Last month, Mercedes revealed plans to build a wind farm at its Papenburg test track in northern Germany.
“Those two projects alone, in mid to long term, will cover 40% of our electricity needs,” the report quoted CEO Ola Kallenius.
The report also cited an S&P Global Mobility report that warned that European carmakers’ output might fall by one million vehicles per quarter starting in late 2022 and continuing into 2023.
A surge in energy costs has weighed on the supply chain, making matters worse for European carmakers already battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
