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VOIT Automotive GmbH https://voit.de/en Share the market. Due to active model strategies by the OEMs towards electrified vehicles in the coming years and increased range, I do not see any real problems on the supply side. I anticipate that in 2030, we will see a global market share of over 60% of new elec- trified vehicles. Furthermore, the demand for electric cars will benefit from the aid of state subsidies and additional privileges. Which prerequisites need to be created to enable comprehensive electromobili- ty? Where do you see a need for action on behalf of politics and industry? Besides setting up a charging infrastructure, clean energy generation (renewables) need to be enforced in sufficient quantities by in- dustry and politics. The battery problem re- garding charging times, range and sustain- able manufacture and recycling of batteries have not yet been finally resolved. Keywords clean energy and CO2 neutrali- ty in production: How are you dealing with the requirements regarding CO2 reduc- tion in the company? We have not just been occupying our- selves with the topics of energy and the environment and, superordinated, CSR for a few years. For us, ecological and economic success go hand in hand, in particular as an energy-intensive compa- ny at manufacturing locations in Germany. With ambitious targets and with the right energy management, a comprehensive strategy and energy controlling, we are making significant savings while achieving optimum efficiency. Around 5 years ago, for example, our com- bined heat and power plant (CHP) went onto the grid at our headquarters (Plant 1) in St. Ingbert and, with savings of approx. 2,700 tonnes of CO2 annually, the system makes a sustainable and resource-sav- ing contribution to the plant’s own energy supply. On the route to CO2 neutrality, in May 2021, the construction of a new high- ly efficient melting furnace commenced in our production and this will allow us ener- gy savings of approx. 5,000 MWh or 900 tonnes of CO2 per year. These are just a few projects out of many more to successively reduce CO2 emissions. It is still a long way until CO2-neutral pro- duction can be implemented but it is a path that we have to follow over the next 15 years. I see here a further potential for us to dif- ferentiate ourselves as a company. Our customers are increasingly including the price of CO2 ownership in their calculation of their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Companies which refuse to take on this societal challenge will not survive on the market. You therefore presume that you will achieve CO2 neutrality within the corpo- rate group by the year 2035? I am convinced that we will be very close to the target of CO2 neutrality in the year 2035 across all of our sites. Thank you very much Mr Pajak! www.kst-motorenversuch.de As an innovative and certified test facility with long-standing tradition we offer our global customer pool from the automotive, heavy duty and non road mobil machinery sectors highly dynamic test benches for combustion engines (up to 4MW), hybrid drive trains and full electric drive trains. Convince yourself of our competence! We will actively support you and address your specific needs! INNOVATIONS • Hydrogen engine Development • Fuel cell Testing • Inverter Tests • Electrical Tests (LV 123, LV 124, LV 148) TESTING POWERTRAINS TO MOVE THE FUTURE KST.