Updated environmental statement 2017EvoBus GmbHMannheim

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Inhalt2 Vorwort

Imprint:

Responsible environmental protection commissioner:Randolf Troche Bus/OMQ-UWS

Responsible editor:Stephan Schmitt Bus/OMQ-UWSEnvironmental protectionPhone: +49 621 740-2127Telefax: +49 711 17-790 30453stephan.schmitt@daimler.com

Head of Productions Daimler Buses:Dr. Marcus Nicolai

Layout and implementation:Daimler AG, CBS/M

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PrefaceFor our location Mannheim there will be prepared a new location target vision actually to make EvoBus the next years more future-oriented. This is an example for our acting that we will inte-grate our motto “Arrive today. To think about tomorrow” as a sustainable and fixed part of our business processes.

In the target image for the location in Mannheim electro mobility plays a major role and the preparations for the adjustment of the production process are starting. At the same time, the further development of the products for the low-emission drive as the electric bus with the aim to continue to set the standard to produce environmentally conscious, environmentally compa-tible and safe buses.

We are certified according to the international ISO 14001 standard for environmental manage-ment systems. Since 2015 the location of Mannheim has been integrated into a matrix certifi-cation to the ISO standard 14001 as well as EvoBus GmbH. This is an example of how we live an integrated management system across all production locations.

Since 1997 we have our external environmental management system audited according to EMAS, which is the European Union’s voluntary environmental management system. The en-vironmental statement is validated annually by an environmental assessor. Every 3 years, most recently 2015, the registration certificate is updated by the IHK. In the updated environmental statement from 2017 there are all operational environmental data updated, which is therefore used in conjunction with the environmental statement from 2015. The EvoBus location Mann-heim is registered in the European EMAS register with the registration number DE-153-00022.

Mannheim, in april 2017

Dr. Marcus NicolaiHead of Production Daimler Buses

Randolf TrocheEnvironmental protection commis-sioner

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Location Mannheim

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The location Mannheim of EvoBus GmbH continues to be specifi-cally for the Mercedes-Benz buses. Furthermore the body shells for Setra-buses are also manufactured there. The disposal center was approved and built in 2015. In April 2016 it went in real operation, so that now no waste from EvoBus is processed about the disposal center from Daimler Mannheim.

At year end of 2016 there were 2439 employees employed. Thereby the number of employees were almost unchanged at the end of 2015. This number take interns, graduates and trainees into account.

Factory plan of EvoBus GmbH Mannheim

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Energy and environmental programme

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In our energy and environmental program for our location in Mannheim there are the most important objectives of the individual areas sum-marized from their environmental and energy program. On the next two pages the location environmental program 2016 is depicted with their completion status.

On the following pages is the current energy and environmental pro-gram presented with selected goals of our location with the respective responsible departments.

Targets 2016 Measures Measurand Target- Date

Status of settlement

Process optimization

Reduction of hazard potential

Substitution of hazardous substance through less hazardous substances. Substitution requests with material and process requests workflow and report edit and respond and provide own quality engineering applications.

10 evaluated material and process request reports with the content of consideration of substitution of hazardous substance

12/16 Done

Reduce of energy consumption

Procurement under consideration of energy efficiency issues through integration of energy efficiency topics and LifeCycleCost- calculation in the new acquisition logic

New process description is crea-ted, OPE-employees are trained and implementation is lived

03/16 Is continued

Energy saving

Reduce of energy consumption

Implementation project „reduce of energy basic load requirement“

The basic energy requirement is determined. Measures are defined.

12/16 Is continued

Reduce of energy consumption

Implementation of the project „switch off from engines off the job“

Engines which are allowed to switch off are defined and marked

04/16 Is continued

Reduce of energy consumption

Replanning of the refrigerator KTL and considera-tion state of the art

Reduce of energy consumption from new systems towards exis-ting installations

12/16 Done

Reduce of energy consumption

Conversion of the rectifier system KTL Energy reduction Comparison new towards existing installations

04/16 Done

Reduce of energy consumption lighting

Preparation of a new lighting concept building 76 warehouse area. Saving approximate 200000 kWh/year.

