BMW revs up hydrogen-powered car
BMW intends to start serial production of a hydrogen-burning 7-Series executive car within two years, the world's largest premium automaker said 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-fueled cars, which emit only water vapor, 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. The space that two fuel tanks take up means only the 7-Series will offer the hydrogen package at first. BMW's long-term goal is to offer hydrogen motors in all its cars.
