Manufacturing

Porsche is out to reduce battery-making's carbon footprint

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Battery production on Porsche’s Taycan line at the Zuffenhausen plant in Germany. The automaker wants its battery supply base to make changes in logistics plans.
November 29, 2021 05:25 AM

HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The most carbon-intensive part of producing an electric vehicle is manufacturing the battery that goes in it. It's a task that accounts for about 40 percent of the emissions associated with building, for instance, a Porsche Taycan.

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