It will be managed by Vector, a subsidiary of Cabify.
Cabify has signed an agreement with Polestar that will see it add 100 electric vehicles to the company’s fleet between Barcelona and Madrid in the coming weeks, with 50 vehicles in each city.
This was explained by Cabify’s public affairs director in Spain, Javier Dorado, and Polestar Spain’s commercial director, Pedro Barra, at a press conference on Tuesday.
The 100 vehicles will be Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor Plus, and the agreement also states that companies and freelancers working with Cabify in both cities have “special conditions” to purchase these vehicles.
These vehicles are expected to be operated by Vector, a subsidiary of Capif, and will save more than 500,000 litres of fuel and avoid 800 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
improve air quality
Cabify said the agreement “facilitates the development of policies” that improve air quality in both cities, and literally highlights the VTC sector’s desire to collaborate with administrations to achieve better cities, better mobility, and better air quality.
He added that for every one of these vehicles in service, seven other private vehicles are being scrapped, which he said are older and produce more emissions.
Polestar grows
Barra (Polstar) explained that this agreement allows his company to identify itself among users, and he defined it as the luxury of Cabify being the “showcase” so users can learn about vehicles and their features.
He celebrated the ease of reaching the agreement, as both companies are “focused” on electrifying mobility.
100% electric
The Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor Plus is a 100% electric, zero-emission vehicle, with a range of up to 655 kilometres in mixed traffic and a recharging time of 28 minutes.
In Barcelona, the company will use the existing charging network, following an agreement with various companies, in addition to the public network, and will use exclusively renewable energy.
Dorado lamented that Spain’s charging network “is not typical of a country committed to electricity” and gave the example that fast chargers represent 22% of the total, something he said discourages the purchase of electric cars.
