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BMW says its next-generation X5 will be available as a hydrogen-powered electric car, as well as a regular EV, petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid.
Called the iX5 Hydrogen, the car promises more than 300 miles of range and refuelling times comparing to that of petrol and diesel, but it isn't known if the sparse refuelling network will have grown by the time the car arrives in 2028.
When I drove BMW’s hydrogen-powered iX5 prototype back in 2023, I reported how it drove just as well as any other electric car, with the added benefit of a longer range and faster refuelling – but the lack of hydrogen stations threatened to make it a non-starter.
