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

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Construction work will start in August 2019 and renewable energy generation will start at the beginning of next year. We are committed to the economical use of resources and therefore want to keep the environmental impact of our production as low as possible. The system will have a peak output of 12 megawatts.

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BMW Group to invest more than €2B in Hungarian plant Debrecen by 2025; new high-voltage battery assembly

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The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The BMW Group is particularly focused on keeping the carbon footprint and consumption of resources for production as low as possible, starting in the supply chain.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The first cars of the NEUE KLASSE will come off the production line at our plant in Debrecen, Hungary, starting in 2025, followed by the main plant in Munich. Plant San Luis Potosí is characterized by its responsible resource management and measures to reduce CO 2. In such a dry region, conserving water is particularly important.

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

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The focus lies on the challenges that are key to Audi: decarbonization; water utilization; resource efficiency; and biodiversity. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary. In addition, the site at Gy?r

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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—Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. A central fund accessible to all member states should prioritise battery value chains, renewables and smart grids.

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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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It will ramp up for the first time at our future plant in Debrecen, Hungary, before being rolled out across our global production network in stages. The BMW Group has reduced resource consumption and CO 2 emissions in vehicle production by 50% since 2006. This architecture will be in use from the middle of the decade.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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The companies that supply the battery cells are obliged to use only renewable energy sources for production. The electric traction motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight. Audi also uses recycled materials in some components for the Audi Q8 e-tron.

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