+++ BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Regensburg to obtain electricity from photovoltaic systems on plant roofs starting in 2025 +++ Total installed capacity of 14 MWp +++
The CO2-reduced fuel RacE-Fuel WSBK R40-A, with a regenerative share of at least 40%, will officially debut at the start of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season in Australia.
+++ Ground-breaking ceremony +++ Construction work on eight hectares +++ First fossil fuel-free BMW facility on this scale +++
+++ BMW Group signs long-term contract with UP Energiewerke GmbH +++ Supply will come from new heating plant close to site +++ Will meet around 50 percent of plant-wide process hot water requirements +++ Annual CO2 savings of approx. 20,000 tonnes +++
+++ Dingolfing Plant 02.10 takes electrically heated hardening furnace into series operation +++ Site uses innovative power-to-heat technology for the first time +++ Furnace saves some 300 tonnes CO2 a year +++
+++ BMW teams up with boat manufacturer TYDE +++ Pioneering solution for waterborne mobility +++ Mobility concept designed by Designworks showcases sustainable luxury at work +++
+++ Rio Tinto’s aluminium production relies on local hydroelectric power +++ Innovative electrolysis method eliminates all process-related CO2 emissions +++ Potential to use of up to 50 percent secondary material +++ Set to supply US vehicle production at Plant Spartanburg +++
+++ First of five cell coating lines is launched +++ Leipzig to run complete high-voltage battery production process by 2024 +++ In-house production of e-components for the fully electric MINI Countryman +++
+++ Based on preliminary internal calculations, EU fleet-wide emissions came in at 105 grams CO2 per kilometre (WLTP) for 2022 +++ Year-on-year reduction of more than nine percent expected +++
BMW reorients its lifestyle collection with GOODS WITH FREUDE - Collection boasts minimalist design and great versatility in terms of combination with other items - Sustainable thanks to organic cotton and recycled nylon and down - GOODS WITH FREUDE is geared towards a younger target group and lifestyle enthusiasts - Co-creator and artist Joshua Vides has embodied understated cool in his limited edition
+++ Nedeljković, Board Member for Production: “Technological breakthrough underscores our innovativeness” +++ Hydrogen power also in plant and transport logistics +++
+++ $1 Billion New Investment in Plant Spartanburg (USA) to Prepare for the Production of Battery Electric Vehicles. At Least Six Fully-Electric BMW X-Models by 2030 produced in the U.S. +++ Additional $700 Million Investment to Build a New High-Voltage Battery Assembly Facility in South Carolina +++ Envision AESC to Build New Battery Cell Plant in South Carolina to Supply New Round Lithium-Ion Cells for Electric Vehicle Production in the U.S.+++
+++ Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks (HyCET) develops and tests hydrogen trucks with combustion engines for transport logistics +++ Sustainable solution for long-distance transport +++ German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) provides 11.3 million euros to fund research and development project +++
+++ Newly-developed BMW round cells optimised for NEUE KLASSE architecture +++ Costs for whole high-voltage battery up to 50% lower than for current generation +++ CO2-reduced production – through green power and secondary material +++ Development head Weber: “Huge leap in technology for energy density, charging speed and range” +++ Purchasing head Post: “We will be building battery cell factories with our partners, each with an annual capacity of up to 20 ...
+++ Closed-loop material cycle for nickel, lithium and cobalt +++ Raw materials to be used in production of new battery cells +++ CO2 emissions around 70% lower than from primary materials +++
+++ Transition to green power for aluminium electrolysis and wheel production +++ CO2 savings of up to 500,000 tonnes per year +++ Pioneering achievement: First MINI model with aluminium wheels made out of 70-percent secondary raw material from 2023 +++
+++ CO2 fleet emissions of 115,9 g/km (WLTP) in 2021 +++ Major reduction from previous year +++ Driven by further increases in efficiency for conventional drive technologies and strong demand for electrified vehicles +++
+++ BMW Group expands sourcing of low-carbon steel: Agreement with Salzgitter AG provides for delivery of low-carbon steel from 2026 +++ Salzgitter AG and H2 Green Steel will meet more than 40% of steel demand for standard production at BMW Group’s EU plants, saving around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year +++ Steel remnants from plants will be reused in circular economy +++ Post: “Another important step in reducing CO2 emissions in the supplier network” +++
+++ Innovative eDrive Zones for local emission-free driving available in 20 new cities +++ Around three million kilometers driven electrically instead of “fossil” in three months +++ Plug-in hybrids make sense for many real-world customer driving profiles +++
The project encourages the production of natural rubber to protect biodiversity and local communities in the forest of Hutan Harapan
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