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BMW iX5 Hydrogen SUV Is Almost Ready for the Spotlight

BMW will build fewer than 100 examples of its hydrogen-powered X5.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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This is the BMW iX5 Hydrogen SUV.

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It's technically just a prototype right now.

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But we got to drive it on a frozen lake in Sweden.

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BMW will build fewer than 100 of these.

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And no, you can't buy one, they're for testing and development purposes only.

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The iX5 Hydrogen is expected to be on the road before the end of 2022.

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Since it's based on the standard X5, it's super comfortable and spacious.

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The hydrogen fuel cell technology is shared with Toyota.

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Keep scrolling for more photos.

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