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"Generally speaking,
TheDriven focusses on full battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) as this is by far the largest EV segment and the one that is showing the
greatest likelihood of becoming the predominant electric form.
That, however, has not stopped manufacturers from developing (and promoting)
various versions of the other three.
To that end, BMW have brought two prototype iX5 large SUVs to Australia. These
were shown to a gathering of motoring writers recently at the Lang Lang vehicle
proving ground (about 95 km south-east of Melbourne). Following a presentation
from the hydrogen program manager Dr Jurgen Guldner, they were then made
available for short test drives around the facility.
The exercise was interesting from two angles:
1. The vehicles were completely unsurprising to drive as they use exactly the
same electric drive technology as found in the BEV version of the iX5. This
meant they performed and drove just like the BEV version. The only difference
was that the electrical energy came from a different fuel source.
2. The lengths that BMW went to on the day promote hydrogen as a viable fuel
for coaches, light commercial vehicles, heavy trucks … as well as suggest that
hydrogen provided a potential solution for apartment dwellers, long distance
cars and people who tow.
So what arguments did BMW put forward to promote the viability of hydrogen?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
