From June 10th to 15th, the Hydrogen Village will welcome numerous stakeholders in this zero-carbon mobility sector. Presentations, demonstrations, and surprises are on the agenda.
To decarbonize motor racing, particularly endurance racing, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has opted for hydrogen, with the goal of creating a hydrogen category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship by 2028.
Before this pioneering date, spectators can enjoy the Hydrogen Village, which will focus on two themes in 2025: motorsport, competition, and endurance racing, with prototypes and a 700-bar TotalEnergies hydrogen station that will provide public refueling, as well as hydrogen mobility, which is already very real, on two or four wheels, in the air, space, or on water.
MissionH24, the program in collaboration between the ACO and H24Project, Alpine, Ligier-Bosch and Toyota will present their hydrogen programs, with spectacular vehicles, while spectators will be able to see that it is already possible to ride a bicycle, a motorcycle, a car, a hydrogen bus, or to fly and navigate using hydrogen… Fun and educational activities will also be available for young and old with remote-controlled cars, or with the DiscoverHy, a small racing car created with the AdvancedH2Valley consortium of which the ACO is a member, or with the animated research of the University of Le Mans.
On Wednesday, June 11th, at 11:30 a.m., the Hydrogen Village will be inaugurated in the presence of Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO and Co-President of MissionH24, and all the exhibitors. Presentations will be held on this occasion. Note that every day, from Wednesday to Sunday, Adrien Tambay will speak in the morning and afternoon to explain the MissionH24 program and the various village activities to spectators.
Track demonstrations, featuring two zero-carbon performance vehicles, will take place on Thursday, June 12th and Saturday, June 14th, featuring the Alpine Alpenglow HY6 and the Ligier Bosch JS2 RH2. Zero-emission endurance racing will be unveiled on the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit. These two vehicles will be on display in the Hydrogen Village, along with many other surprises.