BMW has unveiled a revolutionary new ‘green’ car that goes around in circles forever to save the planet. That’s because the new electric iVision Circular is made entirely of recycled materials – and when it reaches the end of its life can itself be fully recycled to restart the process all over again. Although the fully electric and zero-emissions iVision Circular is a prototype designed to showcase the firm plans of BMW Group – which includes Britain’s MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – the Bavarian-based car giant says it intends to make all of its vehicles 100 per cent fully recyclable within 20 years. It also wanted to demonstrate that ‘a high level of sustainability can go hand in hand with a luxurious appearance’.

Currently, BMWs are manufactured using nearly 30 per cent recycled and reused material on average. It is working on increasing that in next-generation cars to 50 per cent, and ultimately 100 per cent by 2040. The prototype safely-disposable car was unveiled today at the IAA Mobility show in Munich. Bosses said: ‘The four-seat BMW iVision Circular looks ahead to a compact, all-electric vehicle for the year 2040 that is focused squarely on sustainability and luxury.

‘This Vision Vehicle has been designed according to circular economy principles across the board. The aim is to achieve 100 per cent recycled materials use and 100 per cent recyclability.’

Battery manufacturers estimate that around 30 per cent of lithium-ion batteries currently used in most electric vehicles can be recovered and used in the manufacturing process of new cells. However, BMW says next generation ‘solid-state’ batteries – which are able to carry more charge – will have provisions to be fully reused as well as being made almost entirely from recycled materials.

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Author: Ray Massey and Rob Hull, THISISMONEY.CO.UK
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