𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝! 😎
▶️ How does a train run on hydrogen instead of diesel? 🚆
▶️ And could this be the future of rail transport in India? 🇮🇳
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
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India has barred commercial consumers from buying gasoline and diesel from retail fuel stations and imposed limits on daily diesel purchases to prevent local shortages, amid disruptions to global supply chains due to the war in the Middle East
India has barred commercial consumers from buying gasoline and diesel from retail fuel stations and imposed limits on daily diesel purchases to prevent local shortages, amid disruptions to global supply chains due to the war in the Middle East. More here:
🚨 BMW HAS SOLVED ONE OF HYDROGEN’S BIGGEST PACKAGING PROBLEMS.
The company has developed a new “Hydrogen Flat Storage” system for the iX5 that uses seven slim hydrogen tanks instead of two large ones. This flat design fits into the same space as the high-voltage battery pack used in the electric iX5.
This is significant because it allows BMW to build the hydrogen-powered iX5 on the same production line as petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions without major changes to the factory or vehicle architecture.
The system stores 7kg of hydrogen at 700 bar and gives the iX5 an estimated range of 385 miles. BMW plans to start series production of the iX5 Hydrogen in 2028, using a fuel cell developed in partnership with Toyota.
Why this matters:
• One of the biggest barriers to hydrogen vehicles has been packaging the tanks without sacrificing interior space or requiring completely separate production lines
• This modular “flat storage” approach makes hydrogen powertrains much more practical to manufacture at scale
• It gives BMW flexibility to produce multiple powertrains on one platform depending on demand and regional infrastructure
The deeper implication:
While battery electric vehicles currently dominate, BMW is continuing to develop hydrogen as a parallel technology, particularly for larger vehicles and longer-range applications. Being able to build both BEVs and FCEVs on the same line is a pragmatic engineering step that could make hydrogen vehicles more commercially viable in the future if the refuelling infrastructure catches up.
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