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Updated Environmental Statement 2019
EvoBus GmbH
Mannheim plant
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Inhalt
3         Preface
4         The EvoBus plant in Mannheim
6         Energy and environmental program
12        Figures, data, facts
26        Validation

Imprint

Responsible environmental protection officer:
Randolf Troche BUS/OPT-UWS

Responsible editor:
Stephan Schmitt BUS/OPT-UWS
Environmental protection department
Phone: +49 621 740-2127
Telefax: +49 711 17-790 30453
stephan.schmitt@daimler.com

Head of Production Daimler Buses:
Dr. Marcus Nicolai

Layout and implementation:
Daimler AG, CBS/M

Imprint allowed with exact source.
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Preface
The Mannheim location stands for the development and production of city buses and thus makes
a significant contribution to environmentally friendly urban mobility concepts. Apart from the
classic diesel-fueled Citaro, these also include gas-fueled buses, hybrid vehicles and, as of this
year, our eCitaro as a fully battery-electric vehicle, which is thus free of local emissions. On the
production side, we are currently implementing our production vision, based on which we will
build city buses in Mannheim efficiently and in alignment with the basic idea of Industry 4.0.

Since the start of 2019, environmental protection has been assigned to technical service at the
Mannheim and Neu-Ulm locations.

The environmental management system has a long tradition at the location though. Since 1997,
annual external validation has been taking place – especially of the Environmental Statement in
accordance with the European Directive EMAS. In the EMAS register, EvoBus Mannheim can be
found with the registration number DE-153-00022. The registration certificate is updated by the
Chamber of Industry and Commerce every three years. This took place most recently in 2018.
This is done by submitting the Environmental Statement, including the topics of environmental
policy and environmental impacts. The Environmental Statement is updated in the intervening
years but only for updated topics. The certification of the international environmental management
standard ISO 14001 has been integrated into the matrix certification of our production locations
since 2015.

Mannheim, May 2019

Dr. Marcus Nicolai                 Randolf Troche
Head of Production Daimler Buses   Head of environmental protection
                                   Mannheim plant
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The EvoBus plant in Mannheim
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Tradition meets modernity
Apart from city bus construction, bodies-in-white for touring coaches                                                                                                          At the end of 2018, 3,436 employees were employed. This number
and inter-city buses are also manufactured at the EvoBus GmbH location                                                                                                         includes interns, diploma students and trainees.
in Mannheim. The portfolio of the Citaro city bus family covers a large
product range of non-articulated and articulated buses that are fueled                                                                                                         Compliance with legal provisions, official requirements and other
by diesel, gas and electricity. The first battery-electric buses were                                                                                                          mandatory requirements is a matter of course for our company. For
handed over to customers at the end of 2018.                                                                                                                                   this purpose, the required information and resources for reviewing
                                                                                                                                                                               and achieving the requirements are ensured.
The entire plant floor space comprises 305,656 m2, of which 130,100 m2
is sealed as development space and 128.603 m2 is sealed as a traffic
area. On the location premises, 16,591 m2 is left in a semi-natural state.
Outside the location, no semi-natural spaces are managed by EvoBus.
The display of the core indicator “land consumption in relation to biological
diversity” is depicted on page 21; this is limited to sealed spaces from
development and asphalting.

Plan of the EvoBus plant in Mannheim in 2018

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Energy and environmental program
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In our energy and environmental program for the Mannheim plant, the           On the following pages, you can find the current energy and
most important targets of the individual units are taken from their energy    environmental program, including selected targets of our plant, with
and environmental program and summarized. On this page, the location’s        the respective responsibilities and the target completion date.
environmental program for 2019 is presented with the completion Status.

