Mahindra has announced that its e-SUV XUV400 is being produced in a 100% water-positive facility in Nashik, Maharashtra, using only renewable energy.
A press release from the vehicle maker noted that the energy saved in making these vehicles can illuminate more than 1000 homes for a year and is equivalent to planting one lakh trees. In addition, the water-positive manufacturing set-up saves more than 20,000 kilolitres of water and can provide water for 100 homes in a year.
Besides, the company noted that it is also the first Indian ‘automobile & components’ company to be included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the second consecutive year in 2022.
Other developments in the field of sustainability include M&M being the first Indian organisation to sign EP100 and adopt a carbon pricing model, while Mahindra Ag North America’s (MAgNA) Houston facilities recently switched to 100% renewable energy. Additionally, M&M is featured in CDP ‘A’ list for climate & water for 2020 and 2021.
Veejay Nakra, President, Automotive Division, M&M, noted that manufacturing an environment-friendly vehicle is just one step of a modern automotive company's climate action journey; a more holistic approach is to manufacture that planet-friendly vehicle in the most sustainable manner possible, and we’ve managed to do that with the XUV400.
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