Overview

• The next-generation X5 will be the brand’s first model to offer petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell options.
• Series production of the iX5 Hydrogen is scheduled for 2028 following successful pilot fleet testing, marking BMW’s first series-produced hydrogen vehicle.
• The iX5 Hydrogen uses Toyota’s third-generation fuel-cell stack integrated by BMW to deliver a more compact, more efficient system.
• BMW quotes up to 295 kW of power and about 504 km of WLTP range for the fuel-cell X5.
• Fuel-cell manufacture will begin at BMW’s Steyr plant in 2028 with key components from Landshut, while HyMoS pilots in Germany and France aim to strengthen refuelling networks.