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Hopium
Machina
Hydrogen fuel-cell saloon by the French start-up Hopium; a rolling demonstrator (Alpha 0, 2021) and the Machina Vision show car (2022) were built, but the car was never put on sale.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
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Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 2021–2022
- Engine
- Fuel cell feeding a buffer battery that drives an electric motor
- Power
- 368 kW / 500 PSFactory: 368 kW
- Top speed
- 230 km/hFactory: 230 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Felix Godard
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Machina was announced as a high-end French hydrogen saloon from a young start-up founded by a Le Mans class winner. It combined a fuel cell with a buffer battery that alone drives the electric motor, and aimed at about 1,000 km range. It is one of the few hydrogen road-car projects to reach a running demonstrator.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Hopium Machina (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: WikiGenesis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hopium Machina (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: WikiGenesis · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Designs of the saloon were revealed at the end of 2020, with sales then planned for 2025-2026. The rolling demonstrator Machina Alpha 0, built in the maker's own workshop near the Montlhery circuit, was shown at VivaTech in 2021. In 2022 the Machina Vision, a car closer to the intended production model with a first look at the interior, was displayed at the Paris Motor Show.
Hopium announced a target of 500 PS and 230 km/h, a price from about 120,000 euros and series production in 2025. According to a later report the Machina was never put on sale: the company dropped it to concentrate on high-power fuel cells and used the car as a demonstrator for its own fuel-cell technology, with a 100 kW stack planned for tests in 2024.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Machina.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Fuel cell feeding a buffer battery that drives an electric motor1 |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 368 kW / 500 PSFactory: 368 kW1 |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 230 km/hFactory: 230 km/h2 |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Hopium Machina - voiture hydrogene Level C H2 Mobile
- motorisation electrique a une pile a combustible alimentee en hydrogene
- 500 chevaux, soit environ 368 kW
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2
Cette voiture est-elle l'alternative hydrogene a la Tesla ? Level C 20 minutes
- vitesse de pointe de 230 km/h
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