Energy and environmental goals for 2018

 Goals for 2018            Measure                                                  Assessment criterion                    Planned Completion
                                                                                                                            date    status*
 Process optimization
 Reduction of environ-     Contribution to Daimler target 70 % of the supplier  Evaluation criterion of at least 70 %       04/19      Done,
 mental impact             revenue (purchased parts) is covered by certificates has been met                                           ongoing issue
                           for environmental management
 Reduction of              Conversion relocation of the raised floor Floor          Implemented                             06/18      Done
 hazardous material        coating to Neu-Ulm
 use and emissions
 Energy saving
 Reduction of energy       Implementation of the “Switching off machines            The machines that may be switched       06/18      Postponed
 consumption               outside working hours” project                           off have been defined and labeled                  until decem-
                                                                                                                                       ber 2020
 Reduction of energy       Replacement of the CDP dryer’s thermal                   Planning, notification/approval,        02/18      Done
 consumption               afterburning                                             and installation of the CDP
                                                                                    dryer’s new thermal afterburning.
                                                                                    Energy conservation
 Reduction of energy       Renewal of the ultrafiltration in CDP                    Proof of energy conservation            06/18      Done
 consumption
 Efficient processes
 Reduction of energy       The tube washing unit was replaced with a tube           The tube washing unit is no longer      10/18      Done
 consumption and           cleaning unit. The cleaning is done by means of a        in service
 chemicals                 foam plug that is shot through the tube with
                           compressed air
 Using substitutes for     Conversion of the floor coating to black for the         Converted                               01/18      Done
 hazardous materials       Citaro
 Using substitutes for     Substitution of black (zinc-free) for CDP paint          Substitution started after authori-     06/18      Done
 hazardous materials                                                                zation by the Regierungspräsidium
                                                                                    (regional administrative council)
 Reduction of noise        Expansion of natural gas filling station                 Reduction of compressor run times       06/18      Done
 development                                                                        per vehicle
 Reduction of              Changing the assembly process in order to reduce         Changed assembly sequence for           12/19      Taken over
 environmental impact      reworking due to damage                                  glazing and painted external parts                 in 2019
 Avoidance of              Incorporation of Mercedes-Benz Turkey in                 Use of standard load carriers and       06/19      Taken over
 packaging materials       production network with standard load carriers           gradual elimination of one-way                     in 2019
                                                                                    wood and cardboard packaging
* Status: April 15, 2019
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Energy and environmental goals for 2019

    Goals for 2019          Measure                                                 Assessment criterion                  Planned   Primary res-
                                                                                                                          date      ponsibility
    Process optimization
    Reduction of CO₂        Derivation from green production for the location:      By 40 % by 2030                       12/30     BUS / OM
    emissions               Reduction of absolute CO₂ emissions in Europe           (base year 1992–94)
    Reduction of environ-   Contribution to Daimler target of having 70 % of        Annual pursuit of measures            04/19     TP / G52
    mental impact           supplier revenue (purchased parts) be covered by
                            certificates for environmental management
    Reduction of environ-   Reduction of wax application of the materials cur-      Specification created in accordance   07/19     CQW
    mental impact           rently used in B32 as a consequence of the use of       with the floor coating changeover
                            black floor coating                                     and implementation coordinated
                                                                                    with the unit. Reduction of the
                                                                                    kg/vehicle is to be taken from the
                                                                                    guideline values
    Energy saving
    Reduction of energy     Derivation from green production for the location:      By 2.5 % per vehicle per year by      12/30     BUS / OM
    consumption             Reduction of global energy demand                       2030 (base year 2013–14)
    Reduction of energy     Reduction of the combustion chamber temperature Reduction of the combustion                   05/19     OMB
    consumption             of CDP-TNV following documentation of compliance chamber temperature from
                            with limit values through measurement and public 745 °C to 725 °C
                            authority confirmation
    Reduction of energy     Implementation of the “Switching off machines           Machines that can be switched off     12/20     OPT
    consumption             outside working hours” project                          are defined and marked
    Reduction of energy     Conversion of office lighting to LED in Building 135,   Calculated saving Approx.             03/19     OMB
    consumption             Rooms 101–103, and Building 45, Rooms 201–205           4,000 kWh/a
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Continuation energy and environmental goals for 2019

