Hvm10th hugo spowers-riversimple

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Inflexibility of existing industry model

38 mpg

38 mpg

1948

2008

VW Beetle

VW Beetle

The industry is very mature; both investments and value

networks are highly technology-specific

As a result, the industry can only

deliver incremental improvements;

focus on short term fixes rather

than structural flaws

Electric vehicles

A rare consensus is emerging - a shift from mechanical to electric

platforms is inevitable

Electric vehicles are not limited to battery power

Braking

Accelerating

Cruising

Recharging

Motor

Energy flows

Fuel cells

Super-capacitors

4 in-wheel motors

Compositemonocoque

Compressedhydrogen tank

Car architecture

Why hydrogen fuel cells?

Range

Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle (HFCV)

Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)

Hydrogen fuel cell

vehicles can be much

more efficient than

battery electric

vehicles over any

reasonable range

Hydrogen decouples both refuelling infrastructure and technology

from energy sources

Energyefficiency

The transition from 100% brown to 100% green hydrogen can be

made incrementally, with no further investment