BMW is bringing hydrogen mobility ambitions to series production.
While the German manufacturer has been unveiling its Neue Klasse cars, packed with cutting-edge technology and innovation, as well as expanding its current lineup of battery-electric vehicles, BMW has also been exploring hydrogen-powered mobility with its pilot test fleet of iX5 Hydrogen SUVs. Made to combat some of the perils of battery-electric vehicles while still boasting emissions-free electric mobility, the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle enjoyed a successful testing phase for its pilot fleet, and the iX5 Hydrogen is now being brought to series production.
That announcement makes the BMW X5 the manufacturer’s first model to be powered by five different drivetrain technologies: battery electric, plug-in hybrid, gasoline, diesel, and hydrogen fuel cell. Along with the introduction of the iX5 Hydrogen to series production, the HyMoS (Hydrogen Mobility at Scale) initiative aims to combat one of the major cons of hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles by helping create a bigger infrastructure for refueling stations and the like.
Starting production for the 2028 model year, the new BMW iX5 Hydrogen features a third-generation fuel cell system developed in a collaboration between BMW and Toyota Motor Corporation. Michael Rath, the Vice President of Hydrogen Vehicles for BMW Group, states that the new iX5 Hydrogen “will be a true BMW – pioneering in its class and delivering the BMW-typical driving pleasure,” all the while providing electric mobility and mitigating the compromises that battery-electric vehicles face in certain environmental and economic conditions, as well as bringing renewables into the picture. With the introduction of the hydrogen-powered BMW X5 to series production, BMW has achieved a major milestone in sustainable mobility.
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