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BMW Starts Making Fuel-Cell Systems for Hydrogen Car Fleet
- Mercedes, Audi scrapped plans for hydrogen passenger cars
- Toyota to provide fuel cells, while BMW assembles full system
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BMW AG has started producing fuel-cell systems for its hydrogen-powered iX5 sport utility vehicle, moving forward with a climate-friendly alternative fuel that its German rivals don’t expect to be viable in passenger cars.
“Hydrogen will become more relevant in individual mobility due to its advantages,” Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse said Wednesday at an opening event for the production site in Munich. “Hydrogen-powered cars are the ideal technology for us to complement pure battery-electric vehicles.”