Alejandro Agag, co-founder of Formula E, revealed that Formula E's fourth-generation (Gen4) racing cars may consider using hydrogen fuel cells. In this way, the problem of power replenishment of electric racing cars will be effectively solved.
"The use of hydrogen fuel in Formula E racing will be licensed by the FIA (International Automobile Federation)," Agag said. "There are two ways to use hydrogen, one is to burn hydrogen, which is very inefficient, but some people are trying to make it more efficient."
"Another approach, and the one we're going to use, is to use hydrogen fuel cells, to drive vehicles through electricity. So once this technology reaches the level of application in the race, we will definitely consider it. ”
This could bring an interesting change to formula E racing, because one of the hardest obstacles for electric racing cars to overcome is that hydrogen fuel cells are a good solution. It's worth noting, though, that formula E has just been updated from the second to the third generation, so the fourth generation is not expected to be launched until 5 years later.