Ford could save the Mustang V8 with hydrogen

If you thought Ford was all-in on electric vehicles, you were wrong. The brand does not want to leave anything on the table, as evidenced by a recent patent unearthed by CarBuzz. The Ford Mustang has already been converted to the electric variant in the form of an SUV and we know how much, especially in America, this model in its most original Coupé variant is fashionable and appreciated. In order to keep the famous V8 engine alive, even in the era of ecological transition, Ford could transform it into a hydrogen engine capable of running again even following the ban imposed by numerous countries.

Il patent describes a direct injection engine, which allows the fuel and air intake to be controlled independently of each other. In this way, hydrogen could produce 15% more energy than gasoline and offer, for the same amount of horsepower, even more power. While maintaining the V8 design, the engine would be equally upset in its technical equipment by integrating a revised EGR system, newly developed camshafts, a different intake system and, finally, a variable intake valve similar to Koenigsegg's FreeValve technology.

The patent also highlights how this hydrogen configuration could also be used in a hybrid format, by inserting an electrical aid between the engine and transmission. The paper also suggests that multiple forms of hybridization are plausible, including series, parallel and series-parallel hybridization. Ford is not the only automaker looking into hybridization, BMW also introduced the iX5 in the past and Toyota is working on a hydrogen-powered Yaris GR.

In Italy, hydrogen in the automotive field is still poorly developed with very few stations and almost zero capillarity. In the past we had the opportunity to try Hyundai Nexo, one of the few hydrogen cars available on the market and if you are curious you can find our review below.