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BMW i Innovation Days 2013.
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The BMW Group will launch an electrically powered production vehicle this year with the BMW i3, which represents a new form of sustainable mobility in urban areas. As the first premium electric vehicle, the BMW i3 rises to the social, ecological and economic challenges of our time. With its groundbreaking new vehicle architecture, the concept calls for the use of modern lightweight construction materials as well as innovative production processes. Sustainability plays a prominent role for the BMW Group in this area also. The BMW i3 was the first vehicle project for which sustainability objectives were agreed that were pursued with the same vigour as cost, weight or quality objectives. The aim is also to reduce the environmental impact of production as much as possible, focusing on aspects such as energy supply and water consumption, solvent emissions and waste treatment.
Carbon fibre production with wind and hydroelectric power.
Even for the manufacture and processing of carbon
fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP), BMW attaches the utmost importance to
conservation of the environment and resources, and the use of a
renewably generated power supply where possible. The BMW Group
therefore has control over all process steps, from fibre production to
the recycling of fibres and composites. This is illustrated
particularly well by the ultramodern CFRP production chain, which
starts in Moses Lake in the U.S. and passes to Germany in Wackersdorf
and Landshut and on to final manufacturing in Leipzig. In Moses Lake,
for example, the required electricity is generated in an
environmentally friendly way from 100 per cent hydroelectric power,
while at the Leipzig works the entire electricity requirement is met
using self-generated wind power.
BMW works in Leipzig: 100 per cent of electricity generated by
wind power.
The BMW works in Leipzig is unique in a number of ways. The
power required for production is generated directly on site by wind
power. In fact, the four wind power systems installed on the works
grounds generate more electricity than is needed to manufacture the
BMW i models in Leipzig. In addition to the CO2-free power supply, the
works sets other records: compared with the already highly efficient
BMW production average, a further 50 per cent energy and 70 per cent
water were saved in BMW i manufacture.
CFRP series production: high process safety, fast cycle times.
In the BMW works in Leipzig, series production of the BMW i3 is
setting new standards, and not just in environmental protection. The
use of carbon components is unique in automotive mass production
because large-scale use of CFRP was previously considered too
expensive, and processing and manufacture too complex and
insufficiently flexible. However, after over ten years of intensive
research and optimisation of processes, materials, systems and tools,
the BMW Group is the only automobile manufacturer to have the
necessary expertise to use CFRP in mass production. The process is
unique, and the cycle times unusually short even for complex CFRP
components. The same is true for the proprietary bonding techniques
developed in-house, which are used to bond the individual components
together in the bodyshop in a fully automated process.
First recycling concept of its kind worldwide.
In the course of developing the BMW i, the BMW Group eventually
devised the first recycling concept of its kind worldwide for CFRP
components, body parts and sorted production waste that was suitable
for series production. The valuable recyclable materials are reused in
different processes and channelled back into the production process or
used in other applications in order to save valuable resources. BMW
has even devised useful repurposing for scrapped batteries.
E-mobility: the road is clear.
With a range of up to 160 kilometres, the BMW i3 meets the
mobility demands of its users in urban areas. Charging is extremely
simple and is possible at home, at work or at public charging
stations. In addition, BMW i offers a comprehensive range of products
and services under the 360° ELECTRIC label that meets individual
customer needs. BMW i is also exerting great pressure together with
different partners to advance the expansion of the public charging
infrastructure, including convenient reservation and payment systems.
eDrive: reliable, safe and long lasting.
It goes without saying that the reliability and safety of
electrical components are very important to the BMW Group. It is good
to know that the lithium ion battery of the BMW i3 lasts at least the
full lifetime of a vehicle. This is achieved through intelligent
battery management and an effective heating/cooling system developed
by BMW, for example. Like all BMW vehicles, the BMW i3 also meets the
company’s strict demands, which exceed the statutory requirements.
Ease of service and repair to a renowned standard.
Even in the highly unlikely event of a fault, defective
components can be identified, and individual modules or the entire
battery replaced. The same applies to damage caused to the body
resulting from an accident, as ease of repair was high on the list of
technical specifications for the BMW i3 even during its design phase.
BMW therefore developed time-saving repair methods specially for the
plastic panelling and CFRP components of the BMW i3. As a result, all
of the accident repair costs are similar to those of a BMW 1-Series.
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