Transitioning to electric vehicles can save a lot of emissions compared to ICE, but it’s just one of many things that need to change to achieve badly-needed environmental goals. The emissions associated with building and maintaining EVs also need to be reduced.
Stellantis seems to get it, because the company recently opened the new “SUSTAINera Circular Economy Hub” ( or “CE Hub”) at the Mirafiori Complex in Turin, Italy. This is a big step in the company’s plan to work toward a circular economy, enabling a “holistic 360-degree approach” via the company’s “4R” strategy, which stands for Reman, Repair, Reuse, and Recycle.
The CE Hub has two primary objectives: to max out the lifespan of both parts and vehicles, and to ensure that they actually get recycled at end-of-life. How does the company plan on doing this? By collecting materials from remanufacturing…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.