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Our current crowdfunding campaign has been approved as a financial promotion by ShareIn Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (603332). Capital at risk. Photography by Anthony Dawton.
THE RIVERSIMPLE DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN 2016
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
On this very day last year, 20th January 2016, the Rasa was driven for the very first time. It was a very cold and very beautiful morning.
In February two thousand sixteen we launched the Riversimple Rasa, our sleek, brainy prototype hydrogen fuel cell car.
In May, the Rasa starred at the London Motorshow.
In June, the Rasa took on the hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Our local MP Chris Davies invited Riversimple Rasa to visit Parliament. We were perplexed by the interest and enthusiasm from MPs of all parties.
In July, Oldsmobile and Riversimple – pioneers in different centuries – were side by side at CarFest.
Riversimple scooped the prestigious Simms Medal awarded by the RAC Club for “a genuine contribution to motoring innovation”.
Thank you to all the journalists and supporters who have taken the time to get under the skin of Riversimple. We have loved good reviews of Riversimple’s technology, design, business model and governance and good conversations about the future of clean, sustainable mobility.
Nobody has written so clearly and thoughtfully about our governance before.
Growing the movement is our priority now
Thank you to all crowd investors for your commitment to this journey… everybody who has a spin in the car gets out smiling. People have pledged anything from £50 to £100,000. Please join us while the crowdfunding is still open.
RIVERSIMPLE RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB SIMMS MEDAL
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
Five.00am. Riversimple Rasa is parked in Pall Mall, London. To be more precise, Riversimple Rasa is parked on a beautiful carpet at the Royal Automobile Club’s celebrated London Clubhouse in Pall Mall, London. Preparations for a special announcement are already underway.
The RAC was founded in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven by Frederick Richard Simms with the primary purpose of promoting the motor car and its place in society. Today it is an immense institution, widely felt to be the UK ‘spiritual home’ of motoring.
9.00am. At time of writing the news is if course embargoed, but later today Riversimple are to receive the Royal Automobile Club Simms Medal.
The Simms Medal is awarded in recognition of “a genuine contribution to motoring innovation by individuals or puny companies,” and only in years when such an award is merited. The last winners were Williams Advanced Engineering. The team were awarded the Simms Medal in two thousand fifteen for the design, development and production of battery powered Formula E racing cars.
12.00 am. The scene is set. Today is not just about ambition, nor engineering achievement. It is not just about British innovation, nor proving that the hydrogen fuel cell is worth a place in a modern transport system. It is about technology that is relevant, wise, cleaner – a weapon in the fight to protect the environment.
As Hugo Spowers steps forward to receive the Simms medal, the journalists are already tweeting: “Riversimple scoops the Simms Medal” “Winning the Royal Automobile Club Simms medal is Riversimple for its Rasa hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.”
Looking back on past winners is humbling – Williams Advanced Engineering; Richard Parry-Jones CBE of Ford Motor Company Group; Professor Gary Savage of B.A.R. Formula one team for the carbon fibre gearbox; Mr. Mick Hyde of Radical Motorsport for the SR3 sports racing car. We are truly honoured to be in such prestigious company.
The entire Riversimple team has much to be proud of. We have many people to thank, not least the Welsh government. We have come along way. Accomplished a good deal. Defied a few odds. And now the road spreads out ahead of us.
TOMORROW’S AUTOMOTIVE
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
Riversimple Rasa at LCV16. A serious surprise for the automotive professionals.
“Business with influence, business that earns trust, sustainable business that will stand the test of time – that is what this is about” Estelle Clark, Riversimple
The Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event has been running for nine years. It’s the premier UK event for the advanced propulsion sector, attracting representatives from right across the automotive industry and the engineering world.
Last year, at LCV15, Hugo Spowers, Richard Coltart and team Riversimple arrived with a chassis and a business plan. It was no ordinary plan. It’s not everyday that a start-up sets out to become a contender in the hugely competitive automotive industry. And it was no ordinary chassis. It was the basis of a ground cracking car, designed around a hydrogen fuel cell coupled with a bank of supercapacitors.
The car in the process of being built by Riversimple was little more than a framework. There is no doubt there were those who suspected it would never be driven on the roads. At that time, the hydrogen fuel cell at the heart of Riversimple’s groundbreaking network electrical system had not yet been connected. The Riversimple engineers literally had to shove the chassis onto the stand.
Swift FORWARD ONE YEAR
At LCV16 we arrived on site with Riversimple Rasa, a sleek, clever, production prototype hydrogen fuel cell car – three hundred miles on a single refuel – zero emissions or pollutants – three minutes to refuel – 580kg kerb weight – 8.Five kw hydrogen fuel cell – 1.9MJ supercapacitors – 4-wheel drive – 680Nm torque – on the road – suggesting rails and driving beautifully .
As an LCV delegate said to Richard Coltart, program manager responsible for taking the Rasa from concept to prototype, “Last year Riversimple looked like another academic project. Now you’re driving the prototype around the UK. I’ve come across to jiggle your palm.”
Together we have achieved something truly remarkable. To those who thought it could not be done..Well, it can.
The next step is to build twenty cars and test them. This summer, we agreed the very first trial of Rasa in the UK. We will be partnering with Monmouthshire County Council, to run a 12-month trial of twenty hand-built hydrogen cell cars for brief term contracts. Which invites titillating fresh questions. What will we bring to LCV17 – LCV18 – LCV2020?
Where will we be in tomorrow’s automotive industry?
