BMW is preparing to ditch carbon fiber in favor of a new natural alternative made from flax-based composites. The automaker partnered with Bcomp, a clean-technology company that has been helping ...

The dashboard, center console, hood, front splitter, doors, trunk and rear wing were all constructed out of renewable high-performance flax materials.

Development began in 2019, when BMW began working with green-tech company Bcomp, to implement a new flax-based composite in ...

Following its motorsports endeavors, BMW will start rolling out natural fiber composites in series-production machines. BMW ...

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.

BMW is preparing to ditch carbon fiber in favor of a new natural alternative made from flax-based composites. The automaker partnered with Bcomp, a clean-technology company that has been helping BMW ...

BMW says using natural fiber composites in place of carbon fiber composites can save CO2e in future vehicles, and the material also has some end-of-life properties to consider.

BMW’s adoption of these composites reflects a commitment to reducing CO₂e emissions, with early testing showing up to 40 percent lower emissions compared to traditional carbon fiber components.