Hot! BMW AG: What's Next

[advantage20]

NK strategy

 

[klier]

Ha, thank you for starting it !

So tell me where is this usable hydrogen? Cause besides stars, gas giants like Jupiter/Saturn and interstellar space, I don't know of anywhere where hydrogen that is "useable straight away" exists.

I read reports it's literally everywhere (around a mile deep). All they need to do is pump it up.

Excitement grows about ‘natural H2’ as huge reserves found in France

While carrying out work to check the risk of firedamp pockets in the abandoned mines of the Lorraine region in May, La Française d’Énergie (FDE) discovered a large deposit of natural hydrogen, igniting hopes that it could be a game changer in Europe’s energy transition.

For years, researchers and businesses in the private sector have been looking for rare natural hydrogen, otherwise known as native or white hydrogen, due to its potential as a clean and renewable energy source.

“If confirmed, this would be the largest potential natural hydrogen discovered to date in Europe,” Philippe de Donato, co-director of research at the GeoRessouces laboratory at the University of Lorraine, told France 3 Grand-Est at the end of May.

Indeed, it is believed that the Lorraine basin could contain 46 million tonnes of natural hydrogen – equivalent to half the world’s current hydrogen production – and enough to contribute to the EU’s decarbonisation objectives significantly.

This is just a quick find, but I read they think it's everywhere in every country all around the world...
And ready to use. It's simply there to take and put to use straight away.

Here's what the BBC told me in July '25:

Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is beginning.

Investors had lost faith in Edwin Drake's obsessive hunt for oil when the American entrepreneur finally struck black gold in an underground reservoir in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859. The discovery spurred an exploration frenzy that launched the modern oil age.

Now, a new generation of wildcatters are racing to replicate that Titusville moment, hoping to bring about the dawn of a major new energy resource. However, it's not fossil fuels they are looking for, but a commercially viable source of natural – and low-carbon – hydrogen.

If just 2% of estimated levels of natural hydrogen was recoverable, it could meet projected global hydrogen demand for around 200 years, according to the USGS

The precious 'white gold' fuel buried in the Earth


So no, not quite Jupiter or Saturn. Don't overcomplicate it. Battery electric is a phase.

 

[Uygar]

it was not a project slated for production.

I think you will be surprised how the next 1 Series won't look like the 1 Series we know. Not just from a styling perspective.

Interesting. How different could it be? Is it gonna turn into a small city car?

 

[klier]

Interesting. How different could it be? Is it gonna turn into a small city car?

 

[Matski]

Morphing the 1-er into a i01 i3 replacement wouldn't be the worst idea, but then if they're dropping the U06 Active Tourer, perhaps they'll edge out the size a bit too.

 

[klier]

Morphing the 1-er into a i01 i3 replacement wouldn't be the worst idea, but then if they're dropping the U06 Active Tourer, perhaps they'll edge out the size a bit too.

Sounds like a good idea. The Van doesn't sell at all.

 

[SKY]

Hmmm, I believe it was BMWBlog the site that stated the new NK 1er would still be RWD. I thought it would be more first-gen 1er and not like this concept.

But who knows.

Edit. Here it is:

BMW i1 (NB0) Hatchback Coming in 2028 With Rear-Wheel Drive

BMW confirms the i1 electric hatchback for 2028 with rear-wheel drive, Gen6 batteries, and a targeted 600 km range. A thrilling new EV era begins.

www.bmwblog.com

 

[klier]

Hmmm, I believe it was BMWBlog the site that stated the new NK 1er would still be RWD. I thought it would be more first-gen 1er and not like this concept.

It's going to be an RWD (or AWD I guess) version of the NK platform. That concept probably is RWD

 

[SKY]

It's going to be an RWD (or AWD I guess) version of the NK platform. That concept probably is RWD

Yup, now that I think about it, being a smaller, urban vehicle does not exclude it also being RWD.

So, urban i1 and GC i2. Interesting…

 

[Esp5]

All this i1/i2 was planned with the prerogative that by 2029/2030 EVs would be very successful because the market would go there, now that we know that this is not the case and that anything can happen, how will they consider dealing with losing sales by not having ICE variants for these cars........ perhaps they should make them

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Those wiper blades be like...

 

[Ozy]

A slightly edited version of the previously posted render of a smaller NK sportscar, looks epic imho (not a BMW fan in general)

 

[Design FIRST]

looks epic imho (not a BMW fan in general)

Throughout the many years, my affinity for the BMW brand has been on and off. The era between 2009 and 2017 was my favorite so far pertaining to this millenium. And now, I'm finding that affinity beginning to rekindle, These future NKL vehicles are leaving me excited. And I realize that I have been droning on a bit about BMW's new designer acquisition, Maximillian Missoni, formerly of Volvo and Polestar-and before that a VAG veteran. I find him to be one of the very best in the industry. And I can't wait to see his influence on future BMW vehicles from the 5 series upwards, the segments in which he will supervise designwork.