This picture, from September 2021, exhibits a BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich, Germany.
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The BMW Group on Monday launched a pilot fleet of hydrogen autos, with the German automotive large’s CEO referring to hydrogen as “the missing piece in the jigsaw when it comes to emission-free mobility.”
The BMW iX5 Hydrogen, which makes use of gas cells sourced from Toyota and has a prime velocity of greater than 112 miles per hour, is being put collectively at a facility in Munich.
The automotive shops hydrogen in two tanks and might be crammed up in three to 4 minutes. BMW says it has a spread of 313 miles within the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure, or WLTP cycle.
It will enter service in 2023, though the size of the rollout is small, with a fleet of “under 100 vehicles” set to be “employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups.”
In a press release, BMW Chair Oliver Zipse mentioned hydrogen was “a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection.”
He went on to explain hydrogen as “one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies.”
“We should use this potential to also accelerate the transformation of the mobility sector,” Zipse added.
“Hydrogen is the missing piece in the jigsaw when it comes to emission-free mobility.”
“One technology on its own will not be enough to enable climate-neutral mobility worldwide.”
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