Sustainable electrical system solutions

Dr. Klaus Specht and Christian Maier from the DRÄXLMAIER Group discuss this question in their article in the trade journal “Automobil Elektronik” [Automotive Electronics]. At this point, it is well known that CO2 emissions must be drastically reduced in all areas in order to slow down climate change—the sooner the better. To this end, the European Union has initiated a climate pact that stipulates carbon neutrality by 2050. The German government has even moved this target up to 2045. The automotive industry is also already working on several measures to reduce CO2 emissions. To meet this goal, the DRÄXLMAIER Group is increasingly contributing with its vehicle projects.

What is the CO2-eq footprint of an average wire harness?
The CO2-equivalent value (CO2-eq) is a quantifiable sustainability attribute that can be used to assess the sustainability of products and manufacturing processes, including transportation and even entire industrial sites. Experts at DRÄXLMAIER Group have now investigated the question of what the CO2-eq footprint of an average wire harness is by examining a calculated customer-specific average wire harness of an upper mid-range car.

You can read the entire article on this topic in the current issue (2/2022) of “Automobil Elektronik,” which you can access here as a PDF (pages 30 to 33).