The LIFEcar, developed by specialist manufacturer Morgan, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
LIFECar is about catching the first big wave in the energy revolution.
Ian Whiting
Business development manager
QinetiQ
Using fuel cells to convert hydrogen into electricity, LIFECar costs £12,000 and is considered the world's first environmentally clean sports car.
Morgan worked in partnership with QinetiQ, a UK-based defence technology firm, and researchers from Oxford and Cranfield universities to develop the technology.
The breakthrough was facilitated in 2005 by a £1.9 million investment from the Department for Trade and Industry, now known as the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
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Ian Whiting, business development manager at QinetiQ, said: "LIFECar is about catching the first big wave in the energy revolution, which is set to transform the motoring industry in the same way that the computer industry was transformed by the personal computer decades ago.
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