Sunday, August 19, 2007

BMW Reveals Hydrogen Seven

BMW has finally launched the much awaited Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program today. The new car is the automaker's very first hydrogen-propped car under the luxury sedan line-up for BMW. The German car maker gave the Hollywood actor Will Ferrell the first key of the BMW Hydrogen 7 and this will serve as his personal car.

After several speculations about Brad Pitt driving the first hydrogen car, it is finally official that the first celebrity to drive the car is Will Ferrell. According to BMW, this car will also be driven by other prominent figures in the business, politics and entertainment industry.

BMW also pointed out that the Hydrogen 7 is not a concept car but only 100 cars will be produced to compensate with the stricter emission standards set by the US government. Among these 100 cars, 25 of it will be submitted for an evaluation in the US. The Hydrogen car is using only hydrogen fuel to produce minimum amount of CO2 during emission.

The company also mentioned that this new car is not for sale. However they are also open for the possibility to make it as a production car in the future, as well as make the Hydrogen 7 pave the way to make hydrogen technology available on their future cars.

Building Hydrogen 7 will also educate the people to understand the importance of hydrogen technology and they also believe that this is a key to the future mobility.

The Hydrogen 7 obviously is not just like any other car equipped with with GMC fog light, and BMW, knowing its significance in the industry, chose a celebrity like Ferrell to drive the first Hydrogen 7 because they are trying to influence people on how important it is to save the environment through the support of these popular figures.

Ferrell is also the first American to drive the new hydrogen car.

Interestingly actor Brad Pitt was also reported to have driven the same car during the premiere of his movie "Ocean's 13". Other celebrities associated with the car include Peter Liguori, Richard Gere and Sharon Stone, Davis Guggenheim and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for the US and Michael Glos, Gunter Verheugen and Anna Netrebko.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Give me the car, sans the celebrities. I do not need convincing. What we do need is a means to readily recharge a hydrogen run vehicle.