Innovation Segment : Non-storage EV components

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BMW engine production German plants go electric

Germany

BMW said it will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England as part of a broader shift toward low-emission cars.

"By the end of 2022 all our German factories will make at least one fully electric car," Milan Nedeljkovic, BMW's board member responsible for the production said.

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Innovation Theme: BMW to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England, Dingolfing factory making electric car powertrains. 

Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Telecommunications engineer
  • Semiconductors / optoelectronics engineer

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy storage
  • Mechanical engineering

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Energy Efficiency

Energy storage

Sustainable transport

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