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Petersen Automotive Museum gets two BMW Hydrogen 7s

The Petersen Automotive Museum in LA, California, is launching a new Alternative Power Exhibit that will highlight some of the most interesting alt-fuel vehicles created since the beginning of the automobile. Cars that run (ran?) on hydrogen fuel cells, steam, electricity and even wood and coal will be included. Another star is sure to be the Chrysler Turbine Car from 1963. BMW has reportedly provided the museum with two Hydrogen 7 sedans, one of which will sit on display in the museum. The second car will be used as a demonstrator, so all ... Read more →

Pierce Brosnan cruising in a Hydrogen 7 to Golden Globes Sebastian Blanco

After Mamma Mia! and being James Bond, what else is there to do but let BMW loan you the dual-fuel Hydrogen 7 to go to the 66th Golden Globe Awards tonight. That must've been what Pierce Brosnan was ...

Hilary Swank smiles for a BMW Hydrogen 7 Sebastian Blanco

Somebody needs to break out the Handiwipes, what with all of the celebrities and politicians who have shared the BMW Hydrogen 7 recently (granted, there is a fleet of them). The latest is Hilary ...

BMW greenwashing? Do they really make a pollution consuming engine? Jeremy Korzeniewski

When we first heard about the new mono-fuel BMW Hydrogen 7, we were rather impressed by the extremely low emissions numbers posted by the model when tested at Argonne National Laboratory. The fact ...

BMW builds a hydrogen-only version of the Hydrogen 7 Sam Abuelsamid

So far all the Hydrogen 7s that BMW has produced and distributed have been dual fuel vehicles that are capable of running on either hydrogen or gasoline. This is helpful since the H7 only has a range ...

BMW's hydrogen V12 engine: only a fraction of SULEV emissions levels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are many hurdles standing in the way of hydrogen becoming widespread as an energy carrier for our vehicles, either by the direct burning of it in internal combustion engines or in fuel cells. Very few hydrogen refueling centers exist today, and the gas is difficult to capture, transport and ...

Video: Entourage star Jeremy Piven drives BMW Hydrogen 7 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

TMZ has a video of Entourage star Jeremy Piven getting into a BMW Hydrogen 7. Jeremy said a few words to the paparazzi encouraging the use of hydrogen and they noticed he was parked illegally in the red zone. Here is exactly what Jeremy said when asked to talk about the hydrogen-powered car: If you ...

BMW Hydrogen 7 transporting celebrities during Rome Film Festival 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A few weeks ago we told you about the BMW Hydrogen 7 being the official limo for the Rome International Film Festival. So far, the hydrogen-powered luxury sedan has had some A-List passengers during the event: actors Gérard Depardieu, Jane Fonda, Greta Scacchi and Cate Blanchett and film ...

Glamor post of the week: BMW Hydrogen 7 is official limo for Rome Film Festival 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Lights, camera, action! A small fleet of BMW 7-Series Hydrogen will be used by the Rome Film Festival organisation to move VIP guests to the red carpet. BMW will be present at the second edition of the Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma, as "ecomobility provider" for the event. The Bavarian ...

BMW's Christoph Huss says hydrogen is still the long-term answer 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When Margo Oge, director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, mentioned that ethanol production is way past the governments mandates, this article says that Cristoph Huss, BMW senior vice president for science and traffic policy, shook his head. He suggests that BMW still sees ...

Wallpaper magazine's showcase of "innovative but environmentally friendly designs" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sometimes being a slave to fashion, such as myself (cough cough... ahem. "Yeah right", my wife mutters) has its disadvantages. I mean, knowing what clothing to purchase, what kinds of shoes to wear, how to get my hair styled (towel-dried) and what magazines to read takes a whole heap of time! Or, I ...

The finalists for 2007 World Green Car are from BMW, Mercedes and VW 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

My friend John over at Autoblog did a good job of highlighting the fact that the German automakers cleaned up when it comes to the World Car of the Year finalists. Speaking of cleaning up, (haha) a subcategory of the competition offers up some choices of the "World Green Car", also all from ...

Check out the new Gallery of the Giugiaro VAD.HO, powerd by hydrogen V12 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We brought you news of the Giugiaro VAD.HO concept which was shown in Geneva at the Motor Show, and now we have some live pictures of the machine from the show floor. What makes this concept vehicle worthy of carrying the green image? None other than the BMW Hydrogen 7's V12 engine, mounted on the ...

Want to try out a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle? Here's how: 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

"Hydrogen: Here And Now!" This is theme of the upcoming Hydrogen Expo in San Antonio, Texas, to be held March 19-21. The question is, should it be "Hydrogen: Here And Now? And, if not now, when?" To get a sneak peek at the possible answers to these questions, perhaps you should attend the expo. At ...

Geneva preview: Giugiaro Vadho uses BMW hydrogen V12 engine 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As promised earlier, here is the second of the super high performance cars that will be shown at the upcoming Auto Show in Geneva. As I said earlier, each of these vehicles was previewed on Autoblog yesterday, and you can find the link to their coverage here. So, without further ado, I present the ...

Company developing a home hydrogen filling station that you keep in your garage 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are multiple issues waiting to be addressed if the hydrogen economy is ever to come about. So many, in fact, that many don't believe that it will EVER come about. Like I said in my editorial the other day, I am not writing anything off, and I think that it is safe to say that with all the ...

BMW's Club of Pioneers website is a cold, cold place 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Club of Pioneers website, "enabled" and founded by BMW, opened for business on December 19th. The dramatic name matches the vision of the site, which focuses on clean energy (and a lot of hydrogen). Right now one of the main features is the chance to submit text to the site, which will then be ...

BMW Hydrogen 7 enters production today 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The few lucky ones who will get to drive the new BMW Hydrogen 7 next year can mark today down on the calendar as the car's birthday. The limited edition clean car entered production today, with an initial set of 100 being made. We won't get to see the Hydrogen 7 until the end of the month (the 28th ...

GM and BMW's public relations battle over hydrogen car news 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Winding Road, which got the scoop on the hydrogen-powered GM Chevy Sequel earlier this week, has a great follow-up post on the media battle between GM and BMW, which also announced big hydrogen car news this week. Winding Road took snapshots of various Yahoo news sites throughout the week and ...

More photos of the BMW Hydrogen 7 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

As we just reported, BMW announced the Hydrogen 7, what the company is calling "the world's first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile for everyday use". The car will be available to buy next year, but today we also have some more images, direct from BMW. Click through the jump to see more. ...


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