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Mercedes wanted to jump into the electric car in record time and is clear that they were wrong

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Four years now meet. It was a summer of 2021 when Mercedes launched his ordinance: in 2030 they would be an exclusively electric brand. They wanted to do it by building eight gigafactories to go out to their electric cars and batteries. Today they are clear that they were wrong. “They will last more than expected”. “We have changed the course, electrified combustion engines will last more than expected.” They are the words of Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes, in Auto Motor Und Sport Confirming what was an A Voca Secret: Mercedes will not fulfill the deadlines planned in the electric car. The company, therefore, will continue to bet on combustion engines that are key. It is not that he was going to withdraw overnight but that self -imposed obligation of being electric in 2030 led them to significantly reduce their offer until they focus exclusively on the electric car. Two symptoms (1). Although he had been rumored for a long time and in winter Mercedes already said that “There was too much optimism in the industry”there are two great symptoms that came to tell us clear that the time of combustion engines had not died. The first was The failure of EQS as flag bearer of the electric car in the company. The great electric Berlina, “the electric class” has been a failure and confirmed that the customer of a luxury car continues to bet mostly on combustion. Time will say if it is something exclusively linked to the autonomy or there is also a certain political positioning behind. The truth is that the company took advantage of the car to give a wash in the face of the image, sell the maximum refinement with the latest technology and its most advanced software with a Hyperscreen that surprised by groundbreaking. The truth is that the Mercedes client has continued to prefer the most classic class S. Two symptoms (2). The second symptom that advanced that Mercedes had changed course was given by its AMG sports division. The wealthy customer is especially complicated to convince when it comes to electrifying the fleet. To meet the European demands, Mercedes opted in its sports division for A four hybrid cylinders and although He got 680 hpcars that have mounted it have failure in sales. The solution has gone to return to these luxury cars the V8 engines. The company confirmed that will continue working on them And although they will be electrified, the potential car customer of more than 100,000 euros and extremely sports seem to continue asking for huge engines. It is no accident that, in his day, BMW already announced that he would continue to focus efforts on developing combustion engines. Specifically in those of six and eight cylinders. If you want gasoline, you pay it. Everything indicates that, as will happen with lower ranges, we will begin to see Two product categories clearly differentiated in Europe. Pollution policies will lead us to see An extensive electrification (with plug and electrical hybrids) in the low and medium range and a fence to the Combustion engines in the most expensive or luxury offer. In the case of Mercedes, everything indicates that they will continue to develop combustion engines but fenced to their most unattainable offer or Markets where hurry With the electric car are not so many. The confirmation that, in addition to the V8 for AMG, also They will continue selling the huge V12 Limited to the Maybach versions of its class S is a good example. But it is also that Mercedes has focused on “democratizing” its electric cars. He Electric Mercedes It will not be the cheapest car but the German company does want it to become its first great super electric success. And the formula is clear: improve the autonomy. “Rational”. For Källenius, in addition, this strategy is the most “rational.” Yes, the same one that Toyota has been holding so far, to sell the most demanded technology where they ask or let it sell. That is why they continue to focus on hybrids but ensure that the electric car will be key … in Europe. And Källenius knows that multienergy strategy helps them stay afloat. Its hybrid mechanics and huge engines will continue to be key in the United States and in Europe (who can pay it), while needing competitive electric cars in China. “It is our most important and crucial market for our technical innovations,” CEO himself pointed out from Mercedes a few months ago. A product that passes not only through the engine. Here, the latest generation software is essential because without it they do not think they can compete in China. They are aware that “Chinese clients not only use the car to move from A B. For many, it is also a second living room.” And there Mercedes needs to make differences if he does not want to star in a free fall. One that has already begun. Photo | Mercedes In Xataka | The Mercedes Class wanted to overcome the discomforts of the electric car. It is incompatible with a multitude of loaders

Ferrari had been demanding a toy company for 10 years. Everything for Testarossa to be a car and not a bicycle

