{"id":2032891,"date":"2020-10-14T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T11:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2020\/10\/14\/french-pilot-olivier-lombard-launches-the-first-high-end-hydrogen-powered-model\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:08:48","slug":"french-pilot-olivier-lombard-launches-the-first-high-end-hydrogen-powered-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2020\/10\/14\/french-pilot-olivier-lombard-launches-the-first-high-end-hydrogen-powered-model\/","title":{"rendered":"French pilot Olivier Lombard launches the first high-end hydrogen-powered model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOPIUM INVENTS THE FIRST HIGH-END HYDROGEN-POWERED SEDAN<\/p>\n<p><strong>French racing driver Olivier Lombard announces the birth of Hopium, launching the first top-of-the-range hydrogen-powered model. It&#8217;s a revolution in the automotive industry. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hopium, manufacturer of the Hydrogen Motive Company (HMC) group unveils the &#8221;Hopium M\u0101china&#8221;. A true technological feat, the &#8221;Hopium M\u0101china&#8221;, will offer in addition to a neutral carbon footprint, an exceptional range of over 1000 km and a record recharge time of just 3 minutes. Boasting a power output of over 500 hp, it will combine performance, hyper connectivity, safety and ergonomics by combining a comfortable yet sporty interior with a unique design. A first prototype of the &#8221;Hopium M\u0101china&#8221; will be unveiled by June 2021 and series production will take place by 2026. Hopium will build its &#8221;machines&#8221; in France, its first market before deployment in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan and the United States. As a high-tech manufacturer, Hopium aims to become the world&#8217;s benchmark brand in hydrogen mobility, with sales of \u20ac1 billion by 2030.     <\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2032891 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/hopium-machina-1-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hopium-Ma\u0304china-1-1024x463.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large 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In 2011, he forged an international reputation by becoming the youngest racer to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A visionary, he ventured onto the hydrogen track in 2013. For 7 years, he tested hydrogen-powered competition cars from the Swiss laboratory GreenGT, which specializes in R&amp;D and the implementation of high-powered electric-hydrogen propulsion systems (fuel cells). As part of MissionH24, which aims to have the first hydrogen-powered racing car compete at Le Mans in 2024, Olivier Lombard took a demonstration lap of the LMPH2G, the very first hydrogen-powered competition prototype, at the recent 24H du Mans, the fruit of hard work, hand-in-hand with engineers. In 2020, he founded the Hydrogen Motive Company and its automotive division Hopium in France, to develop the first high-end hydrogen-powered sedan.     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOPIUM INVENTS THE FIRST HIGH-END HYDROGEN-POWERED SEDAN French racing driver Olivier Lombard announces the birth of Hopium, launching the first top-of-the-range hydrogen-powered model. 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