Record at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for… a Tuk Tuk!

A few hours before the start of the Le Mans classic, a Tuk Tuk ran for 24 hours with 2 kilograms of hydrogen.

For Systemics, a French startup, the week of the 24 Hours of Le Mans represented a significant technical and human challenge. A few hours before the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it validated a unique experiment: driving for 24 hours on the Alain Prost karting circuit, with 2 kilograms of hydrogen, using a rather unusual vehicle, a tuk tuk.

Everyone has their 24 Hours of Le Mans

Launched on Sunday, June 9, the adventure concluded joyfully and proudly on Saturday, June 15 at 9 a.m., just hours before the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The hydrogen tuk tuk, designed by the startup Systemics, drove for 24 hours with 2 kilograms of hydrogen, covering more than 700 kilometers. To be exact, 708 km. The hydrogen-powered mobility works! That is the demonstration wished for by Antoine Abou, the project manager and driver. To successfully conduct this two-phase run, twelve hours and then another twelve hours, he was supported by firefighters from SDIS 72, ENSOSP, engineers from Alpine and Toyota, as well as Pierre Fillon, Frédéric Lequien, and Nicolas Le Man.

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