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To: RetiredNow who wrote (306905)	10/19/2006 4:54:20 AM
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Hydrogen-burning cars starting to make a move By John O'Dell Los Angeles Times German automaker BMW said it would begin distributing the world's first hydrogen-burning cars to selected users in the U.S. and Europe next year. The cars are 7-Series sedans powered by 12-cylinder internal-combustion engines capable of burning gasoline or liquefied hydrogen. BMW, which has been working on hydrogen-fuel technology since 1978, will build and distribute about 100 of the vehicles for a variety of uses, said Christoph Huss, vice president for science and traffic technologies. Automakers think that hydrogen, the most plentiful element on the globe, ultimately could replace petroleum as the principal fuel for cars and trucks — although numerous issues need to be resolved. The first of the so-called Hydrogen-7 models are expected to be delivered in the first half of 2007, Huss said. Users, who would not be charged for the cars, could include politicians, celebrities, drivers in corporate fleets and members of the public. As many as 30 of the cars will be distributed in the U.S. The cars' V-12 engines produce 260 horsepower and can accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 9.5 seconds, with an electronically limited top speed of 143 mph. Huss said BMW was still "very far away from mass production" of the Hydrogen-7. General Motors and other major automakers are working on fuel-cell vehicles that would use hydrogen in an electrochemical process to produce electricity to power a motor. Ford and Japanese affiliate Mazda also are working to develop internal-combustion engines that run on hydrogen. seattletimes.nwsource.com