BMW M3 to ditch carbon fibre for a sustainable alternative

BMW has developed an all-new material as a more sustainable replacement for carbon fibre, which is now ready for development and set to be used on the brand's production cars - including the new electric M3 within the next few years.

- Tom Jervis [e-mail]

Engineered in collaboration with Swiss firm Bcomp, the natural-fibre composites offer similar properties to carbon-fibre counterparts, but emit far less CO2 during production. Plus they can be recycled, unlike most forms of carbon-based composites.