BMW Battles Competitors with Carbon Fiber Cars
You may have heard of the upcoming BMW i3 electric car. It's set to go on sale in Germany today and at dealerships across the rest of the globe over the next several months. Did you know, however, that it's the luxury automaker's first attempt to produce a carbon made almost entirely of carbon fiber? No other automakers have taken on a challenge this large, and it's one of the largest production innovations since all-aluminum automobile frame were introduced in the 1980s.