According to foreign media reports, many cars are now investing heavily in the development of all-electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and BMW hopes that "fish and bear's paw can have both".
The BMW all-electric car i3 is on the market, and the company is also developing plug-in hybrid models. It is worth noting that BMW is developing hydrogen fuel cell power systems with the help of Toyota.
BMW showed prototypes of hydrogen fuel cells based on the BMW i8 and 5 Series GT models last year, and since then BMW has never stopped researching and developing such models. Merton Jung, head of BMW's fuel cell R&D department, said in an interview recently that the fuel cell power parts that BMW is developing will be used in vehicles that will be put into production in 2020.
Morton-Yang also said that BMW plans to complete the "second generation" fuel cell parts development work by 2020. Once the above goals are achieved, BMW will decide which model to use.
Although BMW has not yet decided which fuel cell to use in which model, Morton-Yang revealed that the use of fuel cells in larger vehicles is more practical. The use of batteries in smaller models is considered to be more appropriate because the impact of the battery pack's own weight on the vehicle can be neutralized in the body size design.
However, the large car itself has a large weight, and if the relatively light fuel cell is used, it will help the vehicle to obtain sufficient power. It is worth noting that BMW's research partner in the field of fuel cells, Toyota, is already moving in the above direction.
Toyota has tested fuel cells in a limited number of Mirai cars, but industry rumors that Toyota is developing a Lexus LS full-size luxury sedan with a fuel cell, which is also part of the Lexus LS reprint. Morton-Yang also said that no matter what kind of hydrogen fuel cell model BMW will introduce, it is likely to be listed first in Japan and California.
The Japanese government has especially encouraged the promotion of fuel cells. The specific measures include giving consumers incentives for consumption and encouraging the expansion of fuel-replenishment infrastructure. In the view of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the future Japanese society will become a "hydrogen society", and the electricity used by the public will be mainly supplied by hydrogen fuel.
It is reported that California is the only state in the United States that has a large amount of hydrogen fuel infrastructure, and is the only state in the United States that sells fuel cell vehicles.
Morton-Yang said that BMW also plans to promote fuel cells in the German and British markets.
BMW's strategy to develop hydrogen fuel cells is also applicable to countries that have promised to support the development of fuel cell vehicles.
It has been pointed out that the lack of adequate fuel replenishment infrastructure and limited hydrogen production is a major obstacle to the promotion of fuel cells.
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