Finally, the hydrogen-powered car is ready for production
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - BMW intends to start serial production of a hydrogen-burning 7-Series executive car within two years, the world’s largest premium automaker said on Tuesday.
“We will present such a vehicle to the public in less than two years,” a spokesman said, confirming media reports. BMW had said last year its hydrogen-fuelled cars, which emit only water vapour, would make their debut in 2010.
BMW intends to build a few hundred such cars at first. They will be able to switch between burning standard gasoline and hydrogen so that drivers will not be left stranded while the infrastructure to deliver hydrogen is built up. (more…)
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The only unfortunate thing here is that it will be a good while before this vehicle is affordable and hydrogen stations are accessible. If you think that oil companies are going to just give into this technology, think again. Bureaucracy we see to it that this technology does not fully enter the mainstream anytime soon.
