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Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

Green Car Congress

Brussels plays a pioneering role, but we developed this sustainable logistics concept for battery modules and cells in Audi’s entire production network. —Dieter Braun, Head of Supply Chain at Audi AG. In Hungary and Belgium, Audi uses DBeco neutral. The switch will reduce carbon emissions by around 2,600 tons every year.

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

Green Car Congress

The smelter operates on clean energy from Siberian hydroelectric power plants, which together with modern gas cleaning equipment and a closed water circulation system, has a low level impact on the environment. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims.

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Europe January 2021

EV Sales

Regarding January performances, the Volkswagen hatchback registrations were heavily concentrated in Germany (1,799), being followed from a far by Austria (199), and France (142). 2021 will se a lot of action in this category, not only with several models landing (Audi e-Tron GT, Mercedes EQS, BMW iNext.), 5 Volkswagen ID.3

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