Spain to offer tax breaks to people who buy an electric car
SPAIN will pay back up to 15% of income tax to people who buy an electric vehicle before the end of the year in a bid to encourage sustainable driving. The maximum
Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed as car maker interested in opening factory in Spain’s Valencia area
DISCUSSIONS are said to be an ‘advanced stage’ for Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer Tesla to open a factory in the Valencia area. Both the Reuters news agency and business newspaper Cinco
EU money seals deal for Spain’s first electric car battery factory in Valencia
CAR maker SEAT has confirmed that it will site Spain’s first electric car battery plant in the Valencia area. SEAT President, Wayne Griffiths reaffirmed the new Sagunto plant will be part of
Car giant Ford to produce ‘next-generation’ electric cars at its Valencia area plant in Spain
FORD will build their ‘next-generation’ electric cars at their Almusaffes assembly plant in Valencia. By 2026, Ford in Europe plans to sell 600,000 electric vehicles annually. Almusaffes is the firm’s biggest car
City centre restrictions to cut high polluting cars start next year in Spain
HIGH polluting older cars will be banned from centres of large cities in Spain next year with the creation of low emission zones. The new measure will be implemented by the General
Energy giant Cepsa to transform 3,000 petrol stations in Spain under €8 billion ‘green plan’
SPANISH energy company Cepsa will spend €8 billion in a shift to using low-carbon energy sources by 2030. The plan is for half the firm’s earnings to come from sustainable energy within
Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area
VOLKSWAGEN’S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City. The factory, costing around €7 billion to set up, will have around 3,000 employees
Largest ultra-fast electric car charging point in southern Europe opens by Costa Blanca airport in Spain
SPANISH power company Iberdrola has opened what it claims to be southern Europe’s largest electric car recharging area. The ‘ultra-fast’ facility is located on the A-70 on the southern Costa Blanca close
How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model
A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash tourist trap of Benidorm, La Nucia is
Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain
A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has laid out six important steps that will
Grants of up to €7,000 should soon be available for buyers of electric cars in Spain’s Valencia region
GOING GREENER in Spain should become a lot cheaper soon, as buyers of electric and hybrid cars will receive government incentives of up to €7,000. The announcement was made today, July 20,
Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain
SPAIN’S government is to spend €4.3 billion in a massive revamp of its car production industry in a switch to making electric vehicles. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said that most of the
All aboard! Electric bus pilot test launched in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN electric bus is being tested for three days until June 17, as part of the Energy Transition Project by AVANZA. Named, URBINO 12, the electric train was presented by the town
Spain’s climate change law is passed in Madrid to make country ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2050
SPAIN’S new climate change and energy law was passed by Congress in Madrid today(May 13). It aims to make Spain a carbon-neutral country by 2050. All new car sales will be restricted
Electrifying news: Cash handouts of up to €9,000 to buy an electric vehicle in Spain
BUYERS of electric vehicles (EVs) in Spain can claim subsidies of up to €9,000. The Spanish government has approved an €800 million fund up until the end of 2023, which is available
SEAT and Iberdrola ‘to build Spain’s first EV battery plant’
VOLKSWAGEN Group’s SEAT subsidiary plans to team up with power company Iberdrola to build Spain’s first battery factory for electric vehicles. Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, revealed the
FULLY CHARGED: Valencia driving schools switch to electric cars to reduce pollution and promote clean transport
THE motor industry is currently facing one of its most profound and vital challenges in history – and Valencia is revving up to go. Increasing concerns about global warming and greenhouse gasses
Costa Blanca city becomes the greenest in Spain’s Valencian Community with over 50 charging stations for electric cars
ORIHUELA and its surrounding areas now have over 50 charging stations for electric vehicles, more than anywhere else in the Valencian Community. The Environment Councillor, Dámaso Aparicio, announced the installation of two
Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
THE Government has announced that it will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040.
Costa Blanca resort shows ‘clear commitment’ to environment with new electric vehicles and free charging points for residents
GUARDAMAR del Segura has invested €80,000 in the acquisition of two electric vehicles, designed to collect household waste from local residents. They arrived on Tuesday morning, February 25, delivered straight to the
European Commission slam Spain for not doing enough for electric car renewal
In a new report criticising Spain’s efforts to go green, the Commission says not enough resources are being allocated for long-term plans to encourage car manufacturers to meet goals set by the
Electric cars set for Mallorca reboot thanks to AnySolution
CALVIA company AnySolution has brought the STEVE project to Mallorca, joining 20 other public and private entities across the EU. The project aims to assess and analyse the market demand for electric
Malaga’s electric car sales have almost doubled in 12 months
Statistics from the Malaga Motoring Association (AMA) reveal that sales of hybrid vehicles have risen by a huge 94% in the last 12 months.
Electric car sales in Andalucia up by over a third
Overall sales in Spain hit 698, up 29.02%
Spain exports electric cars to Japan
Electric cars assembled in Spain are being exported to Japan as the country increases its European imports
Electric cars next big thing in Spain
Andalucía gets on board the electric car band wagon and introduces its first electric cars and Spain’s first recharging station