The just-announced BMW i3 could be a breakthrough for carbon fiber production as well as for electric drive. Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) provides the weight reduction that effectively ...

After confirming the success of a flax-based alternative to carbon fiber in racing, BMW plans to implement it in its future road cars.

BMW Will Start Swapping Carbon For Flax The first changes to be made will be carbon fiber roof panels, commonly found on the brand's M cars, like the M4, M2, and others. The new flax composite isn ...

Goodbye, Carbon Fiber Back in 2019, BMW began working with Bcomp, a clean-technology company that the German automaker owns stake in, to implement the flax-composite in its Formula E cars. After ...

BMW's carbon fiber parts will soon be replaced with a lightweight, flax-based natural fiber, and it's hitting mass production for consumer cars soon.

Big Benefits for the Environment According to BMW, the roof alone could lead to a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to carbon fiber, with additional benefits for the end-of-life considerations.

BMW is hard at work developing a new plant-based alternative to carbon fiber.

This isn’t BMW’s first rodeo when it comes to lightening the load. 18 years ago, the company launched the 2003 M3 CSL with a roof completely comprised of carbon fiber. Since then, further strides have ...

While it may seem a bit extreme to cut off the roof of a G81 BMW M3 Touring, that's the only way of upgrading to a carbon-fiber roof ...