To coincide with the start of production of the fully electric BMW i4 at its Munich assembly plant in Germany, the carmaker has also launched a project to completely cut local emissions from the transport logistics used to feed parts into the plant.
To coincide with the start of production of the fully electric BMW i4 at its Munich assembly plant in Germany, the carmaker has also launched a project to completely cut local emissions from the transport logistics used to feed parts into the plant.
The carmaker said it would achieve this by increasing the use of rail transport as well as using more battery electric trucks.
BMW said the launch of the BMW i4 was a milestone on the road to electric mobility and that by 2023 more than half of all vehicles produced at the Munich facility will have an electrified drive.
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