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At Audi , we take a holistic approach to sustainability and resource preservation , exploring efficient water use and biodiversity concerns
Clear commitment to electric mobility is an important cornerstone of Audi ’ s sustainability strategy . The company is committed to ensuring sustainability along the entire value chain , assuming responsibility for its employees , the environment , and society , and making sustainable management an integral part of all its decisions and products .
“ At Audi , we take a holistic approach to sustainability and resource preservation , exploring efficient water use and biodiversity concerns . By 2025 all our production sites worldwide will be net carbon neutral . Important steps to achieve this goal include generating renewable energy in-house and using innovative technologies to create more circular value chains where resources used are utilized in closed cycles ,” says Gerd Walker .
Audi extends this commitment to the circular economy to its supply chain and production processes . The Q6 e-tron series , for example , built in Ingolstadt , is the first fully electric high-volume model manufactured at a German Audi site . Simultaneously , Audi is consolidating new skills and technologies at its company headquarters with the assembly of the newly developed high-voltage ( HV ) battery for the Premium Platform Electric ( PPE ). Thanks to the new battery assembly , the company is gradually increasing the vertical range of manufacture for fully electric models and gathering experience for battery module production further down the line .
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