JAPANESE SEE HYDROGEN-POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AS THE FUTURE

JAPANESE SEE HYDROGEN-POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AS THE FUTURE

HYDROGEN-POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
The technical research association consisting of six Japanese companies entered the hydrogen-powered buggy HySE-X1 in the Dakar 2024, where it took fourth in its class.

HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology) is a technical research association set up by six companies: four motorcycle manufacturers (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, and Yamaha), Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation. The association entered its hydrogen-powered buggy HySE-X1 in the Dakar 2024, where it took fourth in its class. Dakar 2024 featured the Mission 1000 class, a category for developing next-generation powertrains. The race covers about 100 kilometers a day for ten days, totaling 1000 kilometers overall.

HYDROGEN-POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
The big four Japanese powersports manufacturers have teamed together to advance hydrogen technology with the internal combustion engine. Left to right: Director Kenji Komatsu of Yamaha Motor, Vice-chair Yoshimoto Matsuda of Kawasaki Motors, Director Tsuyoshi Tanaka of Suzuki, and Director Masashi Furuya of Honda.

HYDROGEN-POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

In a recent Toyota Times article, HySE Chairman Kenji Komatsu of Yamaha Motor stated, “Internal combustion engine technology is an area where Japan leads the world. As powertrain electrification has progressed in recent years, particularly in Europe and China, there has been a fear that the internal combustion engine could be lost. However, we have the power to preserve the incredible technology through using hydrogen as a fuel without generating CO2. By crossing corporate walls and concentrating Japanese technologies, we can carry the internal combustion engine into the future.”

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