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Highly respected film actor and renewable energy advocate Edward Norton is
the latest person to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 - the first
hydrogen-powered luxury sedan.
The Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee becomes the most
recent member of the BMW Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program, which gives industry
leaders and prominent figures in entertainment, politics, business and more a
BMW Hydrogen 7 for their daily use.
"The excitement of this car to me is that it demonstrates what we're capable
of, and it inspires me to keep advocating for a more sustainable way of life,"
said Norton. While Norton is widely known for his prolific and acclaimed
acting career - which includes memorable roles in films such as Primal Fear
(1996), for which he won a Golden Globe and received his first Oscar nomination;
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996); American History X (1998), for which he
earned his second Oscar nod; and the critically acclaimed Fight Club (1999);
among many others - Norton has also become a leading voice in the area of solar
energy. A number of entertainers, politicians, business leaders and more
have already opted for a BMW Hydrogen 7 as their energy-efficient ride of choice
in order to evaluate the technology.
Those who have recently chosen the vehicle include previously announced
members of the BMW Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program: Will Ferrell, Jay Leno, opera
star Placid Domingo and famed director Steve Gaghan, among others.
Other notable figures who have opted for rides in a BMW Hydrogen 7 include
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the "Ocean's 13" premiere in Hollywood; Richard
Gere and Sharon Stone at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin; and "An
Inconvenient Truth" producer Davis Guggenheim (Oscar® for the best Documentary
Feature) and Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® winner, director Florian Henckel
von Donnersmarck at the 2007 Academy Awards.
The vehicle has also made an impact with luminaries such as Michael Glos,
German Federal Minister for Economy and Technology, and Günter Verheugen, Vice
President of the European Commission, world renowned soprano Anna Netrebko and
many others.
BMW CleanEnergy Website
http://www.bmw-cleanenergy.com
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