{"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\/nl\/2026\/08\/28\/ku-leuven-students-bring-hydrogen-racer-to-life-for-le-mans-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Studenten van de KU Leuven brengen waterstofracer tot leven voor deelname aan Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Het HydroTeam van de KU Leuven heeft een belangrijke mijlpaal bereikt op weg naar de 24 uur van Le Mans. Het prototype op waterstof heeft voor het eerst op eigen kracht gereden en rondjes afgelegd in het Eastech Park in Leuven. 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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HydroTeam had already managed to run the engine on hydrogen, but only with an external fuel supply.This content has been archived. 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