Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 8, 2020
In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. The second measure is the supply of geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. Construction work on Szombathely II, the Schaeffler Group’s second plant in western Hungary, started in 2020. The new facility is located about three kilometers from the first one, which opened in 1996.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Gy?r With the construction of the solar-cell park, we are now taking a further step to achieve this in terms of power supply. r covering about 160,000 square meters. As part of the joint project with E.ON
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2022
Components for the production of batteries at Audi’s Brussels plant will no longer be delivered by truck from Hungary, but by rail with DB Cargo. The switch in means of delivery between Hungary and Brussels, which was started in May and is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2023, is a preview of the car manufacturer’s future.
Baua Electric
MAY 7, 2024
The automaker also aims to generate 20% of the plant’s power from solar panels, and increase use of treated wastewater. The battery side will supply cylindrical cells with 20% greater energy density than current cells, helping to boost charging speed and range by 30%, BMW claims. That will be preceded by European production.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2020
—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, Production and Supply Chain. The compact SUV EQB will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from Hungary and will complement the plug-in hybrid portfolio consisting of the CLA and CLA Shooting Brake. Global battery production network.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2022
—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain. Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA Battery systems will be supplied by the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network.
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