News

All vehicles were presented at the successful Coventry event in Oct 2018.

Showcasing the vehicles produced and trialled in SWARM

Air Liquide opens hydrogen filling station in Frechen (Cologne area)

Laying the base for the Riversimple Rasa Beta testing

A Microcab H2EV was part of the Clean Air Days.

Microcab at the Climat Change Solutions event at the NEC.

The Labour Party descended on Coventry to deliver a key Brexit speech at the National Transport Design Centre (NTDC)

The Telegraph’s Ed Wiseman interviews Hugo Spowers and give a raving review of the Rasa. See full article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/riversimple-rasa-review-welsh-hydrogen-fuel-cell-runabout-could/

Microcab exhibits with Mahle at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  

Riversimple recruits 100 test drivers.

Wallonie presents a video showing their first experiences with the Micro Cab

First crowdfunding of Riversimple closed in April

The first publicly accessible hydrogen station in Belgium opened on 22nd of April 2016 as part of the FCH2 JU funded project, SWARM. The Air Liquide station opened in the presence of the Flemish Minister and Director of Innovative and Sustainable Mobility at the European Commission, with SWARM partners H20 e-mobile and Microcab Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles on show.

Today British carmaker Riversimple has revealed a new hydrogen-powered car that is set to go into market trials later this year as part of the FCH JU funded project SWARM.

SWARM partners were invited to Coventry for fifth consortium meeting

Riversimple’s Mk2 production prototype, with third generation powertrain developed throughout the year in a Mk1 vehicle, performed perfectly in its initial trials in late October. Final assembly of the full car is scheduled for December and a public launch is planned for January 2016.

Beginning of the demonstration activities for the H2EVs (MicroCab) in Coventry

On the 2nd of October 2015 the first stone of the SWARM hydrogen refuelling station was laid on the Toyota premises in Zaventem and was attended by the Flemish Minister for the Budget, Finances, and Energy, Annemie Turtelboom.

SWARM partners welcomed in Birmingham for the project’s General Assembly

Conventry University's Microcab will show off their zero-emission vehicle expertise at the 2013 Automotive Engineering Show at the NEC in Birmingham, from Tuesday 12th - Wednesday 13th November. For more information on the event, please visit www.ukautoengineering.com.

The Hydrogen Experience at Millbrook (UK), June 11th 2013

A SWARM of 100 fuel cell vehicles to travel across Europe

Hydrogen powered vehicles are considered the future of road transport in Europe but are not widely available for customers in the market today. The European FCH JU funded project SWARM ("Demonstration of Small 4-Wheel fuel cell passenger vehicle Applications in Regional and Municipal transport") has now kicked off.

SWARM started at October 1st 2012.