Yamaha Motor have developed and build a V8 high-performance internal combustion engine, powered by hydrogen. There might not be a bike to put it in yet, but give it time?

Whichever side of the global warming argument you fall on, I think most right-minded people would agree that there are certain things that we, as a society, should try to do to minimise our carbon footprint. Now we all know that forcing everybody to buy an electric car or motorcycle just isn?t feasible today. Nor will it be any time in the next 10 years. But there is an alternative. An alternative that might mean we can eek a few more years out of the internal combustion engine. And Yamaha are working on it. It?s a hydrogen powered engine, and they?ve built a really good one.
Yamaha Motor, according to president Yoshihiro Hidaka, are working towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. But they are still passionate about internal combustion engines. About five years ago, Yamaha started developing hydrogen powered engines for cars. At a recent event (November 2021) revealed the fruits of their labours; the hydrogen powered 5.0 litre V8 (based on the engine in the Lexus RC F), with its modified injectors, cylinder heads and intake manifold, makes 450bhp and 540Nm of torque. It?s been tested in a car, and apparently it?s really rather good. Takeshi Yamada from Yamaha R&D said ?Everyone who came to test-drive the prototype car would start off somewhat sceptical, but emerged from the car with a bi...