Bmw Hydrogen Engine Development
BMW confirms the 2028 iX5 Hydrogen after one million kilometers of global testing. Here's what the brand learned about range, refueling, and everyday use. The hydrogen fuel-cell drive also performed on a par with the conventional combustion engine in the extreme cold: full system performance was available shortly after start-up, and range remained unaffected by the biting temperatures.
The hydrogen BMW 7 Series is powered by the tried-and-tested petrol engine (Read also: Technical marvels: 12 standout examples of a BMW engine). At the heart of the development is the mixture formation for which BMW is working closely with the German Aerospace Centre. BMW will start mass production of its third-generation hydrogen fuel-cell system in 2028 at Plant Steyr, Austria, moving hydrogen from decades of prototypes into full.
After dabbling in liquid hydrogen combustion engines, BMW's first generation fuel-cell drive system, in a 5251A in 2014, was lifted from Toyota. BMW has started production of the prototypes of its third-generation hydrogen fuel-cell system co-developed with Toyota. Here's what we know.
BMW believes hydrogen will play a crucial role in the car industry, and plans to launch the iX5 Hydrogen in 2028, making it less dependent on raw materials needed for battery EVs. BMW's embrace of hydrogen engines is a major step toward clean, efficient, and sustainable transportation. While battery-electric vehicles dominate the market today, hydrogen has the potential to revolutionize heavy.
Billed as the world's most powerful fuel-cell vehicle, the iX5 is based on the X5, which has an internal-combustion engine and is among BMW's best. BMW Chief Technology Officer Joachim Post is confident the iX5 Hydrogen will be a relevant model despite the slow uptake of hydrogen vehicles.
