In recent years, BMW and Toyota's relationship has mostly made headlines for the extensive parts sharing between the BMW Z4 and Toyota GR Supra. But the two companies share interests beyond these two sports cars, that being hydrogen technology. Both brands think that hydrogen's benefits should be explored, which is why Toyota sells the Mirai and BMW revealed a hydrogen-powered X5 in 2019. With the iX5 Hydrogen prototype set to launch in 2023, we now have further confirmation of when BMW customers can walk into a showroom and order one for themselves.
Sales chief Pieter Nota told Nikkei that BMW will begin mass-producing and selling fuel cell vehicles as early as 2025. The iBMW X5 Hydrogen forms part of a joint development process with Toyota.
CarBuzz also uncovered patent filings that support BMW's mass adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology, which you can read more about below.