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 driven by Guerlain Chicherit – which is being run run on biofuel starting this year – 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…
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