Additionally, the tanks only take three or four minutes to fill.įuel-cell systems continue to compete with lithium-ion batteries, but BMW’s technology chief Frank Weber said the automaker would only make a hydrogen vehicle sales push once an adequate amount of infrastructure is available. It stores hydrogen in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic containing nearly six kilograms of hydrogen. The BMW iX5 Hydrogen also allows for rapid refueling. It also possesses an electric range of about 313 miles and can reach a top speed of over 112 miles per hour.
The vehicle’s fuel-cell system creates a continuous output of 170 horsepower, and its lithium-ion technology has a maximum output of 231 horsepower.
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The automaker plans for the pilot fleet of fewer than 100 vehicles to enter service this year for trial and demonstration.
A car running on a fuel cell that consumes 1.6 kg/100 miles of hydrogen produced by methane reforming and transported by pipeline.Įlectric vehicles that use fuel cells combine the advantages of conventional cars with a low environmental impact.The BMW Group announced its first iX5 Hydrogen vehicles to international media representatives. A car running on gas that consumes 3 gallons/100 miles. Studies have been carried out to compare the emissions of identical cars, running on different types of fuel: Tank to wheel: emissions that are produced when a car uses this fuel. Well to tank: emissions that are generated during the production of the fuel and for getting the fuel to the car. It only releases water vapor.Ĭalculating the total environmental performance of a car, known as “from well to wheel”, means taking into account the following emissions: Hydrogen is an obvious solution for limiting dependency on oil and also ensuring that our vehicles are more environmentally friendly.Ī car running on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell battery does not release CO2. In particular, rolling out a hydrogen infrastructure for cars appears to be technically feasible, economically affordable, and adjustable to needs. The survey shows that both electrical and hydrogen infrastructures are necessary. It appears that vehicles running on fuel cells are the solution with the least carbon footprint for long distance travel and large vehicles (which represent 75% of total transport-related emissions). The report concludes that it is necessary to develop a complementary set of vehicles in order to make zero carbon mobility a reality in Europe. This study compared the technical, economic and environmental characteristics of vehicles and the infrastructures needed to achieve the objectives set by the European Commission in the area of reducing CO2 emission levels. Coordinated by a group of industrial (carmakers, oil and industrial gas companies) and institutional (NGOs, and European and governmental organizations) players of the first rank, a comparative study has concluded that hydrogen will be among the leading solutions in the clean mobility objectives put forth by the European Commission.
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