Overview

• BMW says the new X5 will be offered as a battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, petrol, diesel and a hydrogen fuel-cell model called iX5 Hydrogen, planned to launch in 2028.
• The fuel-cell moves to a third-generation system developed with Toyota, with core components to be manufactured by BMW at its Steyr site and additional parts from Landshut.
• Development chief Joachim Post said hydrogen will play a key role in global decarbonization, underscoring the company’s technology-open approach at a New York event.
• BMW is backing hydrogen refuelling through the HyMoS initiative to pool demand across cars, trucks and buses, addressing network economics and 700-bar passenger refuelling alongside 350-bar commercial standards.
• Coverage differs on the SUV’s platform, with one report pointing to Neue Klasse and another to a modified CLAR architecture, leaving the basis unconfirmed.