Hy-5s All Around At Munich As BMW Begins iX5 Hydrogen Production | Carscoops carscoops
expanded its EV lineup in the last couple of years, but the company isn’t about to gamble everything on electric power. It plans to keep the combustion flame alive, and also believes in the viability of hydrogen as an energy source.has already shown an iX5 hydrogen fuel cell-powered concept, and now it has announced that the clean SUV has entered small-scale production at a pilot plant at BMW’s Research and Innovation Centre in Munich.
BMW employs around 900 people there, working across up to six projects including concept car construction and the development of new cars before they enter mass production. The team’s experience with low volume projects makes them well suited to the hydrogen X5’s limited production.to Germany from BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant and fitted with new floors to accommodate the two hydrogen tanks in the center tunnel and under the rear seat.
“We are certain that hydrogen is set to gain significantly in importance for individual mobility and therefore consider a mixture of battery and fuel cell electric drive systems to be a sensible approach in the long term,” said Frank Weber, BMW board member and head of the iX5 program. “Fuel cells don’t require any critical raw materials such as cobalt, lithium or nickel either, so by investing in this type of drive system we are also strengthening the geopolitical resilience of the BMW Group.”test fleet will help it gain insight into the way people use hydrogen cars.
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