BMW Hydrogen 7. Hydrogen vs. gasoline
Bavarian concern BMW - has become the world’s first car producer, which presented a serial hydrogen-drawn car. Model BMW Hydrogen 7 - the result of a coherent strategy for the development of alternative sources of fuel for automobiles in the near future.
Executive Sedan BMW Hydrogen 7, which was established on the basis of 7-series, has a capacity of 260 hp. Under the hood lies a 12-cylinder 6.0 liter engine to accelerate to 100 km / h in 9.5 seconds. Maximum speed of the car is limited electronically at around 230 km / h.
As in the gasoline-electric engines, the BMW Hydrogen 7 apply hybrid technology to easily switch to the use of ordinary gasoline. This is just an order of magnitude reduces the harmful emissions into the atmosphere, and «Hydrogen» mode at all, provided only par.
For fuel BMW Hydrogen 7 hydrogen, the German company at the end of this year, will open the first gas station in Munich. Another will appear in one of the largest cities in Europe next year. The process of filling the most close to the petrol. The driver need only to insert a special «gun» in the receiver to hydrogen fuel, the rest all happens automatically. Full «tank» with enough hydrogen for 200 km, the tank with gasoline for 500 km.
Companies around the world seek to limit the consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel, replacing them with electricity, or, as BMW, hydrogen. Less of both - to fill the energy or charge. For mass production of small to collect a car. The most important thing to build a significant number of gas stations, and this requires multibillion investments and the technology fueling.
The next step would be to «learning» drive unit for the provision of air directly from the necessary components. Only then will we say that it is clear the future of environmentally friendly automobiles. Unfortunately, this is a very distant prospect.
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