BMW and Toyota have collectively introduced that the 2 carmakers are cooperating for the German producer to roll out a series-production hydrogen fuel-cell car in 2028.
“It is a milestone in automotive historical past, the first-ever collection manufacturing gasoline cell car to be supplied by a worldwide premium producer. Powered by hydrogen and pushed by the spirit of our cooperation, it is going to underscore how technological progress is shaping future mobility,” stated BMW chairman Oliver Zipse.
The mannequin almost certainly to emerge because the series-production fuel-cell car can be the iX5 Hydrogen, which has been present process assessments in varied kinds since 2019. The iX5 Hydrogen incorporates a hydrogen gasoline cell stack that generates as much as 125 kW (170 hp) from hydrogen whereas emitting pure water, and is complemented by a battery-electric motor setup that outputs 231 hp, for a mixed 401 hp from each methods.
“We’re happy that the collaboration between BMW and Toyota has entered a brand new stage. In our lengthy historical past of partnership, we’ve got confirmed that BMW and Toyota share the identical ardour for vehicles and perception in ‘expertise openness’ and a ‘multi-pathway’ method to carbon neutrality,” stated Toyota president Koji Sato.
The fuel-cell powertrain methods shall be collectively developed by BMW and Toyota, and can consequence of their use in particular person fashions from each BMW and Toyota. Future fuel-cell electrical car fashions from BMW and Toyota might be anticipated to take care of their distinct model identities, and the collaboration on improvement and procurement goals to drive down prices of gasoline cell expertise, the BMW assertion learn.
“We are going to deepen our collaboration in efforts such because the joint improvement of next-generation gasoline cell methods and the growth of infrastructure, aiming for the belief of a hydrogen society. We are going to speed up our efforts along with BMW and companions throughout varied industries to understand a future the place hydrogen vitality helps society,” Toyota president Sato stated.
Toyota has lengthy been a champion of fuel-cell expertise as a part of its multi-pathway technique in direction of carbon neutrality, and its personal fuel-cell car, the Mirai, entered its second era in 2019. Likewise, BMW additionally views hydrogen gasoline cell expertise as complementary to BEV expertise.
Along with growing hydrogen fuel-cell expertise, Toyota has been engaged on hydrogen combustion engines, and has entered racing with a hydrogen-powered Corolla with Toyota board chairman Akio Toyoda on the wheel.
GALLERY: BMW iX5 Hydrogen
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