NamX HUV
The NamX HUV is a hydrogen-powered coupe SUV from the French-Moroccan startup company NamX. It was designed by French designer Thomas de Lussac, and Italian car design firm Pininfarina.
Overview
The NamX HUV was presented for the first time on May 11, 2022 in Italy and in October at the 2022 Paris Motor Show. It is the result of four years of development and collaboration between the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina and NamX.Features
The HUV offers interchangeable hydrogen tanks. Six interchangeable hydrogen tanks are added to the main tank and provide a range of. This system makes it easy to exchange the six removable tanks in a station without refueling the main tank, service stations for hydrogen being rare.The main tank stores 5 kg of hydrogen at, and each hydrogen bottle stores 0.5 kg of hydrogen, for a total storage of 8 kg.
Powertrain v1
In its original conception, NamX created an SUV that used a fuel cell to generate electricity from hydrogen powering the electric motor. In the rear-wheel drive version, it has a motor while the all-wheel drive version has two motors for a combined power of.Powertrain v2
In December 2023, NamX announced that they would update the HUV design to use a hydrogen internal combustion engine manufactured by Solution F.This combustion engine emits less than 1g of CO2 per 100 km. The engine uses dihydrogen as a fuel. Solution F claims that 1 kg of H2 has the energy equivalence of 3 kg gasoline.