For example, some of the energy will come to you. from a new 250-hectare solar park located a short distance from the plant. The raw materials cycle will be developed in the following years. closed directly inside the factory. If there are no delays on the roadmap, cell construction should start in 2026. The battery factory in Spain is key part of the 10 billion euro investment program called "Future: Fast Forward" which the Volkswagen Group announced last year together with PowerCo, SEAT and 49 partners. The plan also includes the conversion of the Martorell and Pamplona plants to the production of electric cars. Thomas Schmall, Head of Technology at the Volkswagen Group and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PowerCo, commented: With PowerCo we are in the fast lane. We have just started work on the cell factory in Valencia, and we have announced the gigafactory in St. Thomas, Canada.