![]() But it still sees a role for hydrogen in the future, at least in western Europe, where networks of stations are currently being develop to facilitate hydrogen-powered trucks running routes from port cities to manufacturing centers. To be sure, BMW is spending far more money developing EVs than it is spending on hydrogen tech. After all, it is one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies," says Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. "Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. ![]() So why is BMW still investing in this technology-enough to hand build a fleet of SUVs that will never be sold to the public? The build cost per unit, therefore, is perhaps best left unsaid if you were to get behind the wheel of one of these and take it into real traffic, and we suspect that some internal-combustion cars from a certain Goodwood-based unit of the BMW Group could seem like a bargain.īut despite BMW experimenting with hydrogen for decades at this point, we're not really any closer to being able to buy a hydrogen fuel-cell BMW or be able to fuel it in many places outside some parts of California. That's where the unique components of this drivetrain are fitted to X5 chassis, with the plant employing approximately 900 workers, including specialists in hydrogen fuel. The iX5 is built at BMW Group's special pilot plant, located at the Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ) in Munich. "This active driving experience will therefore be the first chance for people not involved in the development process to gain a direct impression of what the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has to offer," as the automaker puts it. Instead, like many others before them including the 7-Series hydrogen cars, the iX5 will be part of an eventual fleet of fewer than 100 units that will be used for demonstration purposes.īMW's Hydrogen Journey Included This V12 Sedan The automaker doesn't intend to sell or lease any of these vehicles. The result is an output of 395 hp, with the 16 pounds of hydrogen aboard giving the sport utility a range of 310 miles in the WLTP cycle. The BMW iX5 couples fuel cells made by Toyota with what is essentially an EV drivetrain borrowed from the BMW iX, along with a small 2.0-kWh lithium-ion battery. ![]() BMW is just one of a handful, along with Toyota and Hyundai, to have developed passenger cars powered by hydrogen amid a significant turn toward EVs in the past year. ![]()
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