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To whom we already comb some gray hair, the name Testarossa transports us directly to the Miami of the late 80s, when Sonny Crockettand Rico Tubbs they jumped from the yachts of the drug traffickers and put themselves at the wheel of a Ferrari Testarossa Blanco in the Mythical corruption in Miami (Miami Vice). In a good part thanks to that series, Ferrari turned the Testarossa in a legend Departure from Pininfarina pencils, causing all the children of the time to sigh to see the unmistakable lateral air intakes (they were known as cheese gradators) of this model. However, in an act of monumental awkwardness by Ferrari, the Italian firm lost commercial control of the Testarossa brand. According The published by Reutersa judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE) has been returned after more than a decade fighting for them. “A toy” that one day set up a V12 The nightmare for Ferrari with the Testarossa brand began just over a decade ago. AUTEC AG, a German toy company, appealed to the expiration of the Testarossa brand registration proving that Ferrari had not used it in any product between 2010 and 2015. The European trademarks They establish that, although trademarks have been registered, they must use them within five years since their registration. This loophole allowed to request the rights of uses on the Testarossa brand before the Office of Intellectual Property of the European Union (EUIPO) that accepted the petition. From that moment, the name of the Ferrari engineering jewel of the 80s, which mounted a 390 hp V12 engine That allowed him to touch the 300 km/h, it could also be an electric bicycle, razor machinillas or a radio -controlled car. In the late 80s, the new Ferrari Testarossa had an approximate price of about 145,000 euros, which is equivalent to about 419,000 today. Today, some of those cars They have come to auction for up to 241,000 euros. Not bad for a car with more than 35 years. The Ferrari Testarossa are eternal According to assured Andrea Scioletti, director of Used Vehicles of Ferrari A Drivemore than 90% of the Ferrari who have left the Maranello factory They are still in circulation. Paradoxically, That reliability It is the one that has saved the Italian manufacturer from losing his most legendary brand. The 7,000 units of the Ferrari Testarossa were manufactured between 1984 and 1996. Since then, that model has only been marketed through second -hand concessionaires or Distributors authorized by Ferrarias well as that of its spare parts. According to The criterion of the Court of Justice of the European Union, those resale of products under that brand can already constitute an effective use of the brand, either directly through its distributors, or authorizing your sale When it comes to third parties. With This sentencethe European Court revoked an earlier ruling of the Regional Court of Düsseldorf that, according to The published In the German Spiegelgranted AUTEC AG the right of use of the Testarossa brand by denoting the argument of second -hand cars and the spare parts that Ferrari wielded. “The use of the brand to guarantee the identity of the origin of the products for which it was registered, by reselling second -hand products, can constitute effective use,” the new sentence details. The cultural imprint that left in the young people of the time the iconography of the series, made years after the end of its production, continue to sell figures at the Testarossa scale graduated by Ferrari. Which has also been considered by the TJCE as a form of use of the brand. In Xataka | The Rocambolesca History of Ferrari 512 TR of Michael Jordan: 15 years lost and has appeared among the ashes of a fire In Xataka | Ferrari will expand its blacklist prohibiting “tuning” and other extravagances: it is not for bad taste, they are just business Image | Ferrari, Wikimedia Commons (Janderk1968)

