Automakers

German automakers have uphill struggle to go green

BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe production Leipzig 2021
Production of the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe in Leipzig. The plant generates 20 percent of the energy it needs from four on-site wind mills. (Martin Klindtworth/Martin Klindtworth)
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Reuters
April 30, 2022 08:29 AM

BERLIN -- As Germany speeds up investment in renewables, the energy consumption of its automakers reveals just how reliant the country's most important industry is on fossil fuels, a Reuters analysis of environmental data shows.

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