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Old 08-13-2006, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mwbbmw
I just wonder if this new hybrid motor will be able to be powered by both gasoline and hydrogen . . . that way it will continue BMW's (and GM's for that matter) push for hydrogen as a fuel source.
While BMW continues to experiment with hydrogen, this hybrid isn't a hydrogen-powered vehicle. It is a hybrid powertrain, which could have a gasoline engine, a diesel engine, or anything similar at the front end.

As an aside, if BMW did produce a hydrogen vehicle, where would you fill it up? And where would they get their hydrogen from? Hydrogen, IMO, can better be thought of as a storage method (like a battery) than a fuel in the way that we think of gasoline, diesel, natural gas, etc). You have to produce the hydrogen first. Just a few wrinkles to work out there first.....

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