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German car maker BMW has revealed that its upcoming hydrogen fuel-cell SUV will achieve a range of up to 750km following a five-minute refuelling.
This range is achieved with what BMW refers to as a ‘hydrogen flat storage system’. This comprises seven carbon-fibre reinforced composite chambers housed within a single enclosed metal frame. Instead of individual pressure vessels, these 700-bar high-pressure chambers form an enclosed unit controlled by a central main valve.
With a total of 7kg of hydrogen stored across the chambers, it takes less than five minutes to refuel the system from empty.
The system will be integrated into the BMW iX5 Hydrogen, the brand’s first hydrogen-powered model. BMW announced last year that the new BMW X5 – a mid-size premium SUV – will have five different drivetrain variants: petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell.
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To fit in the X5 platform without taking up cabin or boot space, the hydrogen flat storage system has to be as compact as possible to fit into the geometry as well as being fully compatible with BMW’s Gen6 high-voltage battery. The advantage of this means that the hydrogen variant of the X5 model can be built on the same production line as the other models.
“Our new storage concept allows us to fit the hydrogen drive system into the new X5 precisely and in a way that saves space,” said Joachim Post, member of the board of management of BMW responsible for development.
“Think of it as installation Tetris: every customer gets the drive system best suited to their needs and a true BMW X5 with no compromises. This is technology openness and the art of engineering just the way we developers love them.”
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According to BMW, the iX5 Hydrogen will be rolled out in 2028. The aim of integrating hydrogen fuel cell technology into the new BMW X5, it says, is to make the “benefits of hydrogen mobility available to customers”. This includes electric driving with a long range and fast refuelling, and, of course, vastly reduced carbon emissions compared with petrol or diesel.
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