Goals for 2019          Measure                                               Assessment criterion                   Planned   Primary res-
                                                                                                                     date      ponsibility
Efficient processes
Increasing              Derivation from green production for the location:    To 90 - 95 %; -2.5 % per vehicle per   12/30     BUS / OM
recycling rate          Increasing the global recycling rate and objective:   year by 2030 Waste for disposal
                        „Zero waste to landfill“                              (base year 2013–14)
Conservation of         Reduction of grab bar waste parts, waste optimiza-    Assessment as to whether there         06/19     OMM
resources               tion, and fewer mistakes when making cutouts by       are fewer complaints and duplicate
                        using a new laser system                              productions
Conservation of         Use of smart repair in the finish area                Reduced use of solvents                12/19     OMM
resources
Reduction of paper use Reduction of accompanying vehicle papers by using Using PDA yes/no                            10/19     OMM
                       PDA
Avoiding packaging      Incorporation of Mercedes-Benz Turkey into the        Implementation of standard load        06/19     OSL
                        production networkrnwith standard load carriers       carriers and gradual elimination
                                                                              of single-use wood and cardboard
                                                                              packaging
Reduction of environ-   Changing the assembly process to reduce               Changed assembly sequence for          12/19     OPL
mental impact           reworking due to damage                               glazing and painted external parts
Reduction of masking    Reduction of masking scopes in the work schedules Documentation of eliminated                04/19     OMB
scopes in the floor                                                       masking scopes
coating area on the
front + rear
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Figures, data, facts
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Production
Mannheim is the main production location of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro           The calculation of production unit [PU] equivalents takes into account
city bus fleet for public transportation. In addition, all bodies-in-white     the amount of work done in all plants participating in the production
of the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands are produced here for assembly           network. Since the introduction of this key figure in 2012, the value has
at sister plants in Neu-Ulm and Ligny-en-Barrois (France).                     leveled out at between 2,000 and 3,000 PU equivalents.

In 2018, 2,107 fully-equipped buses were assembled at the Mannheim
location, which corresponds to 2,766 manufacturing units [MUs]. The
plant also prepared the bodies-in-white for 7,952 MUs. The number of
manufacturing units is higher because an articulated bus consists of
two manufacturing units.

Production figures

 4000

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                              2016                                             2017                                              2018
                   Manufacturing units (MU)                Body-in-white MU for sister plants               PU (production unit) equivalents
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Emissions
Solvent                                                                     Greenhouse gases
The emissions of solvents overwhelmingly occur as a result of surface       The greenhouse gases that are emitted by the technical systems at our
coatings. The solvent emissions in Mannheim have decreased consid-          Mannheim plant are mainly due to the use of natural gas as one of
erably since 2011, when the vehicle topcoat painting process was            the primary energy sources. In 2018, 2,081 metric tons of greenhouse
transferred to the plant in Neu-Ulm. The use of solvents, measured in       gases were emitted; this corresponds to a 14.0% increase compared
VOC per square meter, is significantly lower than the legally prescribed    to the previous year.
limit value of 150 g per square meter and is thus at a good level.
                                                                            With the exception of one occasion where the carbon monoxide limit
In 2018, the calculation of the VOC value was revised; it was updated       value was exceeded, there were no further anomalies in the CDP-TNV
on the basis of the sampling of old paints, the efficiency measurement      unit in 2018. When the carbon monoxide limit value was exceeded, we
and the vehicle surfaces.                                                   responded with immediate measures so that compliance with the limit
                                                                            value could be guaranteed again.
Noise
In 2018, there was a production-related noise complaint by a local          The precise figures for greenhouse gas emissions from our plant can
resident. Measures were promptly implemented in response to this;           be found in the list of core indicators on page 23.
compliance with these measures is ensured.

VOC figures

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     90

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      0
                  2014                               2015                   2016                       2017                            2018
              VOCs in g/m₂ of surface to be painted per vehicle     Proportion due to Mannheim plant          Proportion due to Neu-Ulm plant
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Energy
The following diagrams depict the energy consumption, broken down        Natural gas
by the main energy sources. The consumption of heating oil is not        The natural gas consumption for 2018 amounts to 10.7 GWh and
represented here, because it is a negligible energy source, accounting   is thus 8.3 % higher than in 2017. However, per manufacturing unit
for less than 0.5% of the total energy consumption. The heating oil      equivalent, it was reduced by 0.3 % to 3.7 MWh.
consumption is taken into account when calculating the total energy
consumption. The absolute energy consumption of the last three years
at the Mannheim location is shown on page 21.

Electricity
The diagram below shows the plant‘s electricity consumption from
2014 to 2018. For 2018, this amounts to 29.3 GWh and is thus higher
than the previous year by approx. 7.7 %. This increase can be traced
back to increased production figures. Consumption per manufacturing
unit equivalent has decreased by 1.5 % to 10.1 MWh.

