Audi commits that by 2025 it will have reduced the average CO2 emissions of its cars by 30% compared to 2015 levels, while significant changes to further reduce its environmental footprint are expected in the production sector .
With the e-tron already open the curtain, Audi will present its latest Sportback version before the end of this year, followed by the e-Tron GT and the production version of the Q4 e-tron we saw revealed this year in the Geneva Motor Show.
According to the company's forecasts, by 2025 the electric models (mild hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric) will occupy 40% of its worldwide sales, reaching an absolute number of 30. In terms of production, the start towards the creation of units with a zero environmental footprint was done by 2018 with the vehicle manufacturing unit of the German company located in Brussels, in which e-tron is produced.
According to the company, the benefits of conversions made to this unit have brought about a reduction in CO2 emissions of 40,000 tonnes annually. At the same time, Audi begins the "transformation" and the internal combustion engine that it maintains in the Gyor of Hungary.
As early as the end of the year, on the roof of this unit will be installed the largest in Europe photovoltaic panel system, which will have a total power of 12 MW and a surface of 160,000 sqm from 2020, the unit will be supplied with electricity that will Produced from renewable sources, while already from this year 70% of the last required for heating needs comes from the utilization of geothermal energy.
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