Are Bmw Going Hydrogen
BMW says Goodbye to Electric Cars; it has now Solved the Problem of Hydrogen Engines - MES. It seems like hydrogen engines could be the next big thing in the world of cars. While electric vehicles (EVs) have been in the spotlight for zero-emission efforts, hydrogen-powered cars have been in the shadows.
Electric vehicle companies aim to dominate the market by 2030, but hydrogen engines are. BMW Chief Technology Officer Joachim Post is confident the iX5 Hydrogen will be a relevant model despite the slow uptake of hydrogen vehicles. BMW backs hydrogen for transport with first series production car in 2028 - Is H2 the future after all?
BMW's first hydrogen. 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. That was followed up by the hydrogen-powered iX5 test fleet in 2023 - which we had a go in - complete with a BMW-developed system, with individual fuel cells from Toyota.
Today, BMW announced that it will start selling vehicles with hydrogen fuel cell powertrains in 2028 alongside the battery electric, gasoline-, and diesel. With 45 years of experience in hydrogen technology and over 20 in fuel cells, the BMW Group is a pioneer in alternative drive technologies. Now, the new BMW X5 is set to be the first model on the market to offer a choice of five different drives: petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell.
Joining the lineup in 2028, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen will be the first mass. BMW recently announced a partnership with Toyota to introduce the first BMW hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by 2028. After years of developing the technology, building prototypes and even going on a world tour with a hydrogen-powered iX5, BMW is officially committing to producing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, the.