Autonomous driving for a 9,000 euros car

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With a driver but under intense rain and with a car that can be bought in China for 9,000 euros to the direct change. Those have been the bases of the autonomous driving test that Byd has made available to have a contact with the Eye of Godthe most advanced system of the Chinese company, which already works in the Asian country and that will reach all cars of the company. Regardless of its price. First of all, the eye of God Although the experience will arrive below, it is important to present what the eye of God is, what their credentials are and what is proposed. A few months ago, Byd presented its most advanced autonomous driving system. Nothing especially new if it weren’t because I was punching the industry table. His great attraction is that he will reach all his cars, regardless of its price. That is the real incentive. Until now, the most advanced functions in autonomous driving systems have been sold as extras or as a part of a complete but high price. They are, in short, a source of income with which it is even tantest with subscription services As Tesla does, for example. With his eye of God, Byd aspires to generate added value to the product to attract new customers. That the most basic models allow you to enjoy vented services so far seems like a good strategy. The big doubt is: What will happen to that income? On this we ask Stella Li during our brief talk at a round table with other fellow journalists. Then, Byd’s vice president just said that they had already thoroughly studied the matter and “contemplated other income paths” but without explaining to them what they were. Much has been written since then and one of the possibilities that seem more evident is income generation through its own store of applications within the vehicle’s infotainment system, which allows you to visualize or access any other time contained in a stop … or on the way. The latter is what is aspired in cars with More advanced autonomous driving levels And even, it would be to legally possible In the United Kingdom if Mercedes could apply the sufficient conditions to activate your level 3 of autonomy With Drive Pilot. But it is still, new, limited to vehicles of the high range. Byd has pointed out that the system, base, will reach all its vehicles but has three levels. The first is only available on the highway and is the one we have tried. This is our experience. A 9,000 euros but autonomous car He Byd Dolphin Surf (Surname Seagull in China) arrives at our hotel led by an employee of the company. He picks us up to start the test and go to filmed traffic. For a few minutes, the driver takes various exits and we check some details that tell us that we are facing a different car. On the outside, the Seagull differs from our Dolphin Surf in a camera in the front fins. Inside, the resolution of the cameras, which is quite good in our national model, seems even better here. In the instrument table a greater number of objects are displayed that around the vehicle (pedestrians, other cars, cones …) that appear and disappear while the vehicle advances. Curiosities, in the browser, in addition to the route, at each crossing the waiting time of the traffic light is shown with a countdown if it is closed. When it opens, a small sound warning alerts the driver. And if the traffic light allows the free passage of vehicles, the regressive account indicates, how much time it remains for the traffic light to close. This is not something exclusive to byd but it is surprising how well it works. Especially since it detects the traffic light that corresponds to us, since the main traffic light does not always coincide with those of taking a detour to the right or left and take another exit. In those we are when the driver takes the exit to the highway. It makes us a gesture. In the browser a gray signal has appeared that indicatesThe eye of God is available. The driver has the opportunity to press it on the touch screen or activate it with a steering wheel button. Opt for the second … and nothing happens. And it is the best thing to say. Ahead we have about thirty kilometers to travel with an autonomous driving system. The driver keeps his hands under the steering wheel but does not pressure and, really, if he wanted to take control of the car for an error of it would cost him a precious time before taking the controls. That is, the car is the one that keeps us on the road without help. The driver by pressing the activation of the autonomous driving system with the steering wheel First, the operation is very good, scratching the excellent. The car is kept focused on the lane and from there the curves, or dilating joints or bridge structures do not move. These last two are felt a lot to our path but the Dolphin Surf Byd remains unchanged. The only point at which it suffers a little is when another vehicle advances us and is located A few meters ahead of the vehicle. When cutting the trajectory and safety distance disappears, the braking is too abrupt. However, the car recovers the speed with a shallow ease and, above all, with a very good decision that, this time, does not fall into abruptness. Acceleration is clean and progressive. The green light of the mirrors shows that the car circulates in autonomous mode That black point is really the only one. During our test, the Dolphin Surf Byd had to face complex weather conditions. He had a good time raining when we got into the car and on the road he kept a lot of water. So much so that the spray … Read more

He returned his rental car and found an extra bill of $ 400. The reason: the AI ​​hunted a tiny scratch

