INEOS Automotive’s Hydrogen Fuelled Grenadier Demonstrator Makes Global Debut

INEOS Automotive’s hydrogen fuelled Grenadier Demonstrator has made its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 4X4 uses BMW Group’s latest hydrogen fuel cell, zero-emissions powertrain.

The new vehicle emits nothing but water vapour.

The project to develop a hydrogen fuelled Grenadier began in June 2022, when the business partnered with Austrian engineering supplier/powertrain consultancy, AVL, to develop the current vehicle.

The hydrogen Grenadier Demonstrator is identical to the production Grenadier apart from a bonnet power bulge that accommodates the additional height of the fuel cell.

It has undergone rigorous testing in the Austrian mountains and the various offroad challenges around the city of Graz.

INEOS Automotive is a subsidiary of INEOS, a leading manufacturer of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products.

Lynn Calder, CEO, INEOS Automotive, says: “The hydrogen powered Grenadier Demonstrator is an extraordinary vehicle, capable of doing everything a conventionally powered Grenadier can do but with zero emissions. It shows INEOS’s determination to make supremely capable cars that will help us reach net zero.”

Calder adds: “The hydrogen powered Grenadier Demonstrator along with our all-electric model due in 2026, shows INEOS commitment to net zero. BEVs are perfect for certain uses, shorter trips, most private car journeys and urban deliveries, whilst Hydrogen FCEVs are more suited for longer trips, heavy duty cycles where batteries impact too much on payload and where long range between stops is necessary."

INEOS employs 25,000 people across 39 businesses, with a production network spanning 183 sites in 29 countries.