BMW Hydrogen Technology Overview

With 45 years of experience in hydrogen and more than 20 in fuel-cell technology, the BMW Group is a pioneer in alternative drive technologies. As the energy transition continues, hydrogen has tremendous potential as a fuel of the future. Storable and transportable, it can be used in all kinds of ways. So, alongside electrical battery power, sustainably sourced hydrogen offers a further potential technology for sustainable individual mobility. That’s why the BMW Group is advocating not just for a better-developed charging grid but for an infrastructure of hydrogen fill- ing stations as well. BMW WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED PRODUCTIONMODEL IN 2028. After successfully testing the BMW iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet worldwide, the BMW Group is now preparing for series production of vehicles with hydrogen drive systems in 2028 on the basis of the jointly developed next-generation powertrain technology. The series production models will be integrated into BMW’s existing portfolio, i.e. BMW will offer an existing model in an additional hydrogen fuel cell drive system variant. As FCEV technology is another elec- tric vehicle technology, the BMW Group explicitly views it as complementing the drive technology used by battery electric vehicles (BEV) and next to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and internal combustion engines (ICE). BMW iX5 HYDROGEN – A PILOT PROJECT FOR H2-POWERED CARS. BMW GROUP HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY. DE EN Menu Innovation Drive Technologies Hydrogen Technology