GCK Motorsport expressed its intention to develop a hydrogen-powered rally-raid car back in November 2020, but it was only this Saturday that the French company unveiled the first version of the GCK e-Blast H2 in the Riyadh bivouac.
Before the new car makes its expected Dakar debut in 2024, GCK will continue to compete with the Thunder DKR on biofuel to gather additional data.
The vehicle has been developed in collaboration with German company FEV and features a fuel cell containing 20kg of hydrogen at a pressure of 700 bar, capable of delivering 200kW. In addition, the hydrogen cell is directly connected to a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery that generates 50kWh.
GCK said its two-gear electric motor has been built to reach 320kW of energy, the equivalent of 430 horsepower.
The company has found a solution to the usual lag associated with hydrogen systems, using the battery as a buffer to compensate for the time it takes for the hydrogen cell to transmit power to the motor.
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