Manufacturing hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles in order to provide a zero-emission personal transport solution.
Notable Achievements
- Our first vehicle, the Rasa, is the cleanest car on the roads and delivers the equivalent of 250 mpg
- 5,000+ people around the world have signed up as potential customers, of whom 3,000+ are in the UK
- Siemens has recently signed a wide-ranging MoU with Riversimple to support scaling to volume production
Currently Operating in One Region
Press Mentions

January 20, 2018
'It's a no-brainer': are hydrogen cars the future?
Inventor Hugo Spowers has a dream: to replace today’s cars with his own hydrogen prototype. Is the world ready?
Read on the Guardian »
February 21, 2023
Hydrogen-powered cars and high-tech animal feed: two sustainable ventures on finding funding and creating jobs
Entrepreneurs with big ideas for taking on some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges need finance and support to bring their innovations to market. Here’s how one bank is...
Read on the Guardian »
July 20, 2022
Hydrogen car firm looking to create factory and 800 jobs in Aberdeen
One of the world’s most innovative new cars could be built in the North East of Scotland if the region secures green freeport status, creating over 800 jobs.
Read on AGCC »
November 4, 2021
Sustainable Finance in Action
With firms shifting to green business models, we look at industry examples of how sustainable finance can pay the way to decarbonisation.
Read on CBI »
July 6, 2021
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on Twitter
The Prince tests out @riversimple’s Rasa car, which is lightweight and super efficient.The Rasa is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and is the first of a range of vehicles that Riversimple plans to...
Read on Twitter »
May 19, 2021
ThoseWhoDare: Sostenibilidad: el nuevo horizonte de las empresas.
La sostenibilidad ya no es un extra en tu negocio: es una necesidad. Muchos consumidores indican que están dispuestos a modificar sus patrones de compra para reducir su huella medioambiental, por...
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