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HIGH-END HYDROGEN; BMW puts its dual-fuel V12 on the road.(News)

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Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON

Wanted: Drivers willing and able to promote hydrogen cars and infrastructure, to drive a BMW 7 Series for up to six months. Fee: None; rental contract will detail obligations. Apply at www.clubofpioneers.com

We suspect BMW will find far more people interested in that offer than it can accommodate with the 100 copies of its dual-fuel 7 Series that it begins putting on the road next year.

At the push of a button on the steering wheel, the car's 6.0-liter V12 engine burns either hydrogen or gasoline. There is little discernible difference-the engine makes a somewhat coarser sound on hydrogen, because of faster combustion in ...

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