GM AUTOnomy concept (2002)
Concept car · 2002 · Hydrogen fuel cell
The skateboard-chassis fuel-cell platform that reinvented the car
Shown at the 2002 Detroit auto show, AUTOnomy was GM's vision for a car built entirely around a hydrogen fuel cell and drive-by-wire controls. Its central idea was a flat, roughly six-inch-thick skateboard chassis housing the fuel cell, hydrogen storage, and wheel-mounted electric motors, onto which different body styles could be docked. It laid the conceptual groundwork for the driveable Hy-wire that followed the same year.
Key facts
- Powertrain: Hydrogen fuel cell, electric drive
- Chassis: ~6-inch skateboard platform
- Controls: Drive-by-wire (no pedals/column)
- Concept: Interchangeable body modules
- Status: Rolling concept / design study
Production
- Status: Concept only
- 2002 fuel-cell skateboard-chassis concept that never reached production.
- Revealed at 2002 North American International Auto Show (Detroit)
Source: conceptcarz