EIB grants €80 million loan to CAF for iR&D&I at its centres in Spain and Poland

CAF novísima

Link Securities | The company and the European Investment Bank have signed a loan agreement for €80 million to finance the company’s research, development and innovation (R&D&I) programme, according to Expansión. The European bank’s loan will enable the train and bus manufacturer to invest in digitalisation, autonomous mobility solutions and the energy efficiency of trains and buses. All R&D&I investment will have to be made at CAF’s centres in Spain and Poland. Among its sustainable mobility developments, CAF will have to supply 180 electric buses to Sweden through its subsidiary Solaris.

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