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Originally Posted by techwhiz1
I suspect the next EV in the 3/4 family will see that tech.
The 5/7 already have it. It's called "Carbon Core".
If you open the door of a new 7 you see the small logo. If you go look in the trunk, under the package shelf you can see the carbon weave in the carbon/plastic.
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It's a shame, but BMW divested from SGL Carbon and I guess carbon core in non-luxury vehicles is out of the question.
They lost money on every i3 they produced due to the expensive carbon structure so they went back to their safe space with the i4. Honestly, I can't blame them even though it means it is quite a bit heavier than it could be but on the other hand, it is competitively priced - if it had the i3 carbon core, it would be just way too expensive (even more so now that they don't own the tech anymore) I'm afraid.