August 8, 2007 – Vol.12 No.20

BMW and NASA Complete Testing of BMW Hydrogen 7.

BMW of North America and NASA have announced the successful completion of an eight-week test period of the BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first-ever hydrogen-powered luxury sedan.

The test period, which was initiated under a Space Act Agreement between NASA and BMW, underscores the organizations' shared commitment to advancing hydrogen technologies and to exploring innovative transportation concepts and alternative energy sources.

During their time with NASA, the vehicles were conveniently refueled using the space center's liquid hydrogen fueling supply located on the space center's premises.

The car comes equipped with an internal combustion engine capable of running on either liquid hydrogen or gasoline and is based on the BMW 760Li. The V12 cylinder engine delivers 260 hp; the top speed of the Hydrogen 7 is 143 mph and acceleration 0-60 mph is 9.2 sec. When driving in hydrogen mode, emissions of the BMW Hydrogen 7 are virtually nothing but water vapor.

The car features a high-tech vacuum super-insulated hydrogen tank in which liquid hydrogen can be stored at the extremely low temperature of -423 degrees Fahrenheit (-253 degrees Celsius) for a long period of time -- the same insulating effect as a 17-meter-thick layer of Styrofoam. One hundred BMW Hydrogen 7s have been built, and 25 are used in test programs in the US. The cars have already covered more than 1.3 million miles in test programs around the globe. (7/8/07)

Links:

BMW of North America http://www.bmwgroupna.com

NASA, Office of the General Council (Information regarding Space Act Agreements)

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/about/index.html

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