Volkswagen - E-mobility is already this climate-friendly

"Is the electric car really more climate-friendly than a new car with a modern combustion engine? Hardly any question is discussed as passionately from talk shows to the regulars' table as this one. At least one thing is certain: if an electric car is charged with green electricity, it does not produce any climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions during operation. But the carbon footprint of an electric car doesn't just start when the proud new owner presses the start button for the first time. This balancing already starts in the manufacturing process. With energy efficiency and the use of green electricity, Volkswagen is therefore systematically reducing CO2 emissions in production. Only the carbon dioxide that the manufacturer and its suppliers are not yet able to avoid during production is subsequently offset - for example with certified climate protection projects in the Indonesian rainforest. In this way, the Volkswagen brand is already able to deliver the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 to customers with a neutral carbon footprint. For the calculation to add up completely, all the values have to add up. It is crucial to provide the production of each component with a serious CO2 value. Volkswagen also goes through all the components of a car step by step to reduce their climate impact during production. In doing so, the experts start with the parts whose production emits particularly high levels of CO2: the battery system, steel and aluminum."