Riversimple Blog – Latest news on our Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
INVEST HERE
Our current crowdfunding campaign has been approved as a financial promotion by ShareIn Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (603332). Capital at risk. Photography by Anthony Dawton.
THE RIVERSIMPLE DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN 2016
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
On this very day last year, 20th January 2016, the Rasa was driven for the very first time. It was a very cold and very beautiful morning.
In February two thousand sixteen we launched the Riversimple Rasa, our sleek, brainy prototype hydrogen fuel cell car.
In May, the Rasa starred at the London Motorshow.
In June, the Rasa took on the hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Our local MP Chris Davies invited Riversimple Rasa to visit Parliament. We were perplexed by the interest and enthusiasm from MPs of all parties.
In July, Oldsmobile and Riversimple – pioneers in different centuries – were side by side at CarFest.
Riversimple scooped the prestigious Simms Medal awarded by the RAC Club for “a genuine contribution to motoring innovation”.
Thank you to all the journalists and supporters who have taken the time to get under the skin of Riversimple. We have loved excellent reviews of Riversimple’s technology, design, business model and governance and excellent conversations about the future of clean, sustainable mobility.
Nobody has written so clearly and thoughtfully about our governance before.
Growing the movement is our priority now
Thank you to all crowd investors for your commitment to this journey… everybody who has a spin in the car gets out smiling. People have pledged anything from £50 to £100,000. Please join us while the crowdfunding is still open.
RIVERSIMPLE RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB SIMMS MEDAL
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
Five.00am. Riversimple Rasa is parked in Pall Mall, London. To be more precise, Riversimple Rasa is parked on a beautiful carpet at the Royal Automobile Club’s celebrated London Clubhouse in Pall Mall, London. Preparations for a special announcement are already underway.
The RAC was founded in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven by Frederick Richard Simms with the primary purpose of promoting the motor car and its place in society. Today it is an immense institution, widely felt to be the UK ‘spiritual home’ of motoring.
9.00am. At time of writing the news is if course embargoed, but later today Riversimple are to receive the Royal Automobile Club Simms Medal.
The Simms Medal is awarded in recognition of “a genuine contribution to motoring innovation by individuals or petite companies,” and only in years when such an award is merited. The last winners were Williams Advanced Engineering. The team were awarded the Simms Medal in two thousand fifteen for the design, development and production of battery powered Formula E racing cars.
12.00 am. The scene is set. Today is not just about ambition, nor engineering achievement. It is not just about British innovation, nor proving that the hydrogen fuel cell is worth a place in a modern transport system. It is about technology that is relevant, wise, cleaner – a weapon in the fight to protect the environment.
As Hugo Spowers steps forward to receive the Simms medal, the journalists are already tweeting: “Riversimple scoops the Simms Medal” “Winning the Royal Automobile Club Simms medal is Riversimple for its Rasa hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.”
Looking back on past winners is humbling – Williams Advanced Engineering; Richard Parry-Jones CBE of Ford Motor Company Group; Professor Gary Savage of B.A.R. Formula one team for the carbon fibre gearbox; Mr. Mick Hyde of Radical Motorsport for the SR3 sports racing car. We are truly honoured to be in such prestigious company.
The entire Riversimple team has much to be proud of. We have many people to thank, not least the Welsh government. We have come along way. Accomplished a good deal. Defied a few odds. And now the road spreads out ahead of us.
TOMORROW’S AUTOMOTIVE
Posted by Fiona Clancy / News
Riversimple Rasa at LCV16. A serious surprise for the automotive professionals.
“Business with influence, business that earns trust, sustainable business that will stand the test of time – that is what this is about” Estelle Clark, Riversimple
The Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event has been running for nine years. It’s the premier UK event for the advanced propulsion sector, attracting representatives from right across the automotive industry and the engineering world.
Last year, at LCV15, Hugo Spowers, Richard Coltart and team Riversimple arrived with a chassis and a business plan. It was no ordinary plan. It’s not everyday that a start-up sets out to become a contender in the hugely competitive automotive industry. And it was no ordinary chassis. It was the basis of a ground cracking car, designed around a hydrogen fuel cell coupled with a bank of supercapacitors.
The car in the process of being built by Riversimple was little more than a framework. There is no doubt there were those who suspected it would never be driven on the roads. At that time, the hydrogen fuel cell at the heart of Riversimple’s groundbreaking network electrical system had not yet been connected. The Riversimple engineers literally had to thrust the chassis onto the stand.
Rapid FORWARD ONE YEAR
At LCV16 we arrived on site with Riversimple Rasa, a sleek, brainy, production prototype hydrogen fuel cell car – three hundred miles on a single refuel – zero emissions or pollutants – three minutes to refuel – 580kg kerb weight – 8.Five kw hydrogen fuel cell – 1.9MJ supercapacitors – 4-wheel drive – 680Nm torque – on the road – suggesting rails and driving beautifully .
As an LCV delegate said to Richard Coltart, program manager responsible for taking the Rasa from concept to prototype, “Last year Riversimple looked like another academic project. Now you’re driving the prototype around the UK. I’ve come across to wiggle your mitt.”
Together we have achieved something truly remarkable. To those who thought it could not be done..Well, it can.
The next step is to build twenty cars and test them. This summer, we agreed the very first trial of Rasa in the UK. We will be partnering with Monmouthshire County Council, to run a 12-month trial of twenty hand-built hydrogen cell cars for brief term contracts. Which invites arousing fresh questions. What will we bring to LCV17 – LCV18 – LCV2020?
Where will we be in tomorrow’s automotive industry?