According to Reuters, the German carmaker is already getting supplies of different components from Hydro and it plans to achieve 100% net-zero aluminum by 2030 with the help of the Norse company.

EV makers are using aluminum as the metal of choice when making these cars due to the fact that it is lighter and thus, allows for better range by reducing weight.

Markus Schaefer, Mercedes-Benz's chief technology officer, said that "this is an important signal to accelerate change in the aluminum industry and increase the availability of low carbon aluminum."

The two companies will also collaborate with regards to the research and development of low-carbon and recycled aluminum and how it can be implemented in further EV models.

The Norse company wants its low-carbon aluminum to have a carbon footprint of just 3 kilograms per one kilogram of aluminum manufactured, compared to the 2021 global average of 16.7 kg of CO2 per one kilogram of metal.

Eivind Kallevik, head of Hydro's Aluminium Metal business, said that "last year we said we would produce 3.0 before 2025 and now we will do it already in 2023."

Mercedes-Benz plans to halve its emissions 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2039.