The commissioner for the Electric Car Perte, José María López, assured this afternoon that the Government has received 320 applications for part B of the second call, the one dedicated to promoting new models of electric vehicles, battery and cell prototypes. of fuel, as well as giving them a second life. López added that the resolution is pending but added that "it must be resolved now." The Government had initially committed to resolving it in December.
López, who has participated in one of the round tables at the eMobility Expo World Congress in Valencia, has confirmed that the third call for electric vehicle Perte will be released at the end of the first half of the year, although "its editorial line is still being outlined and that is why We can't advance much." Likewise, he has announced that there is a fourth call that is being worked on and that "it will open in the second semester, more towards the end of the year."
Regarding this, he assured that "it is a great opportunity for the sector because it is money that will be very good for the electric car ecosystem." Minister Jordi Hereu had already advanced in the Congress of Deputies that the third extraordinary call of the Perte VEC would be endowed with more than 200 million in subsidies and 100 million in loans; and the fourth Perte, with 1,000 million euros in loans and 250 million in subsidies.
Participating in the same round table was Óscar De Pedro, the project manager of Future Fast Forward, the conglomerate of 52 companies that jointly opted for the first Perte and who has asked the administration for “a very close collaboration.” “The funds are part of the formula, with these financial aid there is an incentive effect that greatly supports decision-making. The important thing is that the terrain is as easy as possible to make decisions.”
Nuria Arenas, Grants also participated at the table.
Also participating in the event was Juan García-Gallardo, vice president of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, who in a more critical tone stated that “the reality is that in the development of PERTE a good part of the funds have been left unexecuted.” , which have not reached the industry. We agree on the need to achieve less bureaucracy and greater agility,” he noted. After stating that the requirements imposed from Brussels have created a "constriction" in the industry, he has asked for "prudence" because "if we follow an unrealistic path, the results can be very negative." For this reason, he asked to respect the initiative and rhythms of the companies.
