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How BMW Carbon Fiber is Born - Manufacturing at SGL and Landshut
• http://www.youtube.com, by BimmerPostThe first big showcase model for this will be the BMW i3 electric vehicle and i8 hybrid electric sports car, which will both utilize plenty of carbon fiber. But look for increased use of CFRP in future cars beyond the i8 and i3.
BMW's current carbon fiber production chain starts off with sourcing raw material in Otake, Japan, to carbon fiber manufacturing in Moses Lake, Washington, to final material preparation at SGL.
The following videos features the CFRP process at SGL and BMW's Landshut plant in Germany.