MotoringFile Secret BMW Hydrogen Program Revealed

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    Among a slew of innovations announced this week at BMW’s Innovation Days press event, one stands out as perhaps the most awe inspiring of the bunch. The i8 based prototype (officially unnamed by BMW at this time) replaces the 1.5L MINI derived three-cylinder with a fuel stack. Energy is generated from hydrogen cryogenically stored and...

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  2. Metalman

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    SPECIAL REPORT..... BMW discovers solution to the carbon buildup on the intake valves...
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    Airbags replaced with Hydrogen Bombs.
     
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    It may not be so far-fetched. I have a torch that burns water. It breaks the water down to hydrogen and oxygen and then mixes the 2 to produce a very hot flame. And I've had this torch for at least 10 years. The technology is out there...
     

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