Electricity consumption                                                  Natural gas consumption

 35                                                                       12

 30
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 25
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         2014          2015        2016           2017           2018             2014          2015        2016            2017           2018
        Consumption [GWh]        Consumption per PU equivalent [MWh]              Consumption [GWh]        Consuption per PU equivalent [MWh]
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District heating                                                           Compared to the previous year, consumption, both in absolute and
The heat consumption is displayed for the third energy source. This is     relative terns per degree day, increased by around 0.5 % and is approxi-
additionally related to the degree days at the location. The relation to   mately at the level of 2014 with 27.7 GWh or 10.1 MWh per degree day.
the degree days is necessary because the heating requirement depends       This can be traced back to the increased production program and the
heavily on the weather conditions, and this is the only way to enable      resulting increased hall usage time.
a meaningful comparison with the previous years.

District heating consumption                                               Total water consumption

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          2014          2015        2016          2017           2018                2014          2015        2016          2017            2018
          Consumption [GWh]        Consumption per degree day [MWh]                   Volume [10³ m₃]          Volume per PU equivalent [m₃]
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Water
In order to document our water consumption figures, we first calculated   The process cannot be broken down further because the monitoring
the total consumption of freshwater. Overall, demand has increased        system shows only the total consumption of the plant. With the current
compared to 2017, both in terms of the total amount consumed and the      monitoring system, it is not possible to assign consumption values to
amount per production unit equivalent. The total water consumption        the individual stages of production. We are planning to improve the trans-
of 135,925 m3 in 2018 consists 82 % of well water and 18 % of drinking    parency of the monitoring process so that we can assign specific con-
water. The consumption of well water and water from public utilities is   sumption figures.
depicted on the following page.
                                                                          Water from public utilities
Well water                                                                This representation of water consumption figures refers to the consump-
The well water used in the plant is drawn by Daimler AG from wells at     tion of drinking water (primarily for the sanitary facilities) provided
the location, and it is used exclusively for production. The diagram in   by public utilities. In 2018, the drinking water production decreased by
the bottom left corner shows that the amount drawn in 2018 increased      around 6.1 % to 24,953 m3 compared to the previous year. In terms
by 19 % from 93,242 m3 to 110,972 m3 compared to the previous year.       of the production unit equivalents, consumption was also reduced by
Consequently, the amount per production unit equivalent also increased    13.7 % to 8.62 m3 per PU.
by 9.1 % from 35.1 m3 to 38.3 m3. The increased demand for well water
is, on the one hand, a consequence of increased production figures and,
on the other, a consequence of the high temperatures during the summer
months, which meant the cooling systems were used more intensively.

Well water consumption                                                    Water from public utilities

 120                                                                       30

 100                                                                       25

  80                                                                       20

  60                                                                       15

  40                                                                       10

  20                                                                        5

   0                                                                        0
          2014          2015        2016          2017            2018              2014          2015         2016          2017             2018
           Volume [10³ m₃]          Volume per PU equivalent [m₃]                     Volume [10³ m₃]           Volume per PU equivalent [m₃]
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Waste water
Waste water is, on the one hand, dependent on production and, on the                 The waste water from the cathodic dip painting process (CDP), the portal
other, a base load in the production facilities, supplemented with a                 unit for surface treatment (PUST), the pretreatment for the powder
certain amount from the sanitary areas. The total amount is calculated               unit and the bus leakage test are tested in accordance with the applicable
by taking the freshwater consumption and subtracting the volume                      self-monitoring guideline for the state of Baden-Württemberg.
of water that has been calculated but not discharged. The waste water
value in 2018, subject to the increased fresh water consumption                      In 2018, the limit value was not exceeded at all during external waste
compared to 2017, also increased significantly.                                      water investigations.

The waste water discharges occur exclusively into the municipal sew-                 The plant regularly shares information with the responsible authorities.
erage system and are subject to continuous monitoring as an indirect                 Determined limit value violations are communicated to them, but,
discharge. Thus, again in 2018, the discharge points were regularly                  if necessary, solutions to problems are also striven for, defined and
tested by the municipal waste water system of the city of Mannheim.                  implemented together.
Based on this sampling, the city imposed a surcharge based on the
parameters of the total nitrogen bound, phosphorus (TP), and the total
organic carbon (TOC) in accordance with the waste water regulations.

