BMW & Toyota have revealed plans for a joint hydrogen project that will go into production in 2028, according to a new report from Car & Driver.
The new project will utilize Toyota’s third-generation fuel-cell system. The report notes that the powertrain will likely be built into a mid-sized SUV model.
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BMW’s vice president of hydrogen vehicles, Michael Rath, noted that fuel-cell vehicles and EVs could utilize many of the same propulsion systems, with different energy storage systems, allowing the brand to keep costs low while producing both EVs and hydrogen models.
The report also notes that hydrogen vehicles would be released to markets that have a high-density hydrogen infrastructure, meaning it would likely not come to the U.S.
California has previously stepped into the hydrogen market with the Toyota Marai in 2015. The state had promised to build 100 fueling stations by 2020 but, to date, only around 60 stations have been built, with the state already decommissioning some of them.
Read the full report from Car & driver here.
