In the new M-cars from BMW, auto blog can originally be based on vegetable composite materials.
A greener solution for weight loss
It seems that everything we thought earlier than good or tasty to get a kind of vegetables or herbal alternative. Nowadays it is impossible to ignore the oat milk, the cheese on a vegetable basis and the impossible meat on the menu in your local café or in the neighborhood bistro. Sometimes these things taste as good as the real animal -based thing.
In today's environmentally conscious world, it is simply not sufficient for some car manufacturers to equip cars with lower emission engines or electrifying drive strands. Some manufacturers go so far as to resign their interiors with recycled plastics and seats with “vegan leather” instead of the species that comes from the back of a cow. However, the best of the ultimate BMW driving machines is a vegetable alternative to a space age.
Plant -based carbon fiber on BMW
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Meet the carbon fiber, “flax fiber”
In a statement published this week, BMW presented a new light material that claims that it was a more environmentally friendly alternative to carbon fiber. This new material, which is referred to as “natural fiber composite materials”, is made from fibers that are derived from flax. This applies the same system with which textiles such as linen and special paper species are generated, including those used in banknotes.
Bayern claim that this new composite material is stronger than the carbon fiber components that it replaces and offers reduced CO2 emissions compared to the production of carbon fiber parts. According to the BMW, the exchange of coal fiber parts can lead to a CO2 reduction of around 40% in production with natural fiber composite materials in the roofs of the next generation BMW group vehicles.
After years of research and development as well as the trial courses in motorsport environments, these natural composite materials in the street cars of BMW are ready. In an explanation, Franciscus van Meel, CEO of the M-Department of the car manufacturer, said that the high-performance specialists “are now looking forward to the use of these materials in future BMW M product areas”. This means that the M3 and/or M4 of the next generation may have a flat roof when it reaches production.
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The flax-based “natural fiber composite materials” were produced in cooperation with the Swiss Clean-Tech company BCOMP, a company in which the car manufacturer invested via BMW I Ventures. BMW and BCOP have developed this environmentally friendly material of the space age through an experimental development phase over several years. BMW M Motorsport was initially used in the 2019 Formula season with these natural fiber composite materials. Since then, the same parts have also been replaced to replace carbon fiber plastic parts (CFRP) in BMWS M4 DTM (German touring car Masters) and in the M4 GT4 Cars. BMW says that the M4 GT4, which will compete at the 24 hours of Nürburgring, will be equipped with these panels on board.
“Natural fiber composite materials are an essential element of innovative easy solutions in motorsport,” he said. “They enable a reduction in CO₂E emissions in the manufacturing process. This is innovation that fits BMW MS identity perfectly: 'Born on the racetrack.
Last thoughts
If you look at it, you can convince me or the inexperienced eye that this “carbon fiber on a plant -based” is actually carbon fiber. BMW and BCCE make considerable progress in the direction of sustainability with the introduction of this new sustainable, light material, especially at a time when there is a strong focus on environmentally friendly vehicles. Reducing emissions contains more than just improving or removing motors. It requires comprehensive solutions that go beyond the simple setting of a green badge for cars with electric motors and batteries and call it a day.
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This story was originally reported by Autoblog on June 19, 2025, where it appeared for the first time.