Developed by James Trim, who is furnishing his final year at Coventry University, Volare is the latest concept car added to the Aston Martin’s family. With the next decade facing serious challenges, Aston Martin was in a dilemma how to develop a supercar which is superior in performance and is environmentally friendly at the same time. Though the now present diesel and petrol engines provide the required power and turbo acceleration, they emit huge amounts of carbon particles which have adverse affect on environment. The only way one can achieve clean emission is with the help of hydrogen fuel cells and electric engines.

When you completely rely on electric engines, though you may have null emissions, there would be no performance as the technology is still under development for reaching the top speeds. Supercars are specified category which has highest performance than any other vehicle present. Aston martin’s Volare concept car runs on combination of both hydrogen fuel cells and electric motors. High power is delivered from the hydrogen fuel cell stack placed between the two front seats, the rear mounted battery pack and co-axial electric motor in the front. The weight distribution is carried in such a way that the hydrogen tanks are placed right above the rear axle for a uniform balance of the total weight. Read the rest of this entry »