In line with its sustainability strategy, the BMW Group is applying product sustainability innovations in its latest BMW 7 Series. These include new battery cell technology and an increased share of secondary materials in other body parts, such as the wheel rims. These measures build on established sustainability approaches across the group’s model range.
The Gen6 battery cells for the BMW i7’s high-voltage battery are manufactured exclusively using energy from renewable sources. The same applies to the production of the anode and cathode active material. Cell production also relies in part on secondary raw materials for the lithium, cobalt and nickel required. This reduces the overall supply chain CO2e footprint of the Gen6 battery cell in the BMW i7 60 xDrive by approximately 33% compared with the Gen5 cell that has thus far been used in the BMW i7.
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