Employees ’ knowledge and skills are being expanded specifically to include new electromobility technolo-gies , with a training concept that is constantly updated . The training sessions are held in the classroom , at practice workstations and directly on the production lines . Digital methods and augmented reality play a bigger role here than ever before . Thanks to these methods , the training courses were also able to continue safely during the coronavirus pandemic , in compliance with health and safety measures .
“ The learning centre takes a holistic approach that supports employees throughout their professional development and further education , from their first day in produc-tion ,” reports Dr Sven Jochmann , head of Production E-Drives Dingolfing , Lands-hut , Regensburg , Leipzig . “ As well as trainers and managers , new colleagues are also supported by trained mentors who help them quickly find their way around their new working environment ,” adds Jochmann .
TRANSFORMATION OF THE DINGOLFING LOCATION
The Dingolfing location is a prime example of the successful transformation of the BMW Group plants towards e-mobility and digitalisation . E-drive production , in-cluding electric motors and high-voltage batteries , is located in an existing , roughly 50-yearold building at the site , rather than using new space . The infrastructure was adapted to the new requirements and expanded
accordingly . A modern staff restaurant seats 300 and there is also a new parking deck with space for 800 vehi-cles . The structural measures are rounded out by a 25,000 sq . m . logistics hall , new office spaces and social rooms close to the production area , as well as an ad-ditional plant gate in the south for improved logistics flows .
On the issue of sustainability , the BMW Group takes a holistic approach to reducing CO2 emissions and minimising resource consumption that covers the entire value chain , including in-house production , the supply chain and use phase . In Dingolfing , as at all BMW Group locations , production uses only green power . In addition , all BMW Group locations have been net carbon neutral since this year , through corre-sponding offsets and certificates . The company is also using many other levers : from building technology to energy-efficient installations to increased use of renewable energies . Electric trucks will be used for intra-company goods transport at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production from the autumn .
2030 : AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF GLOBAL BMW GROUP SALES WILL BE FULLY ELECTRIC
The BMW Group continues its massive electromobility ramp-up : The company will offer five fully-electric models by the end of this year : the BMW i3 *, the MINI Cooper SE * and the BMW iX3 *, as well as the two main innovation flagships , the BMW iX * and BMW i4 .
Between now and 2025 , the BMW Group will increase its sales of fully-electric models by an average of well over 50 percent per year – more than ten times the number of units sold in 2020 . Based on its current market forecast , the company
also expects at least 50 percent of its global sales to come from fully-electric vehi-cles in 2030 . In total , over the next ten years or so , the BMW Group will be releasing about ten million fully-electric vehicles onto the roads .
GLOBAL E-DRIVE PRODUCTION NETWORK WITH A FOCUS IN GERMANY
The high-voltage batteries and battery components needed for all BMW and MINI electrified vehicles come from the company ’ s own battery factories in Dingolfing , Leipzig and Regensburg in Germany , as well as from Spartanburg ( USA ) and Shen-yang ( China ). The BMW Group has also localised production of high-voltage batter-ies in Thailand , at its Rayong plant , and is working with the Dräxlmaier Group for this . Munich is home to the e-drive pilot plant and the Battery Cell Competence Centre , where the BMW Group is conducting a full analysis of battery cell value creation processes and advancing technology for its production processes .
The company produces electric motors at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing and at BMW Group Plant Landshut . BMW Group Plant Steyr builds the housing for the highly integrated fifth-generation e-drive .
For further information , please visit www . bmwgroup . com
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