MUNICH (GERMANY), Jul 27 (EUROPA PRESS) –
BMW has reduced the emissions linked to the production of its vehicles by 70% since 2006 and has now set out to continue that reduction, with the aim of cutting an additional 80% of emissions for each car produced before 2030 compared to registered last year.
This was announced by the president of the company, Oliver Zipse, who presented this Monday all the details of the new emission reduction strategy, which ensures that sustainability is at the “center of its strategic plan”.
“I firmly believe that the fight against climate change and the way we use resources will decide the future of our society and the BMW group. As a premium car company, our ambition is to lead the way towards sustainability. That is why we are taking responsibility here and now and making these issues central to our future strategic direction, “said Zipse.
The primary goal is to significantly reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per vehicle by at least one-third across the spectrum. For a fleet of around 2.5 million vehicles, produced by BMW in 2019, this would correspond to a reduction of more than 40 million tons of CO2 throughout the life cycle in 2030.
In addition to the 80% cut in production, the German automaker plans to reduce emissions by vehicle by 20% in the supply chain and by 40% during the use phase of vehicles through electrification.
In ten years, the company’s goal is to have a total of more than seven million group electrified vehicles on the roads, about two-thirds of them with an all-electric drive train.
“We are using our technological expertise, both hardware and software, not only to make these vehicles desirable, but also to help reduce CO2 through them,” Zipse concluded.