{"id":19501,"date":"2022-04-08T07:11:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19501"},"modified":"2022-04-08T07:11:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:11:37","slug":"bmw-wheels-made-green-power-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19501","title":{"rendered":"BMW And MINI To Get Wheels Made Using Only Green Power From 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/08\/bmw-wheels-made-green-power-2024\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI wheel 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" title=\"image of MINI wheel 1\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201800%201200%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI wheel 1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MINI-wheel-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" title=\"image of MINI wheel 1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"68.211968935587\">\n<p>Going green takes more than just launching electric vehicles that will sooner or later replace all combustion engines. Manufacturing a car, regardless if it runs on fossil fuels or electricity, is quite harmful to the environment by causing pollution. The BMW Group wants to bolster its sustainability efforts by slashing CO2 emissions during the process of manufacturing wheels.<\/p>\n<p>From 2024 onwards, all BMWs and MINIs produced will be equipped with cast aluminum wheels made exclusively with green power. Across the supply chain, making wheels generates approximately 5% of the total CO2 emissions. Switching to green power is projected to bring a reduction of more than half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-423152\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"BMW wheel 1 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW wheel 1 830x554\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-423152\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20554%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"BMW wheel 1 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BMW-wheel-1.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW wheel 1 830x554\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth mentioning the BMW Group manufactures around 10 million alloy wheels each year and 95% are built using cast aluminum. What does it actually mean to use only green power? It specifically refers to the electrolysis process, which is known to be energy-intensive and necessary during the wheel-casting process.<\/p>\n<p>The German conglomerate mentions it has reached an agreement with all wheel suppliers to use only green power from 2024. We\u2019re talking about more than 400 contracts that have already been signed with providers of wheels and aluminum. BMW has commissioned independent audits and these have revealed up to 500,000 tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> will be eliminated annually.<\/p>\n<h3>CO2 Emissions To Drop By 80% During The Process Of Manufacturing Wheels<\/h3>\n<p>Since aluminum has significant recycling properties, the old wheels can be melted down to make new ones. It eliminates the need for electrolysis to create the primary raw material. MINI will be leading the way for the BMW Group by introducing a car riding on eco-friendly wheels. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/03\/09\/spied-2023-mini-countryman\/\">next-gen Countryman<\/a> coming in 2023 will have wheels made from 70% secondary aluminum. Corroborated with the use of only green power, CO2 emissions are expected to drop by 80% compared to a standard wheel made the old-fashioned way.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, there\u2019s no word about Rolls-Royce switching to \u201cgreener\u201d wheels, but it\u2019s only a matter of time before cars from Goodwood will have them. We can say the same thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/06\/alpina-bridge-gap-between-bmw-rolls-royce\/\">ALPINA<\/a>, the latest addition to the BMW Group.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BMW Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT Going green takes more than just launching electric vehicles that will sooner or later replace all combustion engines. Manufacturing a car, regardless if it runs on fossil fuels or electricity, is quite harmful to the environment by causing pollution. 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