge at home (around half of Brits) H2 is ✅ 💧Existing forecourts can be adapted for H2 💧Infrastructure has been slow to come, but it’s gaining traction Why we choose H2 👉 www.riversimple.com?s=why+hydrogen

“𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.” Colin Chapman. The Rasa is lightweight – under 700kgs – this is 🗝️ to efficiency. We got there with: 🟰𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 🪶𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 💧𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲: In our case? An H2 fuel cell.

🇩🇪Last week, the Federal and Bavarian governments announced a letter of intent for €273 million for the BMW HyPowerDrive project, with fuel cell cars to come onto the market in 2028 👇 #HydrogenCars fuelcellsworks.com/2025/11/14/f...

Cardiff is the first UK council to charge more for parking big cars. ☝️London, it’s your turn… 🚙💨 Heavy cars like SUVs = more pedestrian fatalities, less space for others, higher resource consumption, higher energy consumption on the road and more NEEs – whatever powertrain is used. #Hydrogencars

Thrilled to have Monty Foley-Williamson from green hydrogen providers Protium at our HQ in Wales today 🚗💧 📸With Monty is Jim Emery, responsible for our refueller in Abergavenny. 💧☀️⚡️ #GreenHydrogen

👥 🚗The Riversimple daily 'Startup' meeting on #WorldHydrogenDay! Our vehicles are still providing the most impressive data on our hydrogen fuel cell powertrains; so we’re celebrating H2 this morning, with some routine testing after our meeting.

🚗🇩🇪We spent some excellent time in Germany last week at the world’s largest integrated manufacturing site for automotive coatings – BASF Coatings HQ in Münster for their Circular event day 👇

💡We're in the Yoke whitepaper on climate tech adoption – along with dozens of expert voices that share insights on how to move world-changing solutions from pilot, to proof. 👉https://www.yokedesign.studio/bridging-the-gap-innovation-to-adoption-white-paper #Hydrogen

Big vehicles have a heavy cost. For every life saved by being in an SUV or pickup truck, 4.3 other lives are lost; for the heaviest 1% of SUVs or trucks, this ratio soars to 12:1. We’re opting out of the pointless race towards ever vehicle size and power. #RoadPeace #FCEV #Autobesity

We’re developing a subscription service for our vehicles – this is a move away from vehicle ownership towards an all-inclusive, simplified and clean driving experience ➡ www.riversimple.com/subscription/ #MaaS

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝟭𝟮𝗸𝗪 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 🔋💧 Fuel cells use far fewer critical + rare materials than the batteries used in battery electric vehicles. Our fuel cells use the same amount of platinum as an ICE catalytic converter, and the platinum can be 100% recovered and re-used at end of life.

🎙️ 〰️ Hugo Spowers MBE joined the latest London Futurists podcast – exploring the adventurous origin story of Riversimple and the the ultimate adrenalin-heavy activity – heading up a pre-revenue start up…👇 #Hydrogen londonfuturists.buzzsprout.com/2028982/epis...

The remarkable potential of hydrogen cars, with Hugo Spowers - London Futurists

The guest in this episode is Hugo Spowers. Hugo has led an adventurous life. In the 1970s and 80s he was an active member of the Dangerous Sports Club, which invented bungee jumping, inspired by an in...

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Hydrogen Bay Swansea – held at the birthplace of the fuel cell – never disappoints. Thanks to all involved and looking forward to next year… #Hydrogen

🏭 Inbuilt obsolescence, depreciation and overcomplexity dominate the current economic system and manufacturing. ♾️ We’re working to a completely different model, a truly circular one – with Mobility as a Service hydrogen cars, made with long-lasting, serviceable components and closed loops.

👀The #hydrogen Rasa turned heads and garnered much attention on the streets outside the @sciencemuseum.org.uk in London yesterday for @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.socialand Wicked Acceleration Labs

☠️ Air pollution is the largest environmental threat to human health. 🚗💨 Cars + vans are the biggest source of emissions. 🚗💧Our #hydrogen electric cars emit nothing but a drop a water from the tailpipe, and as the Rasa is so light and efficient, very low NEEs. Clean Air Day 2025 🌤️

Grassroots hydrogen refuelling and the Rasa – read more in @drivinghydrogen.com 🚗💧👩🏼‍🌾 drivinghydrogen.com/2025/06/13/h...

Home-made hydrogen: West Sussex farm fuels Riversimple Rasa

A West Sussex farm is making its own green hydrogen and using it to fuel a Riversimple Rasa. Engas Global’s trial could offer a scalable, localised refuelling model for rural mobility.

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There is no chicken and egg paradox when it comes to hydrogen mobility... We're involved with a grassroots demonstration of green, convenient hydrogen refuelling in rural West Sussex – read more 🐣 www.linkedin.com/pulse/chicke...

There is no chicken and egg paradox – and this farm in West Sussex is showing us why…

Green, convenient, affordable hydrogen is here right now, with an enterprising ‘plug and play’ system from UK-based Engas Global The Engas Global system is currently deployed on a farm in Steyning, We...

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✈ The Rasa is designed to slip through the air with minimal resistance, critical for energy efficiency. ⌳ Our car tapers at the rear to aid airflow ⏥The underside is as smooth as the rest of the body for low drag ⍈ The rear is square to allow the air to break away from the car cleanly.

𝗜𝘀 #𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀? Yes. It’s as safe as, or safer than, any other fuels – and confirmed to be so by authorities in Europe and the US, where it is heavily regulated.

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. ✅ Making cars from advanced composites, our minimum efficient scale of production is c.2% of that of conventional auto manufacturers, for whom a steel press tool costs around £1bn.