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Like a Kentucky Derby winner, now that the two Chevy Sequel concepts have demonstrated that they are capable of easily exceeding three hundred miles on a tank of fuel they will essentially be put out to stud. Since the beginning of this decade the team of engineers and technicians led by Chris Borroni-Bird and Mohsen Shabana have evolved the original AUTOnomy concept conceived by Chris to this current state. Now it’s time for everyone to move on to new challenges including bringing some of this technology to market.
When Chris thought up the AUTOnomy skateboard chassis the idea was to have a completely self-contained platform with all of the components necessary to make a vehicle go, stop and change direction. It featured hydrogen storage, fuel cells, wheel motors, steering actuators, brake actuators and all the related electronics. On top of that platform any kind of body style could be used depending on what’s needed. This platform evolved from AUTOnomy to the later HyWire concept and finally to the most practical and conventional looking version, the Sequel.
Continue reading after the jump.
Gallery: Chevy Sequel 300 Mile Drive
Like a Kentucky Derby winner, now that the two Chevy Sequel concepts have demonstrated that they are capable of easily exceeding three hundred miles on a tank of fuel they will essentially be put out to stud. Since the beginning of this decade the team of engineers and technicians led by Chris Borroni-Bird and Mohsen Shabana have evolved the original AUTOnomy concept conceived by Chris to this current state. Now it’s time for everyone to move on to new challenges including bringing some of this technology to market.
When Chris thought up the AUTOnomy skateboard chassis the idea was to have a completely self-contained platform with all of the components necessary to make a vehicle go, stop and change direction. It featured hydrogen storage, fuel cells, wheel motors, steering actuators, brake actuators and all the related electronics. On top of that platform any kind of body style could be used depending on what’s needed. This platform evolved from AUTOnomy to the later HyWire concept and finally to the most practical and conventional looking version, the Sequel.
Continue reading after the jump.
Gallery: Chevy Sequel 300 Mile Drive
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