Wastewater development

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          Total wastewater [10³ m₃]                             Treated wastewater [10³ m₃]                         Evaporated volume [10³ m₃]
          Wastewater from sanitary facilities [10³ m₃]          Wastewater per PU equivalent [m₃]                   Treated wastewater per PU equivalent [m₃]
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Waste
Production waste                                                                       Recycling/disposal
Waste is recycled or disposed of under the waste generator number                      A positive note is the fact that almost all of the total production waste,
of EvoBus GmbH Mannheim. The technical process has been conducted                      99.7 %, to be exact, was recycled in 2018, the same proportion as in
since 2016 at the disposal center on the premises of EvoBus GmbH.                      the previous year. A total of 6,336 metric tons were recycled, and 16
                                                                                       metric tons were disposed of.
The total volume of production waste was 6,352 metric tons in 2018,
which represents an increase compared to the previous year.                            Because the amount of waste for disposal has been very low since
This increase can be traced back to higher body-in-white production,                   2014, it is no longer represented in the diagram below.
which is associated with a higher occurrence of scrap metal. The high
percentage of scrap metal, amounting to 62.3 % or 3,956 metric tons,
is characteristic of body-in-white production.

Production waste development                                                           Proportion of waste recycled/disposed of

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     Total [t]          Recycled [t]   of which, scrap metal [t]     Disposed of [t]      Waste recycled per PU equivalent [kg]   Waste disposed of per PU equivalent [kg]
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Transportation & external companies
Transportation                                                                 External companies on the plant site and inclusion of suppliers
Since 2016, we have been delivering bodies-in-white to our sister              The external companies that operate at our location are bound to con-
plant in Neu-Ulm exclusively by train. Because of the greatly divergent        tractual agreements. In addition, at least once a year, they attend an
transportation costs, we are continuing to deliver bodies-in-white             informational event at our location, where they recommit themselves
to Ligny-en-Barrois (France) by truck. In 2018, 85.6 % of these products       to fulfill the requirements of our management system.
were transported by train. The current record value of 89.4 % was
reached in 2016.

We are continuously optimizing the filling levels of our load carriers for
internal and external product deliveries.

The completed buses leave the plant on their own axles.

Body transport (shipping)

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                                                                  Body shipment by train [%]
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Core indicators according to EMAS III
The amended EU directive EMAS III requires us to evaluate our environ-     Based on the amendment of appendix IV of the EMAS directive, the pro-
mental Performance.                                                        duction unit equivalents are selected as a new relationship indicator
                                                                           and thus replace the added vehicle-related and model-related mass of the
We are expected to present the core indicators of our energy and           vehicle deliveries and bodies-in-white shipped as a relationship indicator.
materials efficiency, water consumption, waste generation, land con-       A detailed representation of the environmental performance is enabled
sumption in relation to biological diversity, and emissions and to         using this approach, as is the observance of special characteristics.
indicate the relationship between these core indicators and the plant’s    The efficiencies of the core indicators for the years 2016 and 2017 were
overall output or value creation.                                          also updated with regard to the new production unit equivalent rela-
                                                                           tionship indicator.
Energy consumption consists of the figures for electricity, natural gas,
hot water and heating oil.                                                 The comparative development of the plant‘s environmental performance
                                                                           can be represented by means of the specific key figures and the core
                                                                           indicators we have used. Because of the unique nature of the activities
                                                                           at the location, no cross comparisons or sector comparisons are possible.

                                                                           The core indicators are represented in a table on the following pages.

Core indicators according to EMAS III – Input

 Year                                                           Ipsum                         2016               2017               2018
 Production unit equivalents¹                                                                 2.572              2.638              2.885
 Core indicator
 Energy consumption                                             Absolute amount [MWh]         62.083             64.667             67.692
                                                                Efficiency [MWh/Stk]          24,14              24,51              23,46
 Proportion of energy from renewable sources ²                  Absolute amount [MWh]         0                  0                  0
 Mass flow Input ³,⁴                                            Absolute amount [t]           42.688             41.863             66.474
                                                                Efficiency [t/Stk]            16,60              15,87              23,04
 Water consumption ⁵                                            Absolute amount [m3]          124.763            119.814            135.925
                                                                Efficiency [m3/Stk]           48,51              45,42              47,11
 Land consumption in relation to biological diversity ⁶         Absolute amount [m2]          267.808            258.703            258.703
                                                                Efficiency [m2/Stk]           104,12             98,07              89,67
¹ Determined integral bus coordinated production system
² No renewable energy is produced at the plant
³ Sum of tonnage and production waste
⁴ 2018 value using new calculation method
⁵ Total water consumption
⁶ Sealed area due to buildings and asphalting
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Core indicators according to EMAS III – Output Part 1

