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Hydrogen 7 – the first series-developed vehicle with a hydrogen combustion engine.
In the long term, the BMW Group is working towards hydrogen as the fuel source of the future. The BMW Group presented the BMW Hydrogen 7 in November 2006 in Berlin, the world’s first hydrogen-driven luxury Sedan. This vehicle is practically emission-free and suitable for everyday use. The new model, based on the BMW 760Li, represents a milestone en route to a new era of sustainable mobility. The BMW Hydrogen 7 is powered by a combustion engine capable of running on both hydrogen and petrol. This vehicle has gone through the entire series development process and is the result of a clearly-defined strategy, which already enables the BMW Group to put tomorrow’s hydrogen technology to use in today’s vehicles. In addition, the new technology will be able to benefit from the whole range of efficiency improvement measures right up to the full hybrid version.
The BMW Hydrogen 7 is capable of covering over 200 kilometres powered by hydrogen and a further 500 kilometres in the conventional petrol mode. The BMW Hydrogen 7 holds approximately eight kilograms of liquid hydrogen and its conventional petrol tank has a capacity of 74 litres.
The introduction of the BMW Hydrogen 7 by the BMW Group will create momentum to increase hydrogen supply coverage. At the same time, the BMW Group calls on the relevant networking partners in the fields of politics, science, research and business to build up infrastructures and promote technologies related to hydrogen as an energy source.
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