{"id":192695,"date":"2026-08-28T12:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=192695"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:17:51","slug":"ku-leuven-students-bring-hydrogen-racer-to-life-for-le-mans-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/2026\/08\/28\/ku-leuven-students-bring-hydrogen-racer-to-life-for-le-mans-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Des \u00e9tudiants de la KU Leuven donnent vie \u00e0 une voiture de course \u00e0 hydrog\u00e8ne en vue d'une candidature au Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>L\u2019HydroTeam de la KU Leuven a franchi une \u00e9tape importante dans sa pr\u00e9paration aux 24 Heures du Mans. Son prototype fonctionnant \u00e0 l\u2019hydrog\u00e8ne a roul\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois par ses propres moyens, effectuant plusieurs tours de piste \u00e0 l\u2019Eastech Park de Louvain. 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Its hydrogen-powered prototype has moved under its own power for the first time, completing laps inside Eastech Park in Leuven. That appears to make it Belgium\u2019s first functioning race car powered by a hydrogen combustion engine.The car combines a Radical racing chassis with a converted 3.5-liter Ford EcoBoost V6. A year ago, HydroTeam had already managed to run the engine on hydrogen, but only with an external fuel supply.This content has been archived. 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