The Next Web writes that the car only used one kilogram of hydrogen to drive for 2.488 kilometers, or driving from Berlin to Istanbul, beating the previous record of 2.055 kilometers. The record was set on a race track in southern Germany as part of Shell's annual Eco-Marathon.

The team of students designed multiple EVs in the past few years before they found success in the Eco-Runner hydrogen-powered tiny car.

Speaking of the car, its name is ECXIII and it is not only compact, but very lightweight, as well, with a mass of 72 kilograms of its own made possible by the carbon fiber chassis. Being powered by hydrogen, the car doesn't release any dangerous carbon emissions.

The team behind Eco-Runner has an aspirational vision for the future of personal mobility, as they hope that in the coming years "all cars are smaller, lighter, and aerodynamic", while people will use share mobility more than ever.

Eco-Runner's Operations manager Eliane van Boxtel said that "electric cars are also part of the solution for sustainable mobility, but the electricity grid is already filling up. Electrifying the whole world is not an option. Hydrogen and electric cars go hand in hand. There is no one big winner."

The effort was recognized by experts at the Guinness World Record, as well, who supervised the 71.5 hours driving session.

Photo source: Eco-Runner