Hydrogen or Gasoline: BMW Technology Says Why Not Both?

I came across an article about BMW’s Eco Luxury on Technology Review, which mentions that it is an amazing concept, but the process of hydrogen fuel generation is the biggest challenge, which may put an end to the entire concept of hydrogen powered cars .

Beginning with Eco Luxury first; it is a car that can switch between Hydrogen and Gasoline on the click of a single button. Also dubbed as the Hydrogen 7, BMW is planning to produce 100 units and then rent them out to carefully selected personalities from the automotive industry.

Eco luxury can run on hydrogen and simultaneously feel like a conventional sedan as it produces a lot of horsepower, the only major difference being the sound or rather the high-pitched grunt. It has a 12-cylinder, 6-liter engine that produces 260 hp as compared to the 400 horses it produces when running on conventional gasoline. The comparison may be harsh when compared to prior hydrogen-combustion engines, but the focus here is not on the productivity rather the technology incorporated.



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RefuG - 11/16/2006 2:14:25 PM

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This "Dude" reminds me of Will at age 14. Cluless.


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mstangpny07 - 11/16/2006 5:03:54 PM

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SHUT UP

M53R - 11/16/2006 5:21:46 PM

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Lexus dude started the flame war again!!!

BMW530i - 11/17/2006 3:37:25 PM

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This "Dude" reminds me of Will at age 14. Cluless.
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LMAO!

audirevolution - 11/16/2006 1:27:51 PM

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Lexus_dude,

shut up about Lexus. I agree, they make pretty good cars. But they are not at the same level as the Germans.

Someone should ban him..

2JZSoarer - 11/19/2006 5:37:35 PM

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(audirevolution)
If your talking about low quality built cars,than your right Lexus is not on the same level!!
but if your talking about overrall technology,than the German automaker are far behind Lexus!!!

2JZSoarer - 11/19/2006 5:43:27 PM

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(audirevolution)
If your talking about low quality built cars,than your right Lexus is not on the same level,I compare the quality of a German vehicle to a Chevy Aveo!!
if your talking about overrall technology,than the German automaker are far behind Lexus!!!

MunichRob - 11/16/2006 2:45:37 PM

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While they're at banning "Lexus_Dude"...Ban "GermanNut", "AmazingBimmer", & "Will"

Agent009 - 11/16/2006 2:56:37 PM

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They are not banned.

audirevolution - 11/16/2006 3:57:37 PM

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No will, you shouldn't be banned.
Its people that take the fanboy stuff too far like logical and Lex_dude do.

mstangpny07 - 11/16/2006 5:05:15 PM

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logical!
I can't believe I forgot about him/her! (was probably a him but acted like a her)

What ever happened to phantom330?

2JZSoarer - 11/19/2006 5:57:31 PM

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Hydrogen vehicles may not pollute,but the making of hydrogen does(Although the fuel-cell cars themselves may emit nothing but water vapor, the process of producing the fuel cells from hydrocarbons will continue America's dependence on fossil fuels and leave behind carbon dioxide, the primary cause of global warming),so tell me whats the point in that!!