The ground-breaking BMW Hydrogen 7 has been presented to Deputy Mayor of London and London Hydrogen Partnership Chair, Nicky Gavron, at City Hall to raise awareness of hydrogen as an alternative energy source for tomorrow's consumers.

John Hollis and Nicky Gavron in LondonBMW UK's Head of Government and Industrial Affairs, John Hollis, handed over the BMW Hydrogen 7 for the use of the Deputy Mayor. Hydrogen is an efficient and clean form of power supply resulting in only water vapour exiting the exhaust. The car is part of BMW's initiative to encourage debate around the role of hydrogen in the economy. For the next two months, cars will be evaluated in the UK by business leaders and opinion formers.John Hollis said: "BMW is a pioneer in the development and use of hydrogen as a fuel source and shares the vision of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor that London should be one of the world centres for Hydrogen. In recognition of the work the Mayor's Office has done in this field, BMW would like it to be the first public organisation in the country to have the use of a Hydrogen 7 car.” Find the whole story