An Eco-Friendly Factory in Brussels for Assembling the Audi Q8 e-tron
This page is translated from the original post "Une usine écolo à Bruxelles pour assembler l’Audi Q8 e-tron" in French.
- 15/12/2022 17:05
The Audi Q8 e-tron is now assembled within the ultra-modern Brussels factory, which aims for a sustainable production model.
The Audi Q8 e-tron is not quite a new model, since its original name is Audi e-tron, which has been on sale since 2019 and has already sold 150,000 units. We are in 2022, and the facelift begins with a change of name, as it is now called Audi Q8 e-tron. The style also evolves with less rounded lines, but more sharply cut, inspired notably by the Audi A3 sedan. These updates also improve aerodynamics with a Cx that decreases from 0.26 to 0.24, enhancing its efficiency and range.
The automobile factory Audi that produces the Q8 e-tron is located in Brussels, Belgium, and will serve both European and American customers. The four-ring manufacturer also specifies that its Brussels plant aims for carbon neutrality by 2025 as part of the environmental program Mission:Zero. “The company offsets the carbon emitted by Audi products or activities and/or the carbon emissions currently unavoidable in the supply chain, manufacturing, and recycling of Audi vehicles through voluntary offset projects conducted worldwide.”
A real gas factory
The Brussels factory has also received the designation “Factory of the Future” by the employer association Agoria. Audi Brussels thus boasts one of the largest photovoltaic systems in the region, covering 107,000 square meters. It produces 9,000 megawatt-hours of electricity, enough to charge 90,000 Audi Q8 e-trons and reduce carbon emissions by 1,881 tonnes. “Furthermore, companies supplying the battery cells use renewable energy sources for production. The traction electric motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight. Since May 2022, Audi has been using rail transport on the approximately 1,300-kilometer route, a decision that reduces carbon emissions by about 2,600 tonnes per year” explains Gerd Walker, a board member of Audi responsible for production and logistics.
In 2021, 43,866 electric cars rolled off the Audi Brussels assembly lines. Similarly, nearly 3,000 employees will be involved in manufacturing the Audi Q4 e-tron.
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