electric cars

In Spain 10th October 2024

“The European energy transition policy in the automotive sector is a disaster. Chinese manufacturers have subsidies, Americans have tax incentives… Europeans face fines.”

The president of CIE Automotive, Antón Pradera, stated at an event organized by Deusto Business Alumni and Deloitte in Bilbao that the European energy transition policy in the automotive sector is a disaster. He warned that the sector in the EU is “very, very concerned” because it has stopped being a world champion, and in contrast to China’s subsidies for its industry and the tax incentives for US manufacturers, European…

In Spain 13th September 2024

Unease in Brussels over Sánchez’s change of position on tariffs on Chinese electric cars

“The European Commission is responsible for the EU’s trade policy,” said EU spokesman Olof Gill at a press conference after being asked about the position of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Pedro Sanchez’s statements on his visit to Beijing have caused a stir in Brussels. His change of position, appealing to “reconsider” the imposition of tariffs on green car batteries imported from the Asian giant, has not been very well…

Spanish economy 9th September 2024

Plug-in car sales exceed diesel for first time in first half of year

El Economista | The share of sales of new plug-in vehicles (10.4%) exceeded that of diesels (10.3%) for the first time during the first half of 2024, although they only represent 1.4% of the vehicle fleet, according to the IV Report on electric mobility in Spain. Gasoline vehicles topped sales (40.6%), followed by hybrids (35.7%), in a ranking that also includes those running on alternative fuels (2.9%). The study, led…

Spanish economy 14th June 2024

Seat boss quits chairmanship of automobile employers’ association due to government’s lack of commitment to electric cars: “They are not up to the task”

Wayne Griffiths, president of Cupra and Seat, has resigned as president of the car manufacturers’ association (ANFAC). He was already on the verge of resigning at the end of last year and stayed on because he wanted to give President Sánchez another chance. The resignation presented this Thursday was communicated to the board of directors five minutes before the meeting began. A body that has endorsed his decision. “It is…

In Spain 11th September 2023

Electric car sales in August overtake plug-in hybrids for first time in Spain

Alphavalue/ Divacons| For the first time in Spain, sales of electric cars have exceeded those of plug-in hybrids in a month. According to data from the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac), 3,583 electric cars were registered in Spain in August, 156% more than the previous year, while plug-in hybrids delivered were 3,362, just 21% more than last year.

Spanish economy 13th February 2023

40,000 electric recharging stations blocked

The situation is so absurd that there are situations where, although there are charging points already installed – at petrol stations, in public car parks or other types of premises – they do not actually have any electricity. They are not operational because some grid connection permit or other final document is missing. This collapse not only puts Spain at the bottom of the European league table in the deployment…

Spanish economy 9th November 2022

Retailers have only reached 20% of the ‘electrolineras’ that the government requires them to have by 1 January 2023.

The deployment of 20,000 recharging points in large supermarkets that the Government has demanded of the distribution companies as of 1 January is doomed to failure. “There is no technical capacity for it, it is absolutely impossible”, all the large companies in the sector are practically unanimous in their assurances, according to the newspaper El Economista. Overall, and at most, according to their estimates, it will be possible to reach…

Spanish economy 25th October 2022

Electric Car: Of The 2.975 Billion Euros Announced By The Government, Only 877 Million (30%) Has Been Allocated

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced the launch of a second call of the PERTE for the development of the electric and connected vehicle (EV) after the failure of the first call, where only 877.2 million euros out of a total of 2.975 billion euros have been allocated. Even so, the final figure is higher than the provisional resolution, where 600 million euros were earmarked. Initially it…

Spanish economy 23rd June 2022

Ford Will Manufacture The New Electric Cars In Almusafes (Valencia)

Ford’s Valencian plant in Almussafes has finally been chosen to develop the automaker’s two new electric vehicles, thus beating the German plant in Saarlouis with which it was competing. The news guarantees the maintenance of employment in the region in the coming years and ensures that the Valencian plant, which employs around 6,000 people after several redundancy plans, will maintain its workload from 2025. By 2024, the plant was expected…

Spanish economy 5th May 2022

Seat Presents Its Alliance Of 62 Companies To Lead The Electric Car

Seat wants to turn Spain into a platform for the electric car in Europe. This plan includes the electrification of its Martorell and Pamplona factories, a battery production ecosystem – ranging from lithium mining, a key material, to a giant battery factory in Sagunt -, locations for electric components and a training, digitalisation and circular economy plan. This is explained in the “Future: Fast Forward” project, which brings together an…

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