At last week’s IAA Mobility motor show in Germany, BMW announced it is looking to cut the carbon emitted in the production of vehicles on its Neue Klasse electric vehicle (EV) platform by 40% per unit by 2030. By the same year the carmaker also said it would cut the CO2 emitted per vehicle during the utilisation phase by at least half based on 2019 figures.

The carmaker is looking to cut CO₂ emissions across the entire lifecycle of the EVs it will be making, including from the upstream supply chain and manufacturing process.

The sustainability plans include stricter targets on the percentage of secondary materials used per vehicle, up from the current 30% to 50%. That is part of a new circular design strategy based on the four principles: rethink, reduce, reuse and recycle.