宝马在公司创新日发布了i8燃料电池实验用车。该车内部结构与i8标准版一样，但采用了氢燃料电池作为动力源，因此没有搭载1.5升三缸涡轮增压汽油引擎，替代它的是氢燃料储存罐，而后置电机功率为188千瓦/242马力。这款车的外观也与i8不同，采用了棱角更分明前脸，更简洁的车尾，车身为黑色涂装。目前宝马和丰田正合作开发燃料电池技术，重点开发燃料储存罐，电机，电池和燃料电池组。

 

BMW unveils i8 hydrogen fuel cell research vehicle

BMW has introduced the i8 hydrogen fuel cell research vehicle during the BMW Group Innovation Days 2015.

 

The underpinnings are the same ones that served as a foundation for the i8, but instead of the plug-in hybrid setup this sinister-looking car adopts a hydrogen fuel cell setup. As a consequence, it has lost the three-cylinder 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and instead it gained a fuel stack.

 

The necessary energy comes from cryogenically-stowed hydrogen inside a cylindrical tank that sits down the center line of the vehicle's platform and also from the oxygen coming from cooled air. The rear-mounted electric motor gets its electricity from the fuel stack and this complex arrangement grants the research vehicle with a 242 bhp (188 kW) output.

Aside from receiving a different hardware setup, the special i8 also looks different than the regular model as it has a more angular front fascia and a simpler rear end while the body wears a menacing matte black paint.

 

We remind you BMW and Toyota have a partnership to work on fuel cell technologies, with an emphasis on hydrogen tanks, motors, batteries and fuel cell stacks.