Carbon-neutral manufacturing, good balance during the usage phase. Upon its delivery to customers in Europe, the Volkswagen ID.4 has a carbon-neutral balance. The seal of approval from the independent German test body TÜV Nord confirms the ID.4 as a “climate-neutral product” upon handover.
CO2 is emitted during every stage of a vehicle’s life cycle. To reduce the quantity of CO2 on a sustainable basis, Volkswagen follows the principle of prevent first, then reduce, and finally offset any emissions that are unavoidable for the short term – by means of climate protection projects in other areas. Measures to reduce CO2 emissions include, for example, the use of green power both for the production of battery cells and in the Zwickau and Emden plants, where the ID.4 is built with a carbon-neutral balance. This calculation factors in all CO2 emissions throughout the entire supply chain and production process, as well as transport to the dealerships and the initial battery charge before handover to the customer.
A clean future. At the end of the usage phase of an ID.4, the battery can either be reused in second-life concepts or recycled as a raw material source. A pilot recycling plant is already being built at the Salzgitter site, where Volkswagen and its battery company PowerCo are setting up the Group's first battery cell production.