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During a trip, unforeseen events may arise. That is something relatively common, assumed and that must internalize anyone who considers making the bags to spend a few days away from home. Much less frequent is what happened to Patrick, a traveler who recently encountered a bill of More than 400 dollars When he returned his rental car at the Hertz branch of the International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson from Atlanta, in the US. The reason: A system with AI He analyzed the vehicle thoroughly and in just a few seconds he discovered that he had a scratch of several centimeters on a rear wheel. The story He has revealed it The Drive And more than one tourist who considers renting a car this vacation is probably removed. At least around Atlanta, in the US. Patrick recently, a client of Thriftya vehicle rental company linked to the international chain Hertz, found a surprise when he wanted to return the vehicle that had leased. Betrayed by algorithms The man did the usual one: he went to the company’s branch, delivered the vehicle (from the Volkswagen brand) and gave the procedure per setback. After a few minutes, however they told him that he had to pay a whopping $ 440. The reason? The company had identified a friction on the rear wheel on the driver’s side, a 2.5 cm scrape whose arrangement had to pay. Not just that. The company also broken down to him how he had calculated those $ 440. Of that amount almost half would be dedicated to repair. The rest corresponded to a series of expenses that made Patrick crawl the eyebrow. According to the company$ 125 responded to processing and 65 to administrative expenses. The man also found that the invoice came through a web application that contributed the damage test and allowed him to enjoy A small discountor as long as he paid at the same time. According to collect The Driveif it accepted the conditions and disbursed the money in 48 hours the company offered a bonus of 52 dollars. In case something else was delayed, but did not miss more than a week would be 32.5. The man chose not to pay. Moreover, when a few days ago He spoke with The Drive He had not yet paid the amount that the company claims for the wheel scrape. “Save 30 dollars to accept responsibility is not worth it,” says the driver, who after meeting the invoice first resorted to the Chatbot from Hertz (without too successful) and then sent an email to the company. So far the story is curious, but what makes the case of Patrick exceptional and has caught the media attention from other countries It is how the company detected the damage on the rear wheel of its Volkswagen. The merit was not of any operator or worker of the Branch of Atlanta International Airport especially diligent when examining the cars. No. The failure in the wheel was located by a New scanning system of cars that is based on AI. In April Hertz announced An alliance with Uveye, a firm specialized in the inspection of vehicles with AI, precisely to apply its technology in the US. “The camera systems with the Uveye and the algorithms of Machine Learning They allow automated inspections in real time of the body, the crystals, tires and low “, He claims Hertzwhich emphasizes that the new technology allows you to detect failures “with unprecedented speed and precision.” {“Videid”: “X91SZ26”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “This is the perfect shipment of an airplane and no airline does it ❌✈️”, “Tag”: “Webedia-prod”, “Duration”: “567”} Already then The company advanced That the system would be released in Hartsfield-Jackson, although its objective is to expand it in not much time to the main US airfields. The company also claims that by “complementing” traditional exams with Uveye technology, it can guarantee its customers “more efficient and transparent reviews”, the latter nuance that He stressed These days a The Drive. The app that informed Patrick in fact included A photo of the scrape and another of the same part of the car just when he rented. The service, yes, does not seem free to leave. Hertz He explained That the so -called processing rate, which at least in the case of Patrick represents a sensitive part of the invoice, corresponds to “the cost of detecting and estimating damage during rent.” As for the administrative rate that includes the invoice, “it covers part of the costs incurred by Hertz by processing the claim.” Images | Uveye Via | Motorpasion In Xataka | Car rental: what is important to look before hiring (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news He returned his rental car and found an extra bill of $ 400. The reason: the AI ​​hunted a tiny scratch It was originally posted in Xataka by Carlos Prego .

