The West Frisian students Kaatje Bout and Liam Ligthart broke a world record this morning. Together with TU Delft’s ‘Eco-Runner’ team, they have pulverized the distance record for a hydrogen car using 1 kilo of fuel.
After driving more than 2,300 kilometers on hydrogen, the tank was empty at 9 am this morning. What followed was a euphoric mood among the TU Delft team, because they have set a world record with this distance. The previous record was held by car manufacturer Toyota, which drove a distance of 2,056 kilometers last year.
The Eco Runner team at TU Delft consists of 24 people, two of whom are West Frisian students. Liam Ligthart from Winkel and Kaatje Bout from Enkhuizen have worked for years on the car, which must drive as sustainably as possible.
“We’ve seen in recent years that cars are getting bigger and heavier and using more and more fuel,” said Liam for the record attempt. “While that’s actually not necessary at all. The car we make is really super light, very small too. That’s why it’s super aerodynamic, and it will be much more efficient and use less fuel than the cars we see on the road now. “
South Germany
Multinational Toyota and TU Delft have been competing for the record distance driving on hydrogen in recent years. The world record attempt took place at the Immendingen test and technology center in southern Germany. Normally this lane is used by the car brand Mercedes-Benz.
Watch a vlog made by the Eco Runner team about their successful record attempt below.
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