Founded in 2019 by young French racing driver Olivier Lombard, the youngest winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category, Hopium aims to launch and assemble a hydrogen-powered automobile in France.

[1] In May 2021, the French equipment manufacturer Plastic Omnium announced a partnership with the automotive brand and would supply the hydrogen storage system for the Hopium Māchina.

[4] On October 21, 2021, Hopium and Saint-Gobain Sekurit announced a partnership to co-develop the windows of the Māchina,[5] the first model of the French car brand.

In 2022, Minister of Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari under the Jean Castex government joined the company's board of directors,[6] which sparked controversy.

[20] It has a futuristic design, 4 bucket seats, panoramic glass roof with controlled opacity and dashboard with digital haptic display.