Hydrogen, Not Electric, Will Be “Hippest Thing To Drive” Says BMW Boss | Carscoops carscoops
, a hydrogen-fuelled X5 SUV that will enter production late this year. Others hydrogen-savvy OEMs include Mercedes, Honda and Toyota, the Japanese pair having already put fuel cell vehicles on sale several years ago.But BMW’s ambitions for hydrogen aren’t limited to the BMW brand, and could extend to other marques within the BMW portfolio.
“To house, let’s say, fuel cell batteries: Why not? I would not rule that out,” Müller-Ötvös said. “There is a belief in the group that this is maybe the long-term future.” But one thing Zipse was clear about is there is no one power source that is so perfect it should sideline all others.sense in urban areas in developed countries where there’s ready access to charging infrastructure, but in other situations hydrogen could be preferable.
“To say in the UK about 2030 or the UK and in Europe in 2035, there’s only one drivetrain, that is a dangerous thing,” Zipse told reporters. “For the customers, for the industry, for employment, for the climate, from every angle you look at, that is a dangerous path to go to.”
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