Concept created: implementation commissioned

06/16 Done

Reduce of energy consumption

Establishment of a new control cabinet for a needs-based lighting control in sector building 36/ 45 (ST/KSW/PAOB)

Control cabinet established and lighting control adjusted to every single shift model

06/16 Done

Reduce of loss of com-pressed air

Not required Compressed air connection remove. Conversion to battery-operated engines

Reducing the number of connec-tions about 25%; basic 42 connec-tions in KTZ sector

12/16 Done

Energy and environmental targets 2016

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Continuation: Energy and environmental targets 2016

Targets 2016 Measures Measurand Target- Date

Status of settlement

Efficient processes

Optimisation waste collection

Optimize the internal Evo-Bus disposal process with sectors and providers especially for cost and space-face points

Adjusted and matched waste collection

12/16 Done

Optimization of Waste disposal

Planing and building construction of EvoBus disposal center

Implementation Approval 04/16 Done

Optimization waste collection

Reducing the disposal rides from mixed scrap through increasing of the tonnage per ride

Increasing of the tonnage per ride around 10% towards 2015 (1,97 t/ collection)

12/16 Done

Optimization waste seperation

Improve of waste separation through extension of waste fractions

Extension of waste fractions about at least 3 waste fractions towards 2015 (48 waste fractions)

12/16 Done

Reducing of waste Elimination of adhesive cartridges through use of dosing system Promera

Implementation yes/ no 04/16 Done

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Energy and environmental targets 2017

Targets 2017 Measures Measurand Target- Date

Primary responsible

Process optimisation

Employee training Three hours UWS- planers training for OPT and OPL prepare and offering

Training was offered to the named sectors and held by request

12/17 OMQ

Reducing of energy consumption

Procurement allowing for energy efficience issues through integration of energy efficience topics and LifeCucleCost-calclation in the new procure-ment logistics

New process description is cre-ated, OPL-employees are trained and implementation is lived

05/17 OPL

Energy savings

Reducing of energy savings

Implementation project „reducing basic energy requirements“

Basic energy requirements is de-termined. Measures are defined

12/17 OPT

Reducing energy consumption

Implementation project „turn off engines outside of work time“

Engines which are allowed to turned off are defined and marked

12/17 OPT

Reducing energy consumption

Shift logistic scopes from consisting buildings, subsequently tear off from building 138 including dismantling of the supply lines

Buildings and supply deconstruc-ted

04/17 OPT

Reducing energy consumption

Building 45, wash room, sanitary room and chan-ging room 1- retrofitting of the damp areas pans (à 58 W + ballast) on LED- lighting and presence detector as well as reduction of lamps

In total 50% of the damp areas pans are converted

12/17 OPT

Reducing energy consumption

Replacement from thermal afterburning of KTL dryer

Dellocation, display/ approval and installation of new TNV from the KTL Dryer

01/19 OPL

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Continuation: Energy and environmental targets 2017

Targets 2017 Measures Measurand Target -Date

Primary responsible

Efficient processes

Forfeited of hydrochlo-ric acid

Forefeited of the system for reconditioning of the rust-removing dip in the PAOB-system

System is no longer in operation 07/17 OMB

Emergency response Planing and installation of a cutter for light liquids from the storage space of hollow for the disposal center

Cutter is relocated, approved and installed

12/17 OPT

Emergency response through reducing of stock

Reducing of adhesive cartouche in assembly- empty cartouche are sent beack

Reducing of stocks in building 34 of the glass station

07/17 OMM

Reducing energy consumption and chemistry

Pipe washing system will be replaced through pipe cleaning plant. Cleaning through foam plug which is closed through air pressure

Pipe washing system is rndisabled 12/17 OMM

Substitution of hazar-dous substance

Forfeited of sodium bisulfite at the osmosis process in KTL- waste water basement through activated carbon filter

Forfeited of sodium bisulfite 03/17 OMB

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Numbers, data, facts

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Production

Mannheim is the main production location from the Mercedes-Benz city bus Citaro for the local public transport. Furthermore all bodys-hells of the brand Mercedes-Benz and Setra are produced and deliver-ed for the assembly locations Neu-Ulm and Ligny (France).

In 2016 there were 1.937 complete buses (2.449 manufacturing units [FE]) installed in Mannheim and in total there were made 6.390 buses bodyshells. The amount of manufacturing units is higher because one articulated bus is made of two production units.

