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Volkswagen Group and SEAT will invest €10B in electrification in Spain given PERTE VEC acceptance

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will invest €10 billion, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of their application to PERTE VEC. This is the biggest industrial investment ever made in Spain. Volkswagen Group will locate Spain’s first Gigafactory in Parc Sagunt II (Valencia).

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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. Andalusia has world-class port infrastructure, connected to the main ports of Europe and the world.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. SEAT also recently created XMOBA, a new company whose main goal is to identify, test, sell and invest in projects that contribute to boosting new solutions that improve future mobility.

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London transport operator Go-Ahead adds two Irizar electric i2e buses to fleet after successful operating results

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For over a year, these two buses have been operating on the busy routes 507, connecting Waterloo Station with Victoria Station, and 521, which connect Waterloo Station with London Bridge Station. Along with our partners, we have successfully proved e-bus technology is no longer a thing of the future.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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501,000 auto supplier jobs in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) powertrain components production are expected to become obsolete if technology is phased-out by 2035 (84% of current ICE jobs). The future value-add and job creation in powertrain technologies depends on local battery production in Europe. Methodology.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

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We are so excited to be joining with our international colleagues in the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance,” said Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America. This goal is achievable; with more EVs hitting the market and EV technology is rapidly improving, the future of EVs is here. in 2020, and the UK market went from 3.2%

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Ford launches FORD2GO car sharing program with its German dealer network; Ford poll shows 56% of Europeans would consider car sharing

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Car sharing was one of the various elements highlighted by Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford during a keynote address on the future of mobility at the February 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Earlier post.).

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