The company will invest $3.25 billion (3 billion euros) to transform the plant from combustion to electrification and produce electric cars from 2025 based on Volkswagen Group’s MEB Small platform.<\/p>\n
The Cupra Raval and VW ID.2 will be two of four-entry level EVs that Volkswagen Group will build in Spain<\/a>, with the other ones being two SUVs that will be made in Pamplona \u2013 the VW ID.2X and an as-yet-unnamed Skoda model.<\/p>\n “The CUPRA Raval is not just another car. It is an invitation to a new generation, which expects something better. An urban, rebellious and 100% electric car, with its own character and linked to ‘Gen Z’. Something that\u2019s more emotional.”<\/p>\n SEAT and Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Inspired by the world of racing<\/a>, the Cupra Raval urban electric car is the most radical interpretation of the brand’s design language so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n 7<\/span> Photos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The vehicle you see in the photos taken at the Automobile Barcelona show is actually the same concept that was previously named UrbanRebel<\/a>, with the only difference being that it now features the Raval name.\u00a0<\/p>\n When it unveiled the UrbanRebel concept last year, Cupra<\/a> said it featured a 222-horsepower (166-kilowatt) electric motor driving the front wheels, enabling a zero to 62 mph (100 kph) time of 6.9 seconds.<\/p>\n The automaker did not disclose the battery capacity but said the UrbanRebel was able to cover up to 273 miles (440 kilometers) on a single charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n In March, Volkswagen brand boss Thomas Schaefer said the four entry-level EVs will use batteries supplied by VW Group’s new cell plants in Europe, initially from Salzgitter, Germany<\/a> and then from Valencia, Spain.<\/p>\n The base models will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry, while longer-range variants will use a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) chemistry, he added. Volkswagen Group is investing $3.25 billion (3 billion euro) in a battery cell gigafactory near Valencia<\/a> that will be run by the automaker’s battery company, PowerCo.<\/p>\n The Cupra Raval will be the brand’s third battery-electric vehicle after the Born compact hatchback and the Tavascan mid-size SUV<\/a> due in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n\n
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