{"id":83115,"date":"2025-08-07T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83115"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:37:16","slug":"new-bmw-ix3-uses-recycled-materials-33-percent-its-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83115","title":{"rendered":"2026 BMW iX3 Uses Recycled Materials For A Third Of Its Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not long to go until the new iX3 breaks cover, signaling BMW\u2019s much-hyped revival of the Neue Klasse. Although we\u2019ve obsessively covered the electric crossover in the build-up to its premiere on September 5, we\u2019re still learning new things. For example, it\u2019ll be the cleanest EV ever made by the German luxury brand, using recycled materials for roughly a third of its weight. That\u2019s right: 33%.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Forbes<\/em>, BMW\u2019s Head of Sustainability Vehicle Projects, Juergen Froeschl, revealed the next-gen iX3<\/a> will contain a whopping 740 kilograms (1,631 pounds) of reused materials. From secondary aluminum and recycled plastics to old fishing nets and ropes, the electric crossover will repurpose a wide variety of discarded materials.<\/p>\n

For instance, the plastic used inside originates from a whopping 140 PET bottles. Recycled fishing nets sourced from southern France account for 30% of the material mix used in the front trunk<\/a>. Secondary aluminum represents 70% of the cast aluminum wheels and 80% of the wheel carriers and swivel bearings.<\/p>\n

BMW explains it could rely even more on secondary materials if it had greater access to a steady flow of high-quality raw inputs. The German luxury brand pledges it won\u2019t skimp on quality either: \u201cThese days, the quality is comparable to a 100% primary material, at a much lower CO\u2082 cost.\u201d Speaking of the carbon footprint, the battery pack accounts for half, but massive improvements have been made there as well. The Gen6 cylindrical cells<\/a> consist of 50% secondary cobalt, lithium, and nickel.<\/p>\n

As you can imagine, these efforts haven\u2019t been made just for one model. The iX3 is the first of many Neue Klasse vehicles arriving over the coming years. BMW has so far confirmed a long-wheelbase version of the crossover for China and a globally available sedan. The latter is likely to revive the i3 moniker when it goes on sale in 2026. Technically, the i3 name never died. BMW sells a stretched electric 3 Series Sedan in China<\/a> with the alphanumeric designation introduced on the quirky hatchback.<\/p>\n

If we\u2019re to believe the rumor mill, BMW is cooking up an i3 Touring and even an iX4<\/a>. Both are believed to replace today\u2019s combustion-engine cars. Bavaria has already confirmed there won\u2019t be another X4 with a gas engine. Additionally, reports suggest the gasoline-powered 3 Series Touring won\u2019t be renewed either. The ICE Touring\u2019s demise would certainly come as a shock. Seeing the glass half full, at least there\u2019s still the bigger 5er with a long roof.<\/p>\n

Source: Forbes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not long to go until the new iX3 breaks cover, signaling BMW\u2019s much-hyped revival of the Neue Klasse. Although we\u2019ve obsessively covered the electric crossover in the build-up to its premiere on September 5, we\u2019re still learning new things. For example, it\u2019ll be the cleanest EV ever made by the German luxury brand, using recycled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}