Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Tuesday, Extending the implementation period of projects benefiting from the Electric and Connected Vehicle (VEC) Part to 2028just as demanded by the Spanish automobile industry.
In his speech at the forum organized by the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac), Maroto reminded the following: Perte’s new call will be released ‘briefly’ -between March and May- with the aim of positioning Spain as a leader in the new mobility model.
This second call, concluded by the government with the European Commission and the automotive sector, will include: Innovations to end bottlenecks those registered in the first edition. Maroto explained that concepts that can be financed especially with European funds will be made more flexible, guarantees will be reduced for small companies to access and implementation periods will be extended.
Likewise, it will have two lines of competition, one competitive as in the first edition focusing on so-called tractor projects, and the other a simple competition to finance individual projects that have an impact on different linkages. value chain This is the second line will allow small businesses to access European funds and completes major “tractor” projects.
With regard to this new call for the Perte VEC, Maroto once again showed his confidence in the participation of the American manufacturer Ford, and at the inauguration ceremony the Perte VEC waived the Government’s originally allocated aid.
He explained that they opened globally. Different calls worth 2,069 million euros for the automotive sector, which represents around 50% of the volume of public funds originally allocated. In this sense, this figure stands at the level of 1.304 million, considering the committed funds that are currently available to companies.
stimulate demand
Despite these figures, Maroto is a part of Spain. “disabled” position In terms of electric vehicle penetration compared to the rest of its European neighbours.
Therefore, the Government priority of stimulating demand increase sales of electric vehicles and promote the implementation of a charging infrastructure network that appears necessary. “We don’t just need to manufacture cars, we also need to sell them,” Maroto recalls.