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BMW Group makes further investment in Plant Landshut: German component manufacturing facility continues its transformation to electric mobility.
+++ BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) +++ Solar aluminium meets more than a third of light metal foundry’s annual requirements +++ Almost two thirds of aluminium used comes from recycling loop
BMW Group Plant Landshut uses C-DS compact dispensing system for production of ultra-lightweight and ultra-stable spats for MINI John Cooper Works GP.
BMW Landshut producing fuel cell drive components for small-series BMW i Hydrogen NEXT in 2022 The BMW Group will pilot a small series of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT fuel cell vehicle from 2022, based on the current BMW X5 and equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell e-drive. The BMW Group is building on its experience with fifth-generation e-drives to develop this vehicle. The Lightweight Construction and Technology Centre (LuTZ) in Landshut plays a key part in this by producing essential components for the hydrogen-electric drive train and supplying them for installation of the fuel cell system in Mu...
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT pilot programme due in 2022 4 May 2021 11:50 am / 0 comments While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are a big part of BMW’s plans for the foreseeable future, the German carmaker is also developing other CO2-free drive technologies, namely vehicles powered by hydrogen. In the past, the company has presented a few vehicles that are based on this technology, including the Hydrogen 7 and 5 Series GT Hydrogen. In September 2019, BMW presented the i Hydrogen NEXT, which is its latest hydrogen fuel cell development vehicle based on the current G05 X5. The company has now a...