Diego García Carvajal is the Manager for electric vehicles at the International Copper Association Europe (ICA Europe), where he leads initiatives to monitor and defend the usage of copper in electromobility, particularly in traction motors. With over 14 years in the copper industry and a background on electromechanical engineering and business administration, he bridges technical and strategic perspectives across the automotive supply chain and the copper sector. Diego actively maintains a network of experts at automotive OEMs, suppliers, academia and copper experts to provide quality information on any copper aspect and offer solutions to the challenges of this rapid evolving technology.

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As a father of two young adults, to contribute to leave a better world for those around me and the new generations is what drives me. On this regard, I’m truly convinced that electromobility is a better and more sustainable technology to realize the freedom of movement for more people and fulfil transport requirements of companies across the globe.
As a copper expert, I enjoy to explain others and bring into reality the role of copper and all its possibilities to fulfil people and companies needs.

Based in Brussels, the International Copper Association (ICA) Europe is the leading advocate for the copper industry in Europe. As ICA’s European branch, the organisation represents companies that mine, smelt and recycle copper for use across the economy, in the electricity system, buildings, transport and industry. Through a team of policy, industry and scientific experts, ICA Europe promotes copper as an essential material for achieving the EU’s ambition of a resilient, climate-neutral Europe and seeks to ensure that EU policies enable the sustainable production of copper to serve Europe’s future needs.