Since 2012 the calculation for equivalent production units (PE) is in consideration of scope of work from all production associations of all participant factories.

After launching this key figures the equivalent productions raised and dropped in 2015. In 2016, an equivalent production of 2.323 producti-on units was achieved with a decline of 9%.

On the other hand, the number of bodyshells built for sister companies rose by 14,4% compared with the previous year, reaching the highest figure in the display period with 3.941 carriages. This results in an increase in the overall construction of bodyshells of about 9,7%.

Production figures

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VOC-Value

Emission: Solvents

The emissions of solvents mainly occur in the area of surface coatings. Due to the top finish of the vehicles at the Neu-Ulm plant, the solvent emissions in Mannheim are significantly smaller.

The solvent consumption VOC per m² has declined by about 7% per year over the last two years. In Mannheim, the value since 2013 is continuously increasing

Overall, the prescribed limit value of 150 g/m² was always clearly undercut.

Emission: Greenhouse gases

The greenhouse gases, which are emitted by the facilities at our locati-on in Mannheim, are largely created by the use of natural gas as one of the most important energy carriers. In 2016 there was an increase in the emitted greenhouse gases by about 12%. This was primarily due to the refilling of refrigerant required in 2016 caused.

The exact greenhouse gas emission values through our location are listed in the core indicators on page 23.

Emission: Noise

In 2016 there were no production-related noise complaints.

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Power consumption Natural gas consumption

Energy

The following diagrams represent the energy consumption of the essential energy carriers. The consumption of heating oil is not shown, since it is a negligible energy carrier with less than 0.5% of the total energy consumption. From 2017 on, almost no fuel oil is used as ener-gy carrier. The light-weight building, heated therewith, was dismantled. Fuel consumption is taken into account when calculating the total energy consumption. The total energy consumption of the last 3 years on the location Mannheim is shown on page 21.

Energy: power

The electricity consumption is shown at the bottom left, and for 2016 this is 28.51 GWh, which is about 5% lower than in the previous year. Consumption per equivalent production unit rose by 4.6% due to lower production.

Energy: natural gas

The consumption of natural gas, as shown in the diagram at the bottom right, rose slightly by 0.12 GWh in 2016 to a total of 9.02 GWh. Thus natural gas consumption has increased by 1.3%. The consump-tion per equivalent unit of production has risen by 0,40 MWh / PEäq from 2015 to a total of 3.88 MWh / PEäq. This corresponds to an increase of 11.6%.

The increase in consumption per equivalent production unit is mainly the result of the larger proportion of bodyshells produced.

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District heating consumption Total water consumption

Energy: District heating

The third energy carrier is the heat consumption, which is related to the degree days at the location. This reference is used because the heat demand is strongly dependent on the weather and thereby a better comparison with the previous years is possible. The consumpti-on of district heating has further decreased by 2.9%, and is thereby at 24.3 GWh. Compared to the previous year, the use per degree day has fortunately fallen by 8.8%. Hence the lowest value so far was achieved.

The continuously decreasing consumption of the past years can be attributed primarily to optimization measures.

Water: Total

With regard to the water demand figures, the total demand for fresh water is first used. Altogether, demand for the total consumption as well as per equivalent production unit has risen compared with the previous year.

The increase in water consumption is reflected by a significant additio-nal demand for well water. The essential factor here is the replacement cooling operation due to the failure of a refrigeration system until the new refrigeration system can be put into operation again. Well water accounted for 81% of total consumption in 2016. The demand for water from the public supply has decreased slightly. The consumption of well water and water from public supply are shown on the following page.

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Well water Water from public supply

Water: Well water

The well water used in the plant is extracted from wells at the location by Daimler AG and used for production. The diagram at the bottom left shows that the output increased in 2016, compared with the year 2015, by almost 10% from 92,360 m³ to 101,400 m³. Accordingly, the quantity per equivalent production unit has also increased.

The course cannot be split up exactly as the monitoring currently only shows the total consumption of the location. In the current monitoring it is not yet possible to assign the consumption values to individual production sections. Therefore, targeted measures cannot be defined. An improvement in the transparency of the allocation of specific consumption values is planned.

