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Other strategically relevant topics
In this regard, the German government assists the federal
statesꢀandꢀaffectedꢀcitiesꢀinꢀcomplyingꢀwithꢀtheꢀapplicableꢀ
air quality limits as quickly as possible and in exploiting
the full potential of all measures seeking to reduce nitro-
gen without restricting mobility. These include modern air
protection plans and municipal measures, such as creating
intelligent infrastructure, converting diesel buses and taxis,
digitalisingꢀtrafficꢀsystemsꢀandꢀexpandingꢀelectromobility.ꢀ
The BMW Group welcomes this concept and, in addition
to the national • BMW UMWELTPRÄMIE (environmental pre-
Introduction
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Emissions caused by diesel engines
More and more cities worldwide are taking action to
improve air quality, particularly in highly congested city
Fundamentals
centres. Reducing particulate matter and NO is an important
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starting point. Besides promoting alternative emission-free
drivetrains and an improved range of mobility services,
someꢀcitiesꢀareꢀalsoꢀintroducingꢀtrafficꢀrestrictionsꢀforꢀindi-
vidual road sections or entire zones.
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Products and services
mium), the • BMW UMWELTPRÄMIE+ (environmental premium
·
2.1 Emissions of
plus)ꢀwasꢀofferedꢀuntilꢀ31 December 2019 in selected cit-
ies,ꢀwhichꢀaimsꢀtoꢀspeedꢀupꢀtheꢀrejuvenationꢀofꢀtheꢀcarꢀfleetꢀ
andꢀthusꢀmakeꢀaꢀquickꢀandꢀeffectiveꢀcontributionꢀtowardsꢀ
reducing nitrogen oxide emissions. Realignment of the pre-
miumꢀstructureꢀtoꢀspeedꢀupꢀfleetꢀrejuvenationꢀisꢀplannedꢀ
CO and pollutants
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For example, older petrol models (exhaust emission stand-
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.2 Electromobility
.3 Mobility patterns
ards Euro
permanently prohibited from entering the green zone in
Parisꢁ/ꢁFR.ꢀDriversꢀofꢀolderꢀvehiclesꢀ(Euroꢀ to ) are required
toꢀpayꢀanꢀadditionalꢀfeeꢀinꢀtheꢀinnerꢀcityꢀofꢀLondonꢁ/ꢁUK.ꢀ
In Germany, older vehicles (Euro to , depending on the
classificationꢀofꢀtheꢀgreenꢀzone)ꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀbannedꢀsinceꢀ
007 from entering certain city regions following the intro-
0 and 1) and diesel engine cars (Euro 0 to 2) are
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Production and
value creation
In addition, the BMW Group engages in continuous inter-
national dialogue with cities, inhabitants and authorities
around the world in order to develop joint solutions and
preventꢀtheꢀrestrictionꢀofꢀmobility.ꢀInꢀthisꢀregard,ꢀweꢀofferꢀ
ourꢀcustomersꢀelectrifiedꢀvehicles,ꢀaccessꢀtoꢀmobilityꢀser-
vices and low-emission petrol and diesel engines. From the
perspective of the BMW Group, the modern diesel engine
can also continue to make an important contribution towards
improving air quality and achieving national and interna-
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duction of environmental badges. A total of 58 such green
zones, of which 57 carry the maximum restriction of at
least Euro 4 or Euro 3ꢀwithꢀparticleꢀfilter,ꢀnowꢀexistꢀinꢀGer-
man cities.
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Employees and society
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However, despite these measures, the public debate still
centred around urban air quality in the year under review,
particularly in Germany. Independent of the establishment
of these green zones, which predominantly target particu-
late matter, the BMW Group introduced a diesel particle
filterꢀasꢀaꢀwayꢀtoꢀeffectivelyꢀreduceꢀparticulateꢀmatterꢀ ꢀs everalꢀ
years before the legal requirement came into force. The cur-
rent diesel models of the BMW Group are also proving to
tional CO reduction targets in the short and medium term.
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A diesel engine emits up to 15 % less CO than a petrol
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engine and there is still no comprehensive infrastructure
for alternative drivetrain technologies. In the view of the
BMWꢀGroup,ꢀmodernisingꢀtheꢀvehicleꢀfleetꢀisꢀanꢀefficientꢀ
way to reduce pollution. Political framework conditions at
European level can provide important incentives for speed-
ing up the market penetration of low-emission diesel.
beꢀmoreꢀefficientꢀatꢀreducingꢀtheꢀamountꢀofꢀNO they emit.
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They are thus more environmentally friendly compared to
theꢀaverageꢀfleet.ꢀInꢀseveralꢀGermanꢀcities,ꢀmuchꢀstricterꢀ
trafficꢀrestrictionsꢀforꢀdieselꢀmodelsꢀ(emissionsꢀlevelꢀEuroꢀ
Onꢀtheꢀotherꢀhand,ꢀretrofittingꢀtheꢀhardwareꢀofꢀdieselꢀcars,ꢀ
which is currently a topic of political discussion in Ger-
many only, is not worthwhile in our opinion. The priority
is to improve air quality as quickly as possible. In this con-
text,ꢀretrofittingꢀtheꢀhardwareꢀofꢀBMW Group vehicles is
notꢀanꢀoption.ꢀRetrofittingꢀhardwareꢀincreasesꢀtheꢀweightꢀ
of vehicles and their level of fuel consumption. Advances
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and, in some cases, 5) have already been decided upon
and introduced.
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