{"id":290,"date":"2014-11-17T06:43:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T06:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/blog\/?p=290"},"modified":"2019-03-25T07:31:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T07:31:57","slug":"i5-will-new-hydrogen-powered-vehicle-bmw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/blog\/i5-will-new-hydrogen-powered-vehicle-bmw\/","title":{"rendered":"i5 will be the new Hydrogen Powered Vehicle from BMW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BMW will use hydrogen-electric fuel-cell system used in the Toyota FCV in a future i-brand model called the i5<\/h1>\n<p>According to automotive sources, German car makers are in a race to get a hydrogen fuel cell car on the market and these steps come as <a title=\"Toyota Engines for Sale\" href=\"www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/rec-make.asp?part=reconditioned-toyota-engine\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Toyota<\/strong><\/a> and Honda have taken the lead in the market. BMW will employ a revised version of hydrogen-electric fuel-cell system used in the Toyota FCV and this is the first stage of a BMW-Toyota joint venture aimed at cutting development costs and improving scale of operation on modern alternative drive systems shared between the two automakers.<\/p>\n<p>BMW launched the i brand with a pure electric vehicle in the form of the <a title=\"BMW i3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bmw.co.uk\/en_GB\/new-vehicles\/bmw-i\/i3\/2013\/at-a-glance.html?bmw=1y0aqC210UfEvIDVu84tUGyRmjnBIl&amp;lbmatchtype=e&amp;lbcreative=36123641978&amp;lbnetwork=g&amp;lbkeyword=bmws%20i3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>i3<\/strong> <\/a>hatchback and quickly added a pure petrol-electric hybrid i8 sports car. The introduction of a hydrogen-electric fuel cell-powered i5 would provide BMW\u2019s youngest brand with three alternative-energy vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The new i5 will also be an answer to the hydrogen fuel cell-powered <a title=\"Mercedes Benz B-class\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk\/content\/unitedkingdom\/mpc\/mpc_unitedkingdom_website\/en\/home_mpc\/passengercars\/home\/new_cars\/models\/b-class\/_w246.flash.html?csref=mbuk_b-class_url_061211\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mercedes-Benz B-Class<\/strong><\/a> which will go into production soon and will be launched in selected markets in 2017. Audi is also expected to unveil a hydrogen-powered A7 as the Los Angeles motor show next week, indicating it is also throwing its weight into the H2 market.<\/p>\n<p>Although Tesla cars have had a huge success by combining large battery packs and the luxury car format, but many automakers still believe that hydrogen could become a successful zero-CO2 fuel. Many people in the automotive industry point out that a hydrogen fuel cell car can be refilled in a matter of minutes whereas the most powerful EV chargers take at least 30 minutes to recharge. Hydrogen is also easy to transport and the mass storage is relatively straight forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you prefer Hydrogen or Electric?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW will use hydrogen-electric fuel-cell system used in the Toyota FCV in a future i-brand model called the i5 According to automotive sources, German car makers are in a race to get a hydrogen fuel cell car on the market and these steps come as Toyota and Honda have taken the lead in the market. 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