HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology Association) announced, that will participate in the “Mission 1000 ACT2＊1” of Dakar 2025(Dakar Rally＊2), which will be held in Saudi Arabia from 3rd to 17th January 2025, with the HySE-X2. “Mission 1000” is the category newly added to Dakar 2024, which is well-known as
“Dakar Rally” for the world’s toughest motorsport, inviting vehicles using powertrains of next generation for the carbon neutrality.
This time, which will be the second entry, HySE will be launching the HySE-X2 which has the engine and the chassis that are progressed from those of HySE-X1, in order to tackle new technical challenges like increasing output at the high revolution range, improving fuel consumption at the middle range and
increasing capacity of the hydrogen tank. HySE will continuously work to build a global and cross-industry
network for the realization of compact hydrogen mobility, by promoting HySE’s presence and initiatives
Overview of the HySE-X2 hydrogen-powered engine vehicle
Overall length × width × height: 4,000mm × 2,000mm × 1,900mm
Weight: 1,250kg
Engine type / valve train: Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, inline four-cylinder, supercharged engine / DOHC
16valves
Displacement: 998 cm3
Hydrogen tank: Internal Pressure:70 MPa, Capacity:7.2kg, 4 tanks installed
(3 tanks for HySE-X1. Improvements of the chassis layout enabled installation of 4 tanks this time.)
