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| Reuters/Mark Blonch |
Formula One, governing FIA and a rebranded Extreme H series announced on Thursday they were setting up a joint hydrogen working group to evaluate the technology's future use in motorsport.
Extreme H will be the new name of the existing Extreme E electric off-road series which plans to switch to hydrogen from 2025.
The series, which launched in 2021 with identical SUVs and male and female drivers in every lineup, features teams owned by Formula One champions Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg as well as another owned by McLaren.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the jewel in the crown of the world endurance championship, will have a new hydrogen category from 2026 with cars either using fuel cell technology or combustion engines running on hydrogen.
Le Mans, an historic proving ground for manufacturers and innovative technology, aims to have the entire top category powered by hydrogen from 2030.
