A world range record broken by a hydrogen Tuk-Tuk at the 2024 24 Heures du Mans
708 km covered in 24 hours on the Alain Prost circuit, 2 kg of hydrogen consumed and 18% battery range remaining: the hydrogen Tuk-Tuk, powered by Rage Mechanics, has set a new world record. A great performance for the Rage Mechanics teams, who motorized this vehicle from our partner Systemics.
A human and technical collaboration
A world record made possible thanks to the collaboration of four companies that worked together on the project: Systemics, Hydroxide, Save My Battery and Rage Mechanics.
Rage Mechanics handled all the motorization, programming and coordination of the elements on the Tuk-Tuk to ensure everything worked in harmony.
A challenge to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen
The goal of this world record was to prove the reliability and potential of hydrogen in light mobility. And it was largely achieved!
On June 9, alongside the 24 Heures du Mans, the hydrogen Tuk-Tuk and its drivers embarked on the first part of the challenge: driving for 12 hours using hydrogen converted into electricity via a fuel cell. A challenge successfully met thanks to the performance of the vehicle and the work carried out by the various companies involved.
On June 15, the second stage concluded successfully. The world record was broken, with over 700 kilometers covered on the legendary Alain Prost circuit of the 24 Heures du Mans.
This exceptional record would not have been possible without the many drivers who took turns. Among them, firefighters from SDIS 72, engineers from Alpine and Toyota, as well as Pierre Fillon, Nicolas Le Man and Frédéric Lequien.
Rage Mechanics components integrated into this project:
The 3Shul C700 is an electric motor controller based on Benjamin Vedder's open-source VESC® firmware, designed to efficiently manage brushless motors in various electric mobility applications. Its main features include support for Field Weakening and MTPA (Maximum Torque Per Amp), optimizing torque and motor efficiency. It also offers the ability to create LISP modules from firmware 6, an intuitive user interface, and supports various control modes such as PPM, ADC, UART, I2C, USB or CAN-bus. With an operating voltage of 36V to 88V (8S-21S), a continuous current capacity of 150A for the battery, 350A for the motor phases and 350A peak for the battery and 700A peak for the motor phases.
The SmartDisplay is the most advanced on-board computer for light electric vehicles available on the market. The telemetry integrated into the SmartDisplay made it possible to track all of the Tuk-Tuk's data live during this world record and adjust driving parameters accordingly.
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The 30 kWh 48 V battery was installed by our Lyon-based partner Save My Battery, while the management of the hydrogen and fuel cell part was entrusted to the company Hydroxide.