The BMW Group is commencing the product of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model. The first ever Sports Activity Vehicle( SAV) featuring hydrogen energy cell technology has formerly completed a ferocious programme of testing under demanding conditions during the development phase and will now be used as a technology demonstrator for locally carbon-free mobility in named regions from mid-2023.
“Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play as we progress towards climate neutrality,” says Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Development.
BMW begins production of small-series hydrogen-powered iX5
The experimental BMW iX5 Hydrogen is powered by a brace of electric motors( one at each axle) with a concerted affair of 369bhp. The company’s fifth-generation eDrive motors also feature on the i7 and iX electric buses. still, rather than pulling stored electrical energy from a battery pack like a conventional electric auto, the iX5 generates its electricity through a chemical response between stored hydrogen and oxygen from the air via an energy cell able of generating up to 125kW.
Also, the same system is used to toast the cabin when demanded. The energy cell, developed in cooperation with Toyota, is supplied by two 700- bar storehouse tanks enwrapping the space used by the gearbox and driveshaft in the combustion-engined X5. Together, the tanks can hold six kilograms of hydrogen.
After the vehicles that started the product are ready, they will visit named regions coming spring to publicise the zero- emigrations power train result. So what are the advantages of hydrogen-powered vehicles over traditional EVs? The energy-cell tech minimum used in the BMW iX5 doesn’t lose performance in cold and hot temperatures and offers a much longer range.
Other implicit advantages of hydrogen-electric vehicles are the lack of a heavy lithium-ion battery pack and the stiffer suspense needed to support it. This makes the vehicle much lighter and eliminates the threat of fire. BMW’s board member for a product, said, if the current structure issues are remedied, it could introduce hydrogen energy cell technology on other vehicles in its line-up, similar to the iX3, iX and i4.
