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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

Green Car Congress

As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. Any resulting CO 2 -emissions are offset by qualified environmental projects.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change.

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