Life Cycle Assessment: Manufacturing the Range Rover Evoque
In December, we looked at how Land Rover has been able to integrate light weight engineering techniques and recycled materials without compromising on luxury to produce the Range Rover Evoque – a car whose design has led to multiple awards. You can read more about this here.
During manufacturing Land Rover employ new technologies to help reduce the environmental impact of the Evoque. Remarkably over 90% of the technology in the Range Rover Evoque is brand new to Land Rover. It’s innovative thinking like this which has enabled Land Rover to increase efficient use of space and produce the smallest Range Rover to date.
CO2 offsetting projects are an important part of Land Rover’s sustainable business plan. For every tonne of CO2 emitted during the manufacturing assembly of all our vehicles, Land Rover invests in carbon reduction projects that reduce an equivalent tonne of CO2 elsewhere. Land Rover are involved in over 26 offsetting projects with the aim to offset over 3 million tonnes of CO2 by the end of 2012. So when you buy an Evoque you could be contributing to a wind farm in Turkey or a hydro project in China.
As well as offsetting CO2 Land Rover are targeting a 25% reduction in business operating CO2 emissions by the end of 2012, so we produce less emissions that need to be offset.
Reducing tailpipe emissions is another one of the key objectives. By 2015, Land Rover is targeting a 25% cut to average European tailpipe emissions and are also aiming a 25% reduction in waste to landfill and 10% reduction in water consumption by the end of 2012.*
Find out how Land Rover is investing in clean energy projects right across the globe @ www.landrover.com/ourplanet
* measured against out 2007 baseline figures
Tags: fuel efficiency, Range Rover Evoque, sustainable manufacturing
