Riversimple Urban Car

A working prototype vehicle was unveiled at the Somerset House in London on 16 June 2009, and as of 2009[update], with production initially planned to begin by 2013.

The Riversimple Urban Car was designed and developed in the United Kingdom by teams at Cranfield and Oxford Universities.

[3] The car can reach speeds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and travel for 240 miles (390 km) on 2.2 pounds (1.00 kg) of hydrogen before refueling.

The combination of a small fuel cell, along with elimination of the unnecessary gearbox, drive shafts, power-assist systems, and associated components, results in a very lightweight vehicle.

[4] As of 2010[update], the open source design for the Riversimple Urban Car was planned to be stored on the 40 Fires wiki site online.

[5] At that time, Riversimple planned to lease the design to any small manufacturer for free, modify it as desired, and build their own version of the vehicle.