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Audi building 160,000 m2 photovoltaic system for Gy?r, Hungary plant

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We were the first premium manufacturer to have our CO2 footprint measured and certified in 2014. In addition, AUDI AG, together with its partners, is committed to feeding resources into closed cycles and reusing them as completely as possible. Since then, we have been working constantly to reduce it further.

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BMW outlines iFACTORY production strategy; transformation to e-mobility; Plant Debrecen first CO2-free plant

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The BMW iFACTORY is not a one-off showpiece but an approach we will implement at all our plants in the future —from our 100-year-old home plant in Munich to our forthcoming plant in Debrecen, Hungary. By 2030 we aim to reduce CO2 emissions from production by 80 percent compared to 2019, — Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary. Since 2015 the company has made use of 250 gigawatt-hours of geothermal energy, reducing emissions of CO2 by 50,000 tonnes. In addition, the site at Gy?r

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Audi and Krajete developing direct air capture technologies for CO2

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r, Hungary. As a next step to the existing large-scale plant in Linz, AUDI AG is currently looking into the possibility of using sources with higher concentrations of CO 2 and filtering additional emissions such as nitrogen oxides. In addition, DAC technology could be implemented on a much larger scale at Audi’s site in Gy?r,

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Superchargers in Ireland, Romania and Hungary open to non-Tesla EVs

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Tesla has opened select Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland, Romania and Hungary, as announced earlier this month. million kilograms of CO2.” The post Superchargers in Ireland, Romania and Hungary open to non-Tesla EVs appeared first on TESLARATI. What are your thoughts?

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CATL to build €7B battery plant in Hungary, its second in Europe

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billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The Debrecen, Hungary battery plant would join CATL’s Munich, Germany facility as the second for the company in Europe. We’re proud to see our Ambition 2039 supported by CATL’s commitment to CO2 neutral production in Hungary.”

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Higher sales in Poland (+46%), Croatia (+28%) and Hungary (+21%) were accompanied by lower sales in Italy (-6%) and Spain (-5%). In 2018, 1.66 million new vans were registered in the EU and in Iceland, which is an increase of 3.5% compared with 2017. of sales in 2018.

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