BMW with the upcoming iX5 Hydrogen, is already moving into the third generation of its hydrogen cars. It is promised a range of approximately 750 kilometers at best, while the range of the current model is a good 480 kilometers.
The hydrogen tanks are now installed in the bottom of the car, i.e. in the same place as the high-voltage battery of the all-electric model. Therefore, according to BMW, the tanks do not tax the interior of the car.
To the base structure.
The hydrogen tanks are installed in the same place as the electric car’s high-voltage battery.
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The installation location enables the assembly of cars with different drive forces on the same production line, which saves costs.
The next X5 series – codenamed G65 – will be available with five different power lines: in addition to the hydrogen car, there is also a fully electric model, a plug-in hybrid, and gasoline and diesel engine versions.
The seven separate tanks of the IX5 Hydrogen can hold a total of seven kilograms of hydrogen. Refueling is promised to take less than five minutes. The car is developed together Toyota’s with, and its production is scheduled to start in 2028.
The hydrogen tanks are made of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material. The tanks are connected in parallel and integrated into the metal frame that protects them.
Seven tanks.
The tanks can hold a total of seven kilograms of hydrogen.
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The upcoming X5 series belongs to BMW’s new generation of cars, i.e. the so-called Neue Klasse. The first model of the “new class”, the all-electric iX3, is already on the market and test drive.
A small number of the current iX5 hydrogen car has been made for pilot use in Europe and California, USA.
The German Ministry of Transport finances the country’s hydrogen transport projects with 191 million euros, and BMW’s home state of Bavaria with 82 million euros.