Carbon fiber shortage creates production delays for BMW i3 and M3/M4
Earlier this week, we announced a potential shortage of carbon fiber for the BMW i3 production due to the Asian...
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The BMW i3 Gift
This last week BMW sent me a gift, a small piece of carbon fiber reinforced plastic in a modern, clean case. “It’s not every day you get to make history"
BMW i3 Successor: Steel from ThyssenKrupp instead of Carbon Fiber?
According to Herbert Eichelkraut, a manager of the German steel giant ThyssenKrupp, the strong metal might make a return in BMW cars
Pondering on BMW’s CFRP Past, Present, and Future
Thanks to BMW NA's Communications team, I got to sit in on Innovation Day 2011, and also got a chance to visit the FIZ (Forschungs und Innovationszentrum).
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BMW i3: High demand requires doubling of carbon production
The high demand for the BMW i3 is driving up the production of carbon fiber at the Moses Lake plant. The U.S. plant is doubling its production.
Analysis: BMW i3 Production Process
BMW has announced that it has started the production of customer i3's at the Leipzig plant
Adding Lightness – The Role of CFRP in the BMW i3
The Role of CFRP in the BMW i3. Nobody had attempted to mass manufacture a CFRP chassis before
Next generation BMW 7 Series to use carbon fiber
In a recent interview with BMWBLOG, Dr. Klaus Drager said that the next generation BMW 7 Series will make extensive use of carbon fiber.
BMW i: The Trouser Press
BMW has decided to build the passenger cell from carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).
BMW i World Premiere Summary
Remember this date: July 29th 2011. Location: Frankfurt, Germany. Topic: BMW i Future Mobility.
Column: BMW’s New Philosophy
BMW “i” is a new sub-brand of the BMW Group that was introduced last year. Two vehicle concepts are getting close to roll out into the real world, with more other "i" vehicles in the pipeline
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