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Mercedes-Benz is putting its Ambition 2039 on the road
The all-new electric CLA offers customers more of everything: more room, a more elegant look, more comfort, more intelligence and more efficiency compared to its non-electric predecessors – while shrinking the carbon footprint by 40%. Additional carbon reduction measures can increase the savings to as much as two-thirds.
The all-new CLA is the most intelligent vehicle ever developed by Mercedes-Benz. It is putting the company’s Ambition 2039 on the road and marks the start of the biggest model offensive in the history of the brand for a more sustainable future. The ambition is to make our new vehicle fleet net carbon-neutral
Our goal is to take a holistic approach to sustainability – from the first sketch to the finished vehicle. This not only includes zero-emissions driving, but also resource-conserving production and sustainable materials.
Ulf Zillig
Vice President - Corporate Research, Sustainability & RD Functions at Mercedes-Benz
This vision becomes reality in the new CLA: The share of recycled materials is higher both in the exterior and interior components. That is the result of assessing materials and processes for more sustainable options in the early product development phases (Design for Environment). Equally important is improving material loops through process efficiency and an increased share of recycled materials (Design for Circularity).
• Four times more secondary materials in the thermoplastics than in the previous model, with 50% derived from post-consumer recycled material.
• Every layer of the seats contains recycled materials – from the seat cover to the seat foam, the substructure, and the metal holders.
• The wheel arch liners are made of 100% post-consumer recyclate.
• The jacking points are made entirely from recycled bumpers from end-of-life vehicles.
• The frunk well contains around 70% recyclate.
In addition, the contributions of aluminium, steel and batteries to the carbon footprint of the production processes were reduced. This further supports decarbonisation of the supply chain.
• Around 40% of the aluminium used is produced in electrolysis plants powered by renewable energy. This saves a total of around 400 kg CO₂ per vehicle.
• In the new battery generation, the carbon footprint of each cell is reduced by about 30%.
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