Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive have established a strategic partnership for developing high-performance hydrogen engine vehicles with their first jointly-developed vehicle set to be unveiled during race week at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
A demonstration vehicle based on Ligier JS2 R : the Ligier JS2 RH2 will be equipped with a new type of carbon monocoque featuring three integrated hydrogen tanks. A converted standard V6 gasoline engine, fuelled by Hydrogen is used as the drive.
In the coming months, the two companies will work closely together to adapt the technology of the innovative vehicle so that it can already be driven on test tracks this summer.
Bosch Engineering is handling the overall vehicle concept. In particular, this involves the engine, the hydrogen storage tank, and a holistic safety concept for the hydrogen.
As a racing specialist, Ligier Automotive brings many years of expertise in vehicle technology, engine design, and testing into the project. Ligier Automotive is responsible for the vehicle architecture and for integrating the H2 system and cooling system into the vehicle.
The goal of the project is to build a high-performance vehicle with a hydrogen combustion engine that delivers drive dynamics equivalent to those of conventional gasoline-powered sports cars.
“As an engineering service provider, we are open to technology and see it as our task to explore the various technical options on the path to climate-neutral mobility in parallel and to devise the best solution in each case for all the requirements of our worldwide customers. In this context, hydrogen propulsion has great potential, especially in motorsports and high-performance sports cars,” says Dr. Johannes-Jörg Rüger, President of Bosch Engineering GmbH.
Ligier Automotive’s President Jacques Nicolet:
“As a manufacturer of racing cars and special vehicles, we must provide the innovations to meet tomorrow’s challenges in order to offer motorsports and high-performance vehicles a new path for development. This project is part of Ligier Automotive’s strategy to become a preferred partner of automotive manufacturers for integrating new energies and new technologies.”
