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

Green Car Congress

Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced.

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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. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car.

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