Forbes Auto: Liquid Hydrogen Hopes: Europe's BMW's Hydrogen 7 Luxury Sedan - by Michael Bettencour
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Europe's BMW's Hydrogen 7 Luxury Sedan - - by Michael Bettencour
America is about to receive the most advanced, greenest and surely the most expensive production-ready BMW in the world, valued at about half a million dollars. If you’re one of the select few to be deemed worthy by BMW, it’ll be loaned to you for free. An overflowing money clip — on its own — won’t grant a shot at one of the six-week to six-month “leases” BMW will offer on 25 to 30 BMW Hydrogen 7 sedans — all of which are prototypes, not actual production cars — that arrive in the U.S. this spring. Each one will be entrusted to a carefully chosen politician, scientist, business leader, media member or celebrity who BMW thinks can best champion hydrogen as an alternative fuel for the masses.A total of 100 Hydrogen 7 sedans will be distributed worldwide to countries in Europe and Asia in addition to the U.S.
In Europe, interested parties qualified by BMW must lease the car for an amount still to be determined (laws in the U.S. prevented leasing arrangements and so BMW offers the Hydrogen 7 for free). BMW hopes to start selling hydrogen-powered 7 Series sedans in the U.S. by 2020 and roll out the technology on other models thereafter.The only emission when running on hydrogen is water vapor, making hydrogen theoretically more environmentally friendly than other alternative fuels and fuel-saving technology.
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