CLA with EQ Technology.

With the life cycle assessment of the CLA 250+ (combined energy consumption: 14.1-12.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 0 g/km; CO₂ class: A)* at the start of production, the quantities of CO₂-reduced aluminum and steel, CO₂-reduced battery cells, and recycled plastic used in the new CLA are taken into account. In addition, traction current from renewable energy is used as a basis.

Thanks to the CO₂ reduction measures agreed by Mercedes-Benz in the supply chain and the use of charging electricity generated from renewable resources (electricity from hydropower), life cycle CO₂ emissions can be almost cut by half compared to the conventional scenario.

In the development of the CLA, care was taken to use as many secondary materials as possible. The proportion of secondary material in the CLA 250+ with regard to thermoplastics was increased to 42 kg. Around 50% of the secondary material for thermoplastics comes from post-consumer sources. For example, the jacking points are entirely made from recycled bumpers from end-of-life vehicles.