UMILES NEXT, Gran Canaria Island Council of Energy, the UPM and Zelestium are the awards of the second edition
The highest representatives of the political field and of the Spanish automotive and mobility sector gathered at the Mobility and Automotive Night at the Royal Theater in Madrid. An agreement that is consolidated year after year and in which they have delivered «
IMPULSO Awards for innovation in sustainable mobility» convened by ANFAC (Association of Automobile Manufacturers), FACONAUTO (Employer Dealers), SERNAAUTO (Association of Automobile Suppliers) and FUNDACIÓN IBERCAJA (Organization Promoting Sustainable Mobility), and who hold the honorary presidency of SM El King.
In the second edition of these awards, the initiatives of
UMILES NEXTthe insular electric vehicle charging network of the Insular Energy Council of
Gran Canariathe Smart Agromobility project of the
Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) Y
Zelestium.
The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, chaired the award ceremony at an event that
more than 180 personalities and managers benchmark for the automotive and mobility sector at national and international level.
During his speech
Rachel Sanchez, has emphasized that «the automotive sector is crucial and strategic for the Spanish economy. There are many reasons to be proud of this industry, such as its resilience in the face of the pandemic crisis, the brutal production decline, the semiconductor crisis and the current rise in raw materials.”
The minister stated her intention to “guide the automotive industry in its transformation. We are all needed to promote this smart, connected and safe mobility. The government will therefore do everything in its power to guide the sector in this transition. We have a strong and determined commitment to the automotive industry. PERTE has allowed
the largest aid to the sector with 24,000 million euros investments and 140,000 jobs, which have contributed to the strengthening of our industry«.
In addition, he wanted to highlight the role of the sector and ensure that «this new mobility affects us all while opening up a wide range of possibilities. The automotive sector must not only adapt to change,
but you have to lead themas they already do. We are an international benchmark and we must remain so«.
The jury, chaired by
Edward Serraformer Defense Minister, has deliberated on the four winners from a total of 56 candidates submitted for the four categories.
Similarly, during the event, a special Recognition was given to the social initiative in mobility to
App&Town Companionof the Mass Factory entity, for its Assisted Transportation System for people with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders, or memory impairment.
In connection with the meeting, the chairman of
FACONAUTO, Gerardo Perez, stated that “the Impulso Awards symbolize the innovative effort of business, society and the sector itself in our country to contribute to the transformation of mobility. Paradoxically, however, in this excessively accelerated transition period, we run the risk of the auto industry constraining itself and disregarding the average citizen, who will not have access to these new technologies. In the decisions we make, we must not forget the history of democratization and progress that the car has brought.”
The General Manager of the Ibercaja Foundation,
Joseph Louis Rodrigoconfirmed the importance of this event and emphasized that “he considers it essential to promote initiatives aimed at mobility, such as our avant-garde Mobility City project, which will become the international reference center for sustainable mobility in the future and opens its doors in the first half of 2023»
Similarly,
Francisco J. Riberas, President of SERNACAR, has stated that «the automotive industry is one of the industrial sectors that invests the most in research, development and innovation (R+D+i). Between vehicle and component manufacturers, more than 7% of turnover is invested in R&D&I. Thanks to this strong commitment to innovation, we are realizing the great challenge that everyone is pursuing: sustainable mobility. To produce and market vehicles with more and better features, lighter, safer and more efficient«.
For his part, the chairman of
ANFAC, Wayne Griffiths, stressed that “the mobility of the future is no longer a problem to be solved. We want to move towards a sustainable, free and accessible mobility model for all citizens. The Impulse Awards represent the effort and development of ideas and initiatives by companies and social groups to promote zero-emission mobility, inclusive and open, which is already outlined as a reality in our country«.
Leading entities in our country such as Endesa X Way, Ibercaja and PwC Spain have sponsored the Mobility and Automotive Night,
sponsorship of three of the four prizes of the second edition of the IMPULSO Awards for Innovation in Sustainable Mobility, with the collaboration of Mapfre.
Source: La Verdad
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