Water: From public supply

This representation of the water consumption figures refers to the drinking water consumption (primarily for the sanitary area), which comes from the municipal supply. Drinking water consumption could be slightly reduced by about 0.3% in 2016 to a total of 23,363 m³. Here again, consumption, based on the equivalent production unit, rose by 9.8% due to lower production.

The decline in water consumption from the public supply cannot yet be directly allocated, similar to the well water. However, employees‘ understanding of water consumption and its cost-relevance seems to have increased.

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Sewage development

Sewage

The sewage is partly dependent on production and partly as the basic load in the production facilities, supplemented by the share from the sanitary areas. The total quantity is calculated from the fresh water obtainment minus the calculated quantities not dumped.

The waste water value in 2016 also increased in dependence with the increase in total water consumption compared to 2015.

The waste water is discharged exclusively as indirect discharges into the urban sewage system and is subject to constant monitoring. Also in the year 2016, the dumping locations were regularly checked by the city of Mannheim. These samples are used to calculate the cost surcharge of the city according to the sewage constitution, depending on parameters of nitrogen, total phosphorus and TOC.

The sewage of the cathodic dipcoating (COD), the facility for surface treatment, the pretreatment of the powder plant and the bus den-sity test are tested according to the self-control regulation valid in Baden-Württemberg.

Regular information exchange is kept with the responsible authori-ties. They are notified of violated extreme values, and if necessary, solutions for the problem are sought, determined and implemented together.

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Production waste development Waste proportion utilization / disposal

Waste – Production waste

The waste is recycled or disposed of under the producer number of EvoBus GmbH Mannheim. The technical processing took place at the new waste disposal center of EvoBus GmbH.

The total volume of the production waste increased in 2016 compared to the previous year. This is due to the higher production of the body shells, which is associated with a higher level of scrap. The high pro-portion of scrap is characteristic of the body shells production.

On a positive note, the recycling rate of waste in 2016 was at 99.7% which is almost 100% of the total waste.

Waste recycling/ disposal

Since the amount of the waste for disposal from 2014 is very small, it is no longer recognizable in the graphic.

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Bodyshells transport (shipping)

Transport

The product delivery of the body shells to our sister factory in Neu-Ulm has been carried out exclusively by train since 2016. On the basis of strongly differing transport costs, the body transports to Ligny (France) continue by truck. Overall, the share of transports by rail for 2016 is at a previous peak of 89.4%.

The filling degree of the carriers is constantly optimized for internal as well as for external deliveries of goods.

The finished buses leave the factory on their own axis.

Ext. companies on the factory location and supplier integration

In addition to the contractual agreements, third-party companies at the location are involved in our requirements from the management system at least once a year in an information event at our location.

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Core indicators

An assessment of the environmental performance is required in the EU regulation EMAS III.

The core indicators for energy and material efficiency, water consump-tion, waste accumulation as well as biodiversity and emissions should be presented and linked with the overall volume or added value of the location.

The added value is not directly determinable for the location, so we have chosen the sum of the vehicle-specific and type-specific mass of the vehicle delivery or the body shipment as the reference quantity.

The energy reference is made up of electricity, natural gas, hot water (district heating) and heating oil.

With the applied specific indicators, the comparative development of the environmental performance of the location can be presented as well as with the core indicators. Due to the uniqueness of the activities at the location, no cross-country or sector comparisons are possible. There is no appreciable value added by the presentation of the core indicators.

On the following pages, the core indicators are tabulated.

Year 2014 2015 2016

Reference value Tonnage [t] ¹ 38.781 34.601 36.644

Core indicator

Energy consumption ² Quantity absolute [MWh] 70.319 64.208 62.083

Efficiency [MWh/t] 1,81 1,86 1,69

Share renewable energies ³ Quantity absolute [MWh] 0 0 0

Mass flux Input ² ⁴ Quantity absolute [t] 44.763 40.323 42.688

Efficiency [t/t] 1,15 1,17 1,16

Water consumption ² ⁵ Quantity absolute [m³] 94.824 115.806 124.763

Efficiency [m³/t] 2,45 3,35 3,40

Biological diversity (land usage) ² ⁶ Quantity absolute [m²] 266.984 267.808 267.808

