The ease of use of hydropower has attracted BMW to establish a $100 million manufacturing facility in Washington State, to making parts for its new electric car.

The German motor maker revealed yesterday that it will build a state-of-the-art plant in Moses Lake to make carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) body panels for its new “Megacity” electric vehicle.

The project is part of a united venture with BMW’s German carbon fiber associate SGL Group. BMW is aiming to launch the Megacity by 2015, & the Moses Lake facility will form a “key piece” of the vehicle’s making, said.