Freight Transport

Eco Plus, Europe's first CO₂-free product in rail freight transportation, has been successfully launched on the market

Effective this month, Audi now transports finished vehicles between Ingolstadt and Emden via DB Schenker Rail's Eco Plus product, which guarantees CO₂-free transportation

This means that one-quarter of the finished vehicles Audi transports by rail avoids CO₂ emissions altogether

Deutsche Bahn obtains the electricity required for transportation from renewable energy sources in Germany at an additional cost to the customer, in this case Audi Transport can be shifted to Eco Plus on all national routes 10% of DB's revenues from Eco Plus are put towards financing the construction of new renewable energy power plants

The CO₂-free transport option and energy procurement have been certified by the TÜV SÜD certification institute

DB Schenker Rail operates 625 trains along the Ingolstadt-Emden route on behalf of Audi, transporting approximately 150,000 vehicles CO₂-free By switching transports to Eco Plus, Audi can cut its annual CO₂ emissions by around 5,250 metric tons of CO₂ compared to regular rail transportation

DB Schenker's environmental advantage is based on intelligently linking individual modes of transportation in its international network Eco Plus is part of DB's Climate Protection Program 2020, which aims to reduce the DB Group's specific CO₂ emissions worldwide by an additional 20% between 2006 and 2020