Efficiency [m²/t] 6,88 7,74 7,31

Core indicators by EMAS III – Input

¹ Total annual output (delivery weight buses and state coach), values from previous years have been corrected ² Absolute values from previous years partly slightly corrected, efficiency changes due to corrected tonnage³ No renewable energy is produced at the location itself⁴ Reference values tonnage + Total of all production waste ⁵ Water cover overall ⁶ Sealed area by building + asphalting

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Core indicators by EMAS III – Output part I

Year 2014 2015 2016

Reference value Tonnage [t] ¹ 38.781 34.601 36.644

Core indicator

Mixture of valuable materials ² Quantity absolute [t] 1.013 1.129 1.052

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0261 0,0326 0,0287

Wood Quantity absolute [t] 227 165 164

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0058 0,0048 0,0045

Emulsions Quantity absolute [t] 130 245 294

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0033 0,0071 0,0080

Sludges from operational treatment ² Quantity absolute [t] 307 249 258

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0079 0,0072 0,0070

Other waste fractions < 200t ⁸ Quantity absolute [t] 483 481 728

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0124 0,0139 0,0197

Scraps Quantity absolute [t] 3.823 3.453 3.549

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0986 0,0998 0,0969

Total of all production waste ² Quantity absolute [t] 5.982 5.722 6.044

Efficiency [t/t] 0,1543 0,1654 0,1649

Total of all dangerous production waste ² Quantity absolute [t] 619 644 748

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0160 0,0186 0,0204

Total of all construction waste ⁹ Quantity absolute [t] 1.023 568 889

¹ Total annual output (Delivery weight buses and bodies) values from previous years have been corrected ² Absolute values from previous years partly slightly corrected, efficiency changes due to corrected tonnage ⁷ New indicator ⁸ Changed indicator, values from the previous years adjusted ⁹ No calculation of efficiency

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Core indicators by EMAS III – Output part II

Year 2014 2015 2016

Reference value Tonnage [t] ¹ 38.781 34.601 36.644

Core indicator

Emissions greenhouse gas ² ¹⁰ Quantity absolute [t] 2.067 1.790 1.933

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0533 0,0517 0,0528

Pollutant emission NOx ² ¹¹ Quantity absolute [kg] 2.319 2.164 2.190

Efficiency [kg/t] 0,0598 0,0625 0,0598

Pollutant emission SO₂ ² ¹¹ Quantity absolute [kg] 303 312 310

Efficiency [kg/t] 0,0078 0,0090 0,0085

Pollutant emission PM ² ¹¹ Quantity absolute [kg] 2.245 1.343 1.029

Efficiency [kg/t] 0,0579 0,0388 0,0281

Pollutant emission VOC ² ¹² Quantity absolute [t] 71 65 67

Efficiency [t/t] 0,0018 0,0019 0,0018

¹ Total annual output (Delivery weight buses and bodies) values from previous years have been corrected ² Absolute values from previous years partly slightly corrected, efficiency changes due to corrected tonnage ¹⁰ CO2 from gas and heating oil as well as refrigerant refills (new GWP conversion factors for 2016), with CH4 and N2O from passenger and freight ¹¹ From natural gas and fuel oil calculation according to GEMIS 4.2¹² From surface coating

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Validity declaration

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The undersigned, Dipl.-Geol. Bernhard Schön, EMAS environmental assessor of TÜV SÜD Umweltgutachter GmbH, with the registration number DE-V-0321, accredited or approved for area 29 (NACE-Code), confirmed to have assessed whether the location, as in the updated environmental statement 2017 the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th November 2009 on the voluntary participation of organizations in a Community system, of the organization EvoBus GmbH, Mannheim factory, with the registration number DE-153-00022 for environmental management and environmental performance testing (EMAS).

The signing of this declaration confirms that

» The assessment and validation have been carried out in full accordance with the requi-rements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009

» The result of the assessment and validation confirms that there is no evidence of non-compliance with the applicable environmental regulations

» The data and details of the environmental statement of the location provide a reliable and true picture of all the activities of the location within the area indicated in the environmental statement.

»This declaration cannot be equated with an EMAS registration. EMAS registration can only be carried out by a competent authority in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009. This declaration must not be used as an independent basis for informing the public. The present environmental statement has been examined and validated.

21. April 2017

Bernhard SchönEnvironmental assessorDE-V-0321

The German version of the environmental statement was approved by an official auditor. The release refers to the German original version. The English translation is for information only and can’t be certified.

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