BMW to test liquid hydrogen cars
BMW AG said it will conduct test drives of the world's first mass-produced liquid hydrogen-fuelled vehicles on public roads in Japan between July and December.
The German carmaker will test two of the environmentally-friendly vehicles, which emit only vaporised water, in major Japanese cities. The company is aiming to appeal to consumers but problems such as the shortage of charging stations for hydrogen automobiles will need to be resolved if the vehicles are to become popular in Japan.
BMW has produced a total of 100 liquid hydrogen-use vehicles with an engine capacity of about 6000cc. They feature higher energy efficiency than vehicles running on hydrogen gas and have a range of 200 kilometres, BMW said.
