Hopium is a French automobile brand created in 2019 by Olivier Lombard, a French racing driver.
History
Founded in 2019 by young French racing driver Olivier Lombard, the youngest winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category, Hopium aims to launch and assemble a hydrogen-powered automobile in France.
On December 23, 2020, Hopium was listed on the Access compartment of Euronext Paris.[1]
In May 2021, the French equipment manufacturer Plastic Omnium announced a partnership with the automotive brand and would supply the hydrogen storage system for the Hopium Māchina.[2]
On June 17, 2021, the brand presented its first rolling prototype called Alpha 0 on the sidelines of the Viva Technology show in Paris.[3] Hopium took advantage of this announcement to open its book of 1,000 numbered pre-orders at the reservation price of €410.