BMW has revealed how its new South Carolina facility will build the 144kWh battery packs destined for the upcoming electric iX5.
The China-only BMW X5 and electric iX5 pair added cabin space with BMW's newest digital and EV technologies.
BMW is marking 40 years of the M3 at Goodwood with a full-generation parade, historic race cars and the M Concept Neue Klasse.
BMW's aim is to further optimise the entire vehicle lifecycle and minimise its carbon footprint, with a focus on renewable energy and secondary materials.
The new BMW Hydrogen Flat Storage system's optimised storage concept enables the iX5 Hydrogen to achieve a range of up to 750km.
The new iX5 Hydrogen is BMW's first ever series-produced model powered by hydrogen and is scheduled for production in 2028.
Renowned artist Alvaro Barrington has reimagined the BMW iX5 Hydrogen fleet with a custom wrap that will be on display during the 2025 Art Basel.
The BMW iX5 Hydrogen has already undergone the first round of testing in the 45 degree Celsius heat of the the desert of the United Arab Emirates.
The BMW iX M60, XM, iX5 Hydrogen and i7 M70 are all ready to ferry the filmmakers, actors and cinema lovers attending the film festival.
Think the iX5 Hydrogen is groundbreaking for BMW? Well, yes... and also no, because many hydrogen-powered cars helped pave the way for its 2023 debut.
It's about utilising all instruments to decarbonise, the firm tells us, as it finally sends its gleaming test fleet of hydrogen-powered X5s out onto the road.
Wrapping its technological sophistication in fastidiously familiar form, the iX5 Hydrogen offers a wholly convincing alternative in the realm of EVs - at least to those who can utilise it.
Kicking things off with an Antwerp media drive, the hydrogen-powered SUV will now embark on a 'world tour' for demonstrations and trials with selected groups.
The manufacture of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has started at the German brand's Research and Innovation Centre's pilot plant in Munich.
BMW's fuel cells for the iX5 will be manufactured in the company's competence centre for hydrogen based in Munich, Germany.
The validation of the unique drive system could see it becoming a new carbon-free option in markets where charging infrastructure is limited.