The project consists of 62 national and international companies and covers everything from the electrification of factories to the location of essential materials for the production of batteries
The Volkswagen Group and Seat have registered the ‘Perte of the electric and connected vehicle’ through ‘Future: Fast Forward’, an initiative led by the Volkswagen Group and comprising 62 national and international companies. As they have explained, 61% of the companies participating in the project are SMEs and make up “the largest business group in the history of the car industry in Spain”.
The period for applying for aid to the Perte VEC opens on 1 April and closes on 17 May. The budget is 2,975 million euros, of which 1,425 million in the form of loans and another 1,550 in grants.
The project consists of four main axes: the first, led by Seat and Volkswagen, aims to electrify the factories in Martorell (Barcelona) and Pamplona; the second is to create the battery ecosystem for electric cars, which includes everything from lithium mining in mines to battery assembly.
The third axis considers the location in Spain of “essential” components for electric vehicles and the fourth includes areas related to training, digitalization and the circular economy.
One of the partners of the future: Fast Forward is Iberdrola, which has assured in a statement that it will play a “relevant role” in the consortium, promote sustainability in the production process of electric vehicles and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Reduce . The company explained that its contribution will focus on the decarbonisation of the Seat Martorell and Volkswagen plants in Pamplona, the development of self-consumption photovoltaic projects and the development of smart charging solutions and the testing of second-hand batteries.
In its transition strategy to a low-carbon economy, Iberdrola has emphasized its commitment to the electrification of transport, as an important lever to reduce emissions, and recalls that the group has a sustainable mobility plan, with an investment of 150 million euros, which provides for the installation of nearly 150,000 high-efficiency charging points, both in homes and businesses, as well as on urban roads, in cities and on major roads.
The partners of this project are: Altech, Asai Industrial, Azterlan, Balidea, BeePlanet Factory, Bosch, Brose, Carto, Celsa Group, Cetim, Cidetec, Cenim – CSIC, Cerler Global Electronics, CYP Core, Delta Vigo, Enso, Feníe Energía , Forminsa, GCR Group, Gestamp, Glavista, Gonvarri, Grupo Sesé, Grupo Simoldes, Iberdrola, Intrustial, IMS Technology, Ingedetec, University Research Institute (Circe) Zaragoza University of isEazy. Also participating is Isend, Kapture.io, Kautenik, Kivnon, Lazpiur, Leartiker, Libelium, Lithium Iberia, Malena Engineering, Mindcaps, Mol-Matric, Motorland Aragón, NTDD, Nutai, Órbita Ingeniería, Pomceg Electronics, Power Innotech, Power HoldCo Spain , Seat CODE, Seat MÓ, Seat SA, Silence, Grupo SPR, Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze, Técnicas Reunidas, Tecoi, Valeo, Vega Chargers, Vicomtech, Volkswagen Navarra, WIP and Zylk.
Source: La Verdad
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