A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which was conceived and manufactured in Coventry has been shortlisted for an international transport design award.

The zero-emission machine from Microcab – a spin-­out company from Coventry University - was picked out from an array of contenders to be in the running for the sixth annual Condé Nast Traveller’s Innovation & Design Awards.

Condé Nast’s awards celebrate excellence in a number of categories.

Its judges, including industrial design professional Sebastian Conran and Top Gear editor-­at-­large Jason Barlow, chose to shortlist the Microcab for the transport section.

Microcab’s H2EV is the brainchild of John Jostins, professor of sustainable transport design at Coventry University, and is powered by a 3kW fuel cell which gives the car a 100-mile range.

Jostins, who is also managing director of Microcab, said: “It’s an honour for Microcab to be shortlisted."