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March 28, 2008 – Vol. 13 No.1 BMW Hydrogen 7 Cleans the Air. Argonne National Laboratory tests prove that BMW Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel (hydrogen only) emissions surpass super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) standards. "The BMW Hydrogen 7's emissions were only a fraction of SULEV level, making it one of the lowest emitting combustion engine vehicles that have been manufactured," said Thomas Wallner, a mechanical engineer who leads Argonne's hydrogen vehicle testing activities. "Moreover, the car's engine actively cleans the air. Argonne's testing shows that the Hydrogen 7's 12-cylinder engine actually shows emissions levels that, for certain components, are cleaner than the ambient air that comes into the car's engine." Technical and program information about the Hydrogen 7 tests will be presented by Wallner and BMW North America's Jason P. Perron Wednesday, April 2 during the National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference, March 30-April 3, in Sacramento, Calif.
BMW has put the hydrogen model into limited series production. Although the vehicle is not yet available for sale to the general public, it is being made available to "influential public figures," whose use demonstrate a new era in clean energy, BMW has said. In the meantime, the greatest challenge to widespread use of hydrogen cars is the limited number of hydrogen refueling stations. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory transportation research program and facilities are primarily funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Argonne's Advanced Powertrain Research Facility is the only public test facility in North America capable of testing hydrogen vehicles at these low, near zero, emissions levels. (3/28/08)
Links: Argonne National Laboratory BMW Hydrogen 7 National Hydrogen Association
Related: Linde to Bring Fast Hydrogen Refueling to North America.
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