Inguqulo kagesi yonke ye-MINI Countryman manje isiqala ukuphuma ezintanjeni zakwaBMW Group Plant Leipzig, ezinyangeni ezine kwethulwe ukukhiqizwa kwe-MINI Countryman enenjini evuthayo.
Ngemva kokuyeka ukukhiqizwa kwe-BMW i3, indawo okwazalelwa kuyo ukuhamba kukagesi kwa-BMW Group manje isikhiqiza izinhlobo ezine ezinezinhlobo ezintathu zokushayela ngezinhlobo ezimbili, zonke zitholakala kulayini wokukhiqiza owodwa: i-BMW 1 Series, i-BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (okuhlanganisa nenguqulo ye-plug-in hybrid), i-BMW 2 Series Series Gran Electrical version kanye ne-combu MINI.
I-MINI Countryman Electric imele isinyathelo esikhulu ekushintsheni komkhiqizo we-MINI ekufakweni kukagesi ngokugcwele ngo-2030 futhi ihlanganisa umuzwa ofakwe ugesi wokuhamba ngekathi nokungahambi kahle kokukhipha ugesi. Iphuma ngezinhlobo ezimbili zikagesi ngokugcwele: i-Countryman E (150 kW, 204 hp | ukusetshenziswa kukagesi 17.4 – 15.7 kWh/100 km) kanye nenamandla onke amasondo i-Countryman SE ALL4 (230 kW, 313 hp | ukusetshenziswa kukagesi 18.5 – 16.8 kWh/100 kWh).
Ukuze unike amandla ukukhiqizwa kwamayunithi angama-350,000 ngonyaka - ngaphezulu kuka-100,000 kunangaphambili - IPlant Leipzig ibilokhu ithuthukiswa ngokuqhubekayo kusukela ngo-2018, ngokwengezwa okubanzi nokuthuthukiswa kwe-bodyshop, i-paintshop, umhlangano kanye nempahla.
Eminyakeni yakamuva i-BMW Group itshale imali elinganiselwa ku-1.6 billion euros endaweni yase-Leipzig ukuze ikhiqize izimoto ezengeziwe nezinto zikagesi, futhi manje senyusa amavolumu ezimoto, okuyizindaba ezinhle embonini yethu.
—UPetra Peterhänsel, Umqondisi Wezitshalo
Umshayeli omkhulu ngemuva kokwenyuswa kwevolumu yiMINI Countryman. Phakathi no-2024, umkhiqizo uzokhuphuka ufinyelele cishe kumayunithi angama-500 ngosuku, ngaphezu kwezimoto ezingama-BMW ezingaba ngu-800 noma ngaphezulu ezikhiqizwa yisikhungo. Ngohlelo lwayo lokukhiqiza oluguquguqukayo, i-Plant Leipzig isesimweni sokusabela ngokushesha esidingweni samakhasimende—ngokwesibonelo ngokwandisa isabelo sezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele.
Izakhiwo zokuhlanganisa eziguquguqukayo ziphinde zasho ukuthi i-MINI Countryman Electric ingase ihlanganiswe ngaphandle komthungo ekukhiqizeni. Isimo siyefana namayunithi ahlukene okushayela, wonke akhiqizwa emgqeni owodwa kanye nokuhlanganiswa okuhlanganisiwe futhi alungiselelwa ukushada nomzimba.
Ama-e-drive, ama-transmissions kanye nokulawula ama-electronics (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-electric drive topology edidiyelwe kakhulu, noma i-HEAT) yamamodeli amabili kagesi wonke axhumeke ngqo embonini. Ulayini wokukhiqiza omusha wawudingeka kuphela kuma-electronics okulawula.
Ekupheleni kuka-2024, iPlant Leipzig izoqasha cishe abasebenzi abayizi-7,000 bakwaBMW. Amahora okusebenza kuzodingeka ashintshwe kuwo wonke amatheknoloji, kanti ama-nightshift azohlangana okokuqala ngqa ngoSepthemba walo nyaka kanti izimoto zizokhiqizwa ubusuku nemini ngamashifu amathathu.
Ngokwethulwa kokukhiqizwa kwe-MINI Countryman Electric, zontathu izigaba zenqubo yokukhiqiza ibhethri ye-Gen 5 enamandla amakhulu manje sezimelelwe kwa-BMW Group Plant Leipzig: ukufakwa kwamaseli, ukukhiqizwa kwamamojula kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwebhethri. Ukusebenza kuzo zontathu manje kuyanda, njengoba sekunezintambo ezinhlanu zamaseli, ezintathu zokukhiqiza amamojula kanye nemigqa emibili yokukhiqiza ibhethri enamandla amakhulu.
