News
BMW has been licensing its combustion engines to other automakers for decades and it’s still doing it to this day. We’re not talking about the obvious cases of MINI and Rolls-Royce as Land Rover borrows…
Adrian Padeanu / March 1, 2023
News
BMW and Toyota have been partnered since about 2015, developing hydrogen tech together. They’re among the only two brands in the world that still believes in hydrogen fuel. However, most of the vehicles they’ve worked…
Nico DeMattia / December 7, 2022
BMW X5
After the groundbreaking Hydrogen 7 from the mid-2000s, BMW is once again making a hydrogen-fueled vehicle. This one too will be short-lived as the iX5 will have a limited production run by serving as a…
Adrian Padeanu / December 2, 2022
7 Series
During the mid-2000s, before the electric craze, BMW had a bonkers idea – to take the V12 engine of its 760i and make it run on hydrogen. The “world’s first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile for…
Adrian Padeanu / November 28, 2022
News
BMW Chairman Promises Viable Hydrogen Car Before 2030
by Adrian Padeanu / Date: October 20, 2022
BMW X5
BMW has been experimenting with fuel cell technology for many years and was one of the first brands to introduce a production car back in 2005 with the E65-based 7 Series Hydrogen. Later this year,…
Adrian Padeanu / August 12, 2022
Videos
BMW is one of the few automakers that has yet to give up on hydrogen fuel cell technology. While most automakers are choosing to instead go all-in on EVs, BMW is keeping its fuel cell…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 3, 2021
BMW X5
The 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show hosted the world premiere of a BMW X5 with hydrogen fuel cells. The official product name was BMW i Hydrogen Next, a prototype visually aligned with the BMW X5 G05…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 29, 2021
BMW i
In his talk at the 26th Aachen Colloquium Automobile and Engine Technology, Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management at BMW AG, Development, reinforced the brand’s commitment for zero-emission mobility through the use of…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 13, 2016
Rumors
A new report surfaces from the UK on BMW’s plans to build a radical hydrogen-powered fuel cell race car in 2018 for the LeMans race
Horatiu Boeriu / June 11, 2015
Rumors
Updated with more info from BMW According to InsideEVs, the Munich automaker is unveiling their first-ever hydrogen fuel cell drive car at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The information briefly appeared in the official press…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 12, 2014