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The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any absolutely electrical Volvo automobile up to now1. That’s in line with the life cycle evaluation (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, accessible right here, which concludes that it has a complete carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km — approximately 60 per cent lower than the XC40 ICE (petrol)2.
The carbon footprint report identifies the important thing contributing supplies and processes to the automobile’s emissions. Completely centered on greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions, the report covers the automobile’s life cycle, beginning with the extraction and refining of uncooked supplies and ending with the automobile’s end-of-life.
Utilizing wind-based electrical energy to cost the EX30 considerably reduces the carbon footprint in comparison with international or European electrical energy mixes, by roughly 42 per cent and 22 per cent respectively3. This underlines the necessity to speed up investments in renewable vitality infrastructure globally for electrical automobiles to achieve their full local weather potential.
“Transitioning to electrical automobiles is essential to limiting local weather change, however elevated transparency about its challenges is required to scale back their emissions even additional,” says Jonas Otterheim, head of local weather motion at Volvo Vehicles. “By finding out the EX30’s carbon footprint and figuring out its major supplies and processes, we intention to offer helpful insights that may assist information selections in our firm in the direction of changing into extra sustainable, in addition to amongst the broader trade.”
We’ve got now accomplished complete LCAs of the carbon footprint for 3 of our absolutely electrical automobiles launched since 2019: the Volvo EX40, EC40 and now, EX30. By making these stories accessible to the general public, we hope to assist prospects make knowledgeable selections when selecting their subsequent electrical automobile.
An essential step in our journey in the direction of web zero greenhouse gasoline emissions
A automobile isn’t just pushed. Additionally it is designed, developed, constructed and transported — offering us with quite a few alternatives to scale back greenhouse gasoline emissions and make progress in the direction of achieving every of our sustainability ambitions. With the Volvo EX30 we are taking an essential stride in the direction of our aim of changing into a totally electrical automobile firm by 2030 and our intention to achieve web zero greenhouse gasoline emissions by 2040.
The proportion of recycled supplies within the EX30 is the best of any Volvo automobile up to now. Round one quarter of the aluminum and nearly one fifth of the metal is recycled materials. As well as, round 17 per cent of all plastics throughout the automobile, from inside elements to exterior bumpers, are produced from recycled materials.
Due to initiatives throughout our provide chain and manufacturing, the LFP-equipped Volvo EX30 has a “cradle-to-gate” influence of an estimated 14.8 tonnes — simply over 60 per cent of the mannequin’s complete carbon footprint4. This consists of emissions generated throughout the manufacturing of supplies and the automobile, however excludes emissions from the use and end-of-life phases of the EX30.
We plan to scale back the EX30’s CO2 influence even additional by collaborating with suppliers throughout our whole worth chain. By 2025 for instance, our battery suppliers are working in the direction of lowering emissions from manufacturing the LFP battery by 20 per cent, and by 46 per cent within the case of the NMC battery. To do that, our suppliers intention to interchange electrical energy utilization throughout cell manufacturing with renewable vitality sources, improve the share of recycled content material of their supplies and scale back their provide chain emissions.
Manufacturing of the EX30 started in November 2023, and the primary automobiles have been delivered to their new house owners in European markets late final 12 months. Thus far, the EX30 has obtained a number of prestigious awards, together with Small SUV/Crossover of the Yr within the Information UK Motor Awards, Carwow Automobile of the Yr 2024, and Eco Warrior of the Yr within the TopGear.com Awards 2023, and Automobile of the Yr by The Solar.
1 the bottom carbon footprint of any absolutely electrical Volvo automobile up to now assertion pertains to globally accessible merchandise over 200,000 kilometres of driving utilizing the identical vitality combine throughout the use part
2 primarily based on Single Motor geared up with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, utilizing an EU28 common vitality combine
3 primarily based on Single Motor geared up with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, utilizing an EU28 common vitality combine
4 primarily based on Single Motor geared up with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, utilizing an EU28 common vitality combine
Volvo Vehicles in 2023
For the total 12 months 2023, Volvo Automobile Group recorded a record-breaking core working revenue of SEK 25.6 billion. Income in 2023 amounted to an all-time excessive of SEK 399.3 billion, whereas international gross sales reached a file 708,716 automobiles.
About Volvo Automobile Group
Volvo Vehicles was based in 1927. In the present day, it is without doubt one of the most well-known and revered automobile manufacturers on this planet with gross sales to prospects in additional than 100 nations. Volvo Vehicles is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm alternate, the place it’s traded beneath the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
“For all times. To provide folks the liberty to maneuver in a private, sustainable and secure method.” This goal is mirrored in Volvo Vehicles’ ambition to turn into a totally electrical automobile maker by 2030 and in its dedication to an ongoing discount of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to realize net-zero greenhouse gasoline emissions by 2040.
As of December 2023, Volvo Vehicles employed roughly 43,400 full-time staff. Volvo Vehicles’ head workplace, product growth, advertising and administration features are primarily positioned in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Vehicles’ manufacturing vegetation are positioned in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The corporate additionally has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
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