Siphakathi nenguquko ku-e-mobility. Kusukela kulo nyaka, i-Plant Leipzig izoqhuba zonke izigaba zenqubo yethu yokukhiqiza amabhethri anamandla angaphakathi endlini. Yisinyathelo sethu esilandelayo esihle esiya phambili.
—UMarkus Fallböhmer, Inhloko Yokukhiqiza Ibhethri kwaBMW Group
Umthamo wokukhiqiza we-e-component yePlant Leipzig ubulokhu ukhula kusukela ngo-2021. Manje izokhiqiza hhayi amabhethri anamandla kagesi e-MINI Countryman Electric kodwa futhi nama-e-components e-BMW iX1, BMW iX2, BMW i4, BMW i5 kanye ne-BMW iX enziwe kwezinye izingosi. Iyunithi yokukhiqiza ye-e-component e-Leipzig okwamanje iqashe abantu abangaba ngu-1,000.
Ukuze unike amandla ukukhiqizwa kwamabhethri anamandla amakhulu, izikhala ebezisetshenziswa ngaphambilini i-BMW i3 ne-BMW i8 zishintshiwe futhi kwengezwa izakhiwo ezintsha. Elinye lawo yihholo elisha elinomugqa ongaba ngu-61,000 m2. Lokhu kuhlala olayini ababili abakwazi ukukhiqiza amabhethri anamandla kagesi afinyelela kwangu-300,000 ngonyaka. I-BMW Group itshale imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-€900 ekukhiqizweni kwengxenye ye-e ePlant Leipzig kuze kube manje.
Izinqubo zokudweba ezisindisa izinsiza. Lapho yethulwa, i-MINI Countryman esebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele iza ngemibala emithathu yomzimba eyengeziwe: I-British Racing Green, Chili Red kanye ne-Blazing Blue—kanye nophahla oluhlukile lophawu lwentengiso lwe-MINI, uma ifunwa. Lokhu kupendwe kusetshenziswa indlela entsha engena-spray elondoloza izinsiza futhi okwamanje ilungiselelwa ukusebenza kochungechunge.
Igama elithi “overspray” lisho inkungu yezinhlayiya zikapende ezeqile ezakhayo lapho imizimba ipendwe ngendlela evamile. Ngesu elisha, le nkungu ayisaveli. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukudweba ngemibala eminingi njengoba inqubo ekhandlayo yokufihla ubuso ayisadingeki. Umdwebo ongena-overspray futhi usiza ukonga i-CO2 ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, njengoba umoya ophuma ekhabetheni udinga ukuhlanzwa okuncane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, idinga umoya omncane kakhulu—okungukuthi umoya olethwa ezingeni lokushisa eliqondile kanye nomswakama odingekayo ukuze kudwetshwe. Ngenxa yalokho, amandla amancane adingekayo ukuthulisa umoya nokwelapha ukukhathala.
Ubuchwepheshe bokushisa obusetshenziselwa ukomisa upende ophahleni oluhlukile buphinde baguqulwa ukuze kuqalwe ukukhiqizwa kwe-MINI Countryman futhi manje sesinesistimu e-bivalent. Izishisi eziguquguqukayo zikaphethiloli zingasebenzisa i-hydrogen kanye negesi (i-methane) futhi zishintshe phakathi kwazo zombili ngenkathi isebenza. Izishisi ezinhlanu ezifana ne-bivalent hydrogen-ezinamandla asetshenziswa ukukhiqiza uphahla oluhlukile lwe-MINI Countryman.
Ezinye izishisi endaweni yokupenda zizoshintshela kancane kancane ekusebenzeni kwe-bivalent, nezimbawula eziyisithupha ezilandelayo ezine-hydrogen ezisanda kufakwa. Lokhu kwenza iLeipzig ibe yingqalabutho embonini yezimoto futhi iyisondeza kakhulu ekwehliseni i-CO2 ukuphuma.
Umbono wethu ePlant Leipzig uwukukhipha i-carbonise ukukhiqiza ngokusemandleni ethu ngokufaka i-hydrogen eluhlaza esikhundleni samafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi.
- Petra Peterhänsel
Lokhu kuzodinga i-hydrogen eluhlaza eyanele evela kugridi. Igridi ye-hydrogen yesifunda iyahlelwa njengamanje, kanti i-Plant Leipzig izohlomula.
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