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

Green Car Congress

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. For our battery ramp-up in Spain and Europe, sustainability and a closed value chain loop are key.

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VW ID. Buzz Pre-Production Begins Ahead Of First Media Drive Event

InsideEVs

Next week, VW will host a "covered drive" event for journalists in Barcelona, Spain.

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Nissan, Enel launch “Second Life” storage system with used electric car batteries for grid stabilization

Green Car Congress

Combining used Nissan electric vehicle batteries at a conventional power plant in Melilla, Spain, operated by the Enel Group’s Spanish subsidiary, Endesa, the project enhances grid stability to help meet the needs of an isolated network. Nissan and Enel have partnered to launch the Second Life project.

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AIC Next Event to Explore Future of Automotive Sector

Green Car Congress

AIC —Automotive Intelligence Center—in Bilbao, Spain is launching “AIC Next”, the objective of which is to analyze the future of the automotive sector in a different way. The public/private foundation was founded in 2006.

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Fjords, Pharaohs or Koalas? Time to Plan for Your Next Eclipse.

Baua Electric

12, 2026, will start above Greenland, then strafe the west coast of Iceland and move along the Atlantic Ocean and over Spain. Last week, as Victoria Sahami , the owner of Sirius Travel , was preparing to guide a group of tourists in Mazatlán, Mexico, for Monday’s big event, she was also planning for these other upcoming eclipses.

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Volta Zero Makes its Spanish Debut as it Continues its European Tour

EV Obssesion

The touch-down in Spain follows successful French customer events, with more than 300 individual vehicle demonstrations undertaken over the past five weeks in a Covid-secure environment. […]. The post Volta Zero Makes its Spanish Debut as it Continues its European Tour appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Tesla ‘will solve autonomy soon:’ Musk highlights FSD’s value to company

Teslarati

Musk also said during the VivaTech event that Tesla’s driving force behind its valuation is autonomy. It seems like Europe may be the location it will end up, as reports of negotiations with Spain were revealed earlier this week. “The value of the company is primarily on the basis of autonomy. I’d love to hear from you!

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