The new BMW i7: Sustainability in the product and its production. – AutoMart Canada

Munich. In line with its sustainability strategy, the
BMW Group is once again systematically leveraging product
sustainability innovations in the new BMW 7 Series. This is evident,
for example, in the use of a new battery cell technology and a higher
percentage of secondary material in the wheel rims. These measures
represent a targeted further development, applying proven
sustainability approaches to another BMW model.

Sixth-generation (Gen6) battery cells in the new BMW i7:
Measures to reduce CO₂e in core
component.

Essential levers for reducing supply chain CO₂e emissions
include increased use of secondary materials and renewable energies,
in combination with selected product and process
innovations.
Gen6 battery cells for the BMW i7’s high-voltage
battery are manufactured exclusively using energy from renewable
sources. The same applies to production of the necessary 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 new BMW i7 60 xDrive by approximately 33
percent compared to the previous Gen5 cell used in the BMW i7 to date.

Aluminium wheels with high percentage of secondary raw materials.

From 2026, selected rim designs for the BMW i7 will be available
with 70 percent secondary aluminium. Electrolysis of the remaining
primary aluminium, as well as wheel rim production, is carried out in
part using renewable energy. All components with a high percentage of
secondary raw materials meet the BMW Group’s same strict quality
standards, while also contributing to resource efficiency.

Enhanced efficiency during use phase.
With its
EfficientDynamics technology package, the BMW Group optimises vehicle
efficiency across all relevant subsystems during the use phase. This
includes aerodynamics, lightweight construction, rolling resistance
and overall energy management. EfficientDynamics has been used by the
BMW Group across all drive technologies since 2007.

Production at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing.

All model variants of the new BMW 7 Series Sedan are produced at
BMW Group Plant Dingolfing. The facility in Lower Bavaria, the Group’s
primary plant for BMW luxury cars, increasingly relies on renewable
energy for electricity and heating. 100 percent of its external
electricity comes from renewable sources, some of which is also
generated directly on site. In late 2025, an approximately
100,000-square-metre rooftop photovoltaic system with an output of
almost 11 MWp was commissioned at the facility. In addition, a biomass
heating plant went on-stream late last year to ensure that
locally-produced heat is partially supplied from renewable energy sources.

In line with BMW Group’s sustainable development goals.

The BMW Group’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement and to
reaching “net zero” no later than 2050 is an integral part of its
holistic 360° approach to sustainability, which is anchored in its
corporate strategy. The BMW Group has set itself ambitious
science-based CO₂e targets for the coming years and intends
to reduce its CO₂e emissions by a total of at least 40
million tonnes from 2019 levels by 2030.

Transparency through BMW Vehicle Footprint.

The BMW Group has published its vehicles’ Product Carbon
Footprint, as validated by the German Technical Inspection Association
(TÜV), in the so-called Vehicle Footprint for several years. This
report is publicly available here
for all drive trains of the new BMW 7 Series from the start of
production and can also be accessed in the My BMW app. In this way,
the BMW Group creates transparency around the percentage of secondary
materials and CO₂e emissions throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle.