Volkswagen Commits to Carbon-Neutral Electric Cars by 2050

Volkswagen is significantly advancing its goal of carbon-neutral use of electric cars throughout their life cycle with the investment in a new wind farm in Skellefteå, Sweden. The wind farm, developed in partnership with the wind turbine company wpd Onshore Aldermyrberget AB, will produce approximately 100 GWh of electricity, sufficient to power 27,000 households. This is a part of Volkswagen's holistic program "Way to Zero" that not only aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions but also focuses on sustainable manufacturing and use of electric cars.

Key Takeaways:

• Volkswagen has invested in a new wind farm in Skellefteå, Sweden, with an annual capacity of approximately 100 GWh of electricity, equivalent to powering 27,000 households.
• This investment is part of the company's holistic program "Way to Zero" to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and is the first car manufacturer to support the extensive expansion of wind farms and solar power plants in Europe.
• Volkswagen aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per car by 40 percent in Europe by 2030 (baseline: 2018) and become completely carbon-neutral by 2050.
• The company plans to invest 40 million euros by 2025 in renewable energy projects, focusing on expanding European wind farms and solar power plants.
• Volkswagen has agreed on its largest project to date with wpd Onshore Aldermyrberget AB, making it the largest project in its portfolio to date.
• The company intends to expand its renewable energy investments further, increasing the amount of electricity from renewable energy sources in the grid.
• With a market share of 20% and 9,300 registrations from January to November 2021, Volkswagen is a leader in electric cars in Sweden.
• ID.4 is the most registered electric car on the Swedish market to date with over 6,000 copies delivered to Swedish customers from January to the end of November 2021.

Statistics:

• Volkswagen aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per car by 40 percent in Europe by 2030 (baseline: 2018).
• The wind farm in Skellefteå, Sweden will produce approximately 100 GWh of electricity, sufficient to power 27,000 households.
• Volkswagen plans to invest 40 million euros by 2025 in renewable energy projects.
• The project, in partnership with wpd Onshore Aldermyrberget AB, makes it the largest project in Volkswagen's portfolio to date.
• Volkswagen aims to make at least 70 percent of its total sales in Europe fully electric cars by 2030, equivalent to over one million cars.

Sources:

• Volkswagen (2017)
• Contify.com