{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/bmw-building-hydrogen-powered-demo-fleet-of-ix5s/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"BMW building hydrogen-powered demo fleet of iX5s","slug":"bmw-building-hydrogen-powered-demo-fleet-of-ix5s","createdLocal":"2023-03-11 14:30:58.348942","publishDate":"2023-03-10 17:38:18-05:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://canadianautodealer.ca/2023/03/bmw-building-hydrogen-powered-demo-fleet-of-ix5s/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A few months after it began building the fuel cells for the BMW iX5, the automaker has officially launched the first batch of hydrogen-fueled sport utilities.\nBMW is just one of a handful, along with Toyota and Hyundai, to have developed passenger cars powered by hydrogen amid a significant turn toward EVs in the past year.\nThe BMW iX5 couples fuel cells made by Toyota with what is essentially an EV drivetrain borrowed from the BMW iX, along with a small 2.0-kWh lithium-ion battery.\nThe result is an output of 395 hp, with the 16 pounds of hydrogen aboard giving the sport utility a range of 310 miles in the WLTP cycle.\nInstead, like many others before them including the 7-Series hydrogen cars, the iX5 will be part of an eventual fleet of fewer than 100 units that will be used for demonstration purposes.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"bmw-building-hydrogen-powered-demo-fleet-of-ix5s"}}}