BMW first experimented with a hydrogen car in the late 1970s by modifying an E12 5 Series Sedan. The better-known prototypes you might remember didn’t arrive until much later. If the E38 from 2000 doesn’t…
BMW is one of the few automakers that believes hydrogen has a future. However, unlike Toyota and Honda, the German luxury brand doesn’t sell a hydrogen-fueled car. A decision about whether to launch a production…
BMW has been experimenting with hydrogen cars since the late 1970s with the 5 Series E12-based 520h. Other relevant examples have included the 750hL during the E38 era with a brawny V12 but its follow-up…
While other automakers believe hydrogen is a lost hope, BMW thinks there is a future for a fuel cell EV. It continues to test iX5 prototypes around the world and has promised a production vehicle…
BMW’s commitment to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles took center stage this year with the introduction of their inaugural iX5 FCEV. Moreover, the brand has recently initiated a worldwide pilot program designed to demonstrate the technology’s…
As with BMW’s previous hydrogen projects, you can’t buy the iX5. Instead, the fuel cell SUV is given on a loan to certain people to try out the technology and spread the word about EVs…
BMW has been licensing its combustion engines to other automakers for decades and it’s still doing it to this day. We’re not talking about the obvious cases of MINI and Rolls-Royce as Land Rover borrows…
BMW and Toyota have been partnered since about 2015, developing hydrogen tech together. They’re among the only two brands in the world that still believes in hydrogen fuel. However, most of the vehicles they’ve worked…
After the groundbreaking Hydrogen 7 from the mid-2000s, BMW is once again making a hydrogen-fueled vehicle. This one too will be short-lived as the iX5 will have a limited production run by serving as a…
During the mid-2000s, before the electric craze, BMW had a bonkers idea – to take the V12 engine of its 760i and make it run on hydrogen. The “world’s first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile for…
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