Full steam ahead for H24
The ACO’s bid to introduce hydrogen technology will take a step forward ahead of this year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans when two cars featuring different technologies will complete demonstration laps ahead of the 6 Hours of Spa in May.
The H24, which has been developed through the ACO and was demonstrated at Spa in 2023, will be joined by Alpine’s Alpenglow, which is powered by a combustion engine using hydrogen as fuel.
The ACO originally planned to run only a fuel cell in its top-tier class, but combustion engine technology is evolving so quickly that the organisation decided to adapt its regulations to reflect that. The current plan is to introduce a hydrogen class at Le Mans in 2027, and the ACO says it has a number of manufacturers sitting at the