 Year                                                                           2016     2017     2018
 Equivalent unit of production ¹                                                2.572    2.638    2.885
 Core indicator
 Mix of recyclable materials                              Absolute amount [t]   1.052     986      958
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    0,4090   0,3738   0,3321
 Emulsions                                                Absolute amount [t]    294      341      268
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    0,1143   0,1293   0,0929
 Sludges from the plant’s wastewater treatment            Absolute amount [t]    258      271      298
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    0,1003   0,1027   0,1033
 Other waste fractions < 200 t                            Absolute amount [t]    729      585      873
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    0,2834   0,2218   0,3026
 Scrap metal                                              Absolute amount [t]   3.549    3.342    3.956
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    1,3799   1,2669   1,3712
 Total amount of production waste                         Absolute amount [t]   6.044    5.652    6.352
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    2,3499   2,1425   2,2017
 Total amount of hazardous production waste               Absolute amount [t]    748      719      713
                                                          Efficiency [t/Stk]    0,2908   0,2726   0,2471
 Total amount of construction waste ⁷                     Absolute amount [t]    889     2.239     898

¹ Determined integral bus coordinated production system
⁷ No calculation of efficiency
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Core indicators according to EMAS III – Output Part 2

 Year                                                                                                           2016                    2017                   2018
 Equivalent unit of production ¹                                                                                2.572                  2.638                   2.885
 Core indicator
 Greenhouse gas emissions ⁸                                                Absolute amount [t]                  1.933                  1.825                   2.081
                                                                           Efficiency [t/Stk]                  0,7516                  0,6918                 0,7213
 Pollutant emissions NOX ⁹                                                 Absolute amount [t]                  2.190                  2.312                   2.504
                                                                           Efficiency [t/Stk]                  0,8515                  0,8764                 0,8679
 Pollutant emissions SO₂ ⁹                                                 Absolute amount [t]                   310                     158                    187
                                                                           Efficiency [t/Stk]                  0,1205                  0,0599                 0,0648
 Pollutant emissions PM ⁹                                                  Absolute amount [t]                  1.029                  1.090                   1.428
                                                                           Efficiency [t/Stk]                  0,4001                  0,4132                 0,4950
 Pollutant emissions VOC ¹⁰                                                Absolute amount [t]                    67                     72                      62
                                                                           Efficiency [t/Stk]                  0,0260                  0,0273                 0,0215

¹ Determined integral bus coordinated production system
⁸ CO₂ due to gas, heating oil, refills of refrigerants (new GWP conversion factors starting in 2016). Up to 2015, coolant with CH₄, N₂O from personnel and freight transport
⁹ Due to natural gas and heating oil. Calculation according to GEMIS 4.2
¹⁰ Due to sealing of surface areas
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Validation
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The undersigned, Dipl.-Geol. Bernhard Schön, EMAS environment expert of TÜV SÜD Umwelt-
gutachter GmbH with the registration number DE-V-0321, accredited or authorized for Unit 29
(NACE code) confirms that he has assessed whether the location, as published in the Environ-
mental Statement 2019 of the organization EvoBus GmbH, Mannheim plant, with the registra-
tion number DE-153-00022, fulfills all the requirements of the directive (EC) No. 1221/2009
of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 25, 2009, and the directive (EU)
2017/1505 from August 28, 2017, concerning the voluntary participation of organizations in a
shared system of environmental management and environmental audit measures (EMAS).

By signing this declaration, I confirm that

     » the audit and the validation were conducted in full conformity with the requirements of
       directive (EC) No. 1221/2009 and directive (EU) 2017/1505,
     » that the result of the audit and the validation confirms that there is no evidence of
       nonconformity with the applicable environmental regulations,
     » and that the data and the content of the location‘s Environmental Statement provide a
       reliable and truthful picture of all of the activities of the location within the unit speci-
       fied in the Environmental Statement.

This declaration cannot be equated with an EMAS registration. The EMAS registration can be
completed only by a competent authority in accordance with directive (EC) No. 1221/2009 and
directive (EU) 2017/1505. This declaration must not be used as an independent basis for infor-
ming the general public. The present Environmental Statement has been audited and declared
valid.

Munich, May 31, 2019

Bernhard Schön
Environmental verifier
DE-V-0321
Daimler AG
Mercedesstraße 137
70327 Stuttgart
Germany
www.daimler.com
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