THE ACO : A CONTRIBUTOR TOMOBILITY

MOBILITY ISSUES &INTERNATIONAL

The ACO positions itself as anindependent and responsible

actor, contributing to the role ofcars at the heart of mobility, itsissues, and the developments at

the international level.

Throughout its history, the ACO has placed all of its energy in the service of road users.

CULTURE, PASSION& EXCHANGES

The ACO holds perennial culturalin the role of the automobile,allowing to favorise exchangesaround a shared passion of the

automobile, for both thecompetition and the tradition,

education, and training.

LEGITIMACYThe ACO’s legitimacy is rooted in

its permanent action, seekingexcellence for over 110 yearsaround the organisation of

sporting events, and primarily the24 Hours of Le Mans (1923) and

the World EnduranceChampionship (2012).

NEWTECHNOLOGIES

The ACO has organized originaltechnical and sporting rules to

support the technologicalinnovation in various sectors

including security, sustainabledevelopment, and connectivity.

THE ACO : A CONTRIBUTOR TO MOBILITY

2011 LED Lights

2006 Racing Diesel

1998 Hybrid Engines

1974 Turbo Engines

1962 Lodine Headlights

1953 Disk Brakes

1927 Front-Wheel Drive

1926 Anti-Fog Headlights

1922 Road Surfacing

Motor racing has always pushed constructors toinnovate.

It has also allowed to test the validity of the innovations.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans plays a special role, adding,reliability-testing to research and performance

By looking at the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans,we observed that many innovations introduced in therace have later been applied to cars used by the generalpublic.

AT THE CROSSROADS OF AN EXCEPTIONALAUDIENCE

200 MTV VIEWERS

190COUNTRIES

125BROADCASTER

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3M+DIGITAL

COMMUNITY

625 000SPECTATORS

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

The Automobile Club de l’Ouesthas put in place a public-privatetaskforce uniting:

• The city of Le Mans• The “Sarthe” Department• The “Pays de la Loire” Region

The task force is currentlydeveloping several hydrogenprojects including:

Other potential projects arecurrently under consideration,including :

• A fleet of hydrogen-powered publicbusses.

• A fleet of hydrogen-poweredemergency track vehicles for the LeMans circuit.

• A hydrogen recharging station forthese fleets.

• A fleet of corporate vehicles (taxis,transport vehicles, waste collectionvehicles…)

• Other public services (mail, last miledelivery…)

INRIACité de l’objet

connectéAngers

IFSTTAR Nantes

FIA

Vedecom

Label Ponts etChaussées

Nantes

ID4CAR

Technocampus

Accoustique

Incubateur

SPORTING TIMETABLE

THE CALENDAR IN 3 STEPS

LEARN TEST PROVE

2019 - 2020 2021 - 2023 2024GREEN GT - MLMC GARAGE 56, ELMS &

24 HEURES DUMANS

SPA (WEC),24 HEURES OF LE MANS

WEC 2025

Learning through in-raceconditions

Modest Performances

Writing a story

Garage 56 ELMS 2021-222024 Foreshadowing

Improved performance

Garage 56 24h 2023 :Final test before 2024

2024 Refueling infrastructure

Specific H2 category6 vehicles

Rules permitting to competefor victory

THE ACO’S HYDROGENPROGRAMME

PIONNEERPROJECT

• International reputation of the 24h ofLe Mans: First zero emission vehicleat this level of competition andautonomy.

• Ecological, economic, and politicalrepercussions – high impact on allstakeholders

• Promising project able to motivateyounger generations : Research intechnology defending the planet

AMBITIOUS PROJECT TODEMOCRATE THE EU’S

ENGAGEMENT IN HYDROGENTECHNOLOGY

AN INVESTMENT FOR THEFUTURE: DIRECT BENEFITS FOR

HYDROGEN MOBILITY

• Technological challenges are important :Succeeding in them would be a true technologicaldemonstration for the companies involved

• Wide dimension of the project going far beyond a« simple » sporting competition project, or addinglogos.

• For example, Bertrand Piccard has declaredwanting to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mansin a hydrogen-powered vehicle à impact on thegeneral public and decision-makers due to hisfame. This challenge attracts this type of opinionbuilders

• Several technologies developped in competitionare useful for the development of hydrogen-powered heavy transport

• Heavy duty fuel cells• High hydrogen flow rate and associated thermal

problems• Rapid refueling• Refueling infrastructure using high quantities of

hydrogen• Conformal Tanks

THANKYOUAutomobile Club de l’Ouest

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