Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles

This lecture covers the dimensions of sustainability in automotive and their impacts on engineering of vehicles – it will be presented by Dr. Thomas Becker, Vice President Sustainability, Mobility, BMW Group.

Lecture Details

Course Details Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles
Nachhaltigkeit und Zirkularität von Automobilen
Semester Winter semester
Lecturer Dr. Thomas Becker, Vice President Sustainability, Mobility, BMW Group
Language German
Description
  • Dimensions of sustainability
  • Regulatory framework (e.g. ESG, REACH, Supply Chain Act, CO2 fleet targets, ELV Directive, EU Data Act,…) & Corporate Sustainability Strategy
  • Effects on the development of vehicles (e.g. evaluation criteria, decision-making processes, and examples of technological implementations)
  • Effects on production & supply chain (e.g. global energy and material availability, transformation of value chains)
  • Future mobility in cities (e.g. new vehicle and service concepts)Chip architectures, design methods, manufacturing technologies and role allocation in the semiconductor industry
  • Technological innovations as enablers (e.g. battery electric mobility, synthetic fuels and hydrogen)
Date and location of lecture 2 day blocks: 22.10.2026 & 23.10.2026 (L1|01 528) & excursion to Munich (optional)
Course Material online: Moodle (for signed in students only)
Date of exam Exams at FZD
Further info Course Schedule