MUNICH: The new BMW iX5 Hydrogen will enter the market in 2028, as the brand’s first-ever series-produced hydrogen-powered model.
“The new iX5 Hydrogen will be a true BMW - pioneering in its class and delivering the BMW typical driving pleasure,” said BMW Group vice president hydrogen vehicles Michael Rath.
The drive technology is based on the third-generation fuel cell system that the BMW Group is developing in collaboration with the Toyota Motor Corp.
This technological advance paves the way for a system with a more compact design that is also more powerful and efficient, thereby increasing range and output at the same time as reducing energy consumption.
Meanwhile, the new BMW X5 will be the first model to offer customers a choice of battery electric, plug-in hybrid, petrol, diesel, and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
The HyMoS (Hydrogen Mobility at Scale) initiative is designed to promote the development of hydrogen ecosystems and refueling stations in metropolitan areas and aims for an initial pilot implementation in Germany.
Product diversity continues to be a key success factor for the BMW Group.
A wide-ranging portfolio of drive systems – encompassing ICE (internal combustion engine) engines, plug-in hybrids, battery electric drive systems and, starting with the new iX5 Hydrogen in 2028, hydrogen fuel cell technology – lays the foundations for successfully meeting the varying demands and needs of customers worldwide both now and in the future.
Flexible manufacturing structures and high levels of integration expertise enable this array of drive technologies to be implemented efficiently in the new X5 range in terms of development, purchasing and production.
This means the BMW model line-up will include two types of fully electric drivetrain (battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell) from 2028, underlining the rigorous application of the brand’s technology-open approach.
