Renault, Technia, Inobat and QEV join the investment wave for the second part of the electric vehicle

The automotive sector is moving to take advantage of the second part of the electric and connected car, and soft loans Open the window to view last week’s projects. For companies like Envision, Seat, Ford or Basquevolt, which have already brought their initiatives to the line of battery projects (Those related to the value chain have not been launchedand the government plans to be ready in the coming weeks), another giant is added in the sector, such as Renault. The French manufacturer confirmed to five days which has already been introduced for the battery line and will also do so for the value chain.

“We have given ourselves to Bertie. Renault is in the midst of decarbonization, electrification and digitization, so we will take advantage of all available windows under European funds to continue advancing our industrial and technological plans,” the automaker explained. Renault did not elaborate in this regard, although it should be noted that the company does not manufacture electric models in Palencia or Valladolid. Both plants focus on producing hybrid cars. Five models have been announced in 2021 Two of them have already reached the assembly lines in Valencia (the Rafale is missing, which will also be manufactured there, and the two that are going to Valladolid).

The carmaker has indicated on several occasions that its priority is to electrify its French factories first and that once that is complete, it will be Spain’s turn. Bearing in mind that the investments eligible for Perte VEC II have a term to be made until 2028 (three years more than in the 2022 call), this assistance can be used for the electric vehicle project in the future, as the current industrial plan for hybrid cars for Renault Spain ends in 2024.

The car will have a new industrial neighbor in Valladolid: Slovakia kindnesswhich will also attend Perte VEC II, information has come forward expansion. The company, after being consulted by this newspaper, indicated that it is still preparing documents to be submitted to the program with a project that will include the construction of a battery factory in the city of Valladolid, as well as the establishment of a research and development center in Salamanca. All this will entail an investment of about 3,000 million. Although the battery line submission window will open until September 15, Inobat intends to submit the project in the coming days.

In Valladolid, the company will own 80 hectares for its giant factory, which is expected to start production in 2025. The Slovak company confirmed that it already has a “large number of orders” from car brands, as well as from an “airline”. Spain disputed this giant factory with the United Kingdom, but the company finally decided our country.

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QEV technologies, Which announced last week its intention to be released to the public in Amsterdam, will also go to Perte VEC II, although it will do so in the value chain that will likely see the light of day in August. This company, which is BTech’s partner in the electric mobility hub that will remake the old Nissan Barcelona, has already been honored at Perte VEC’s first call, despite its problems with offering guarantees at the time. It made me have to forfeit part of the money.

The company aspires to get about 28 million helpings to produce last-mile electric vans (its brand is called Zeroid). In addition, together with BTech, they will also present a project to adapt the old Nissan warehouse where they will operate. With him, they aspire to get another 35 million.

Another company that will be introduced to the value chain line is technologya Basque company dedicated to the manufacture of automotive components. Highlander Magazine This month it announced that the group had won the largest contract in its history to manufacture a housing for a current reflector with aluminum injection at its Cantabrian plant in Umpero. Asked this way, Teknia indicated that it will be the largest investment in its history for a single project and that it will be presented at Perte VEC II. Other companies consulted by this paper, such as the component manufacturer Antolin or the industrial vehicle brand Iveco (which has plants in Madrid and Valladolid), are also considering taking part in Perte VEC II.

Other large projects have already been announced

seat. And government sources indicated last week that during the first twenty-four hours, more than ten projects were presented. Among them was from SEAT, which will invest 300 million euros to assemble battery packs in Martorell (Barcelona), where it has its own car factory. Upon completion of the works in 2025, the company will use battery cells sent by the Volkswagen Group from Germany, but from 2026 these packages will be made from Sagunto (Valencia) cells.

stronghold. The American He also confirmed a similar project For its factory in Musaffah (Valencia). The difference is that the company already makes battery packs there, which are the ones used by its Ford Kuga hybrid cars. The company will use the money from Perte VEC II to expand its capacity and assemble packages there that will go into its pure electric vehicles in the future.

Basquevolt and Envision. unlike the first two, Pascivolt y to imagine They will manufacture the battery cells in Spain. Las Vasca wants to build a 1 GWh pilot plant for solid-state batteries in Vitoria. Envision, for its part, will build a huge factory in Cáceres.

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