In his obsession to control every corner of the car, Apple has crashed into the wall. The new carplay has it raw

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In his wwdc 2022, Apple announced to Bombo and Shaw the New carplay generation. One that left aside the simple concept of moving the iPhone system to a small central screen, to bet on a complete solution in which control of practically every element related to the electronics of the car was taken. What is Carplay Ultra. Until now, Apple Carplay It worked exactly like Android Auto: you connected the iPhone to the car and access a simplified version of iOS, a kind of application pitcher adapted to the car. Allowed to use apps like Apple Maps, Google MapsTelephone, messages or spotify projected on the vehicle screen, but without intervening in the car system itself. With Carplay Ultra, The approach changes radically. We no longer talk about a simple execution of apps: the iPhone takes total control of the car interface. From the instrument frame to air conditioning, native navigation, vehicle levels or battery status. Everything is integrated into a unified visual environment and completely designed by Apple. It is, in practice, an Apple software layer that replaces the manufacturer’s interface. The delays. To Apple It has cost three years to materialize carplay ultraand soon you will understand why. Announced in 2022, and after years of silence, Apple Carplay Ultra was officially announced on May 16, 2025 in the most discreet way possible, With a press release. For 1%. Exclusivity remains one of Apple’s main values, but orient the launch of Carplay Ultra to a brand that represents less than 1% of the official market began to make the eyebrow archeish. Carplay Ultra was first integrated into Aston Martin, with the promise that he would later reach brands such as Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, three manufacturers that belong to the same business group. Interestingly, there was no trace of the manufacturers mentioned in 2022. Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Ford, Lincoln, Audi, Jaguar, Acura, Volvo, Honda, Renault, Infinity and Polestar. Just Porsche has confirmed that he will adopt Apple’s software in some of his cars, Without drawing a specific roadmap. The wall. Many of the manufacturers that Apple mentioned in their presentation have shown their refusal to implement Apple Carplay Ultra, as they collect Financial Times sources. Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, Polestar and Renault are some of the manufacturers that have opposed the Apple system. It is something that we advanced in 2022, Apple Carplay Ultra is a Trojan horse. This was Apple’s goal with Carplay. At the moment it is only in Aston Martin, which did not even appear on the list. (Almost) nothing to do against manufacturers and google. That an operating system takes control of the infotainment system of a car is no drama. Android Automotive He has been doing it for almost a decade. The approach problem is that Apple Carplay Ultra is conceived since its birth as an intruder, not as a native system. In Android Automotive, Google and the manufacturer close a pact: Google puts the car software and the manufacturer is forgotten. There is no need for the user to connect the mobile, the software is native. With Carplay Ultra, the manufacturer has to continue developing its software platform. But by connecting the iPhone, the control to Apple is completely yielded. Carplay Ultra is a stranger, a system that is accessed by connecting the iPhone and replaces the efforts that the manufacturer previously made to develop its own platform. The future. The three years of delays and integration in Aston Martin make it clear that the adoption of Carplay Ultra is far from massive. Here the key will be in the agreements, some who have not transcended and in which the position against manufacturers willing to give full control to Apple does not seem favorable for the American company. Meanwhile, Android Automotive continues with its expansion, having even reached the world of two wheels by Ktm or Japanese like Honda. Groups like Stellantis too They have set aside former partners like Amazon to bet on Google and integrate Android into their fleets. Image | Apple In Xataka | This car was a pioneer with Android Automotive, but its users shouted and Red Auto. His wish has been granted

“They no longer define a car”

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What do we value from a car? And what have we stopped assessing? Those are, without a doubt, two of the great questions in which the automobile industry is involved. An industry that was based on benefits and differential engineering but that seems to wonder what really defines it at the moment. And Ford has an answer, at least, to the second question. “They don’t define them”. The words are by John Lawler, vice president of Ford, and have been collected by Automotive News. “Before, the combustion engine defined what a vehicle was: the power, the displacement, the motor torque and everything else. I think that much of that has disappeared,” Lawlyer insisted. And, for the Vice President of Ford, the market no longer values ​​the specific characteristics of the combustion engine that a company can offer. “I don’t think consumers really think of motorizations as they did 30 years ago,” he emphasizes. That others do. The solution, says the vice president of Ford, is that in the face of a loss of interest on the part of the consumer, the smartest thing is to increase the subcontracting of this industry and, therefore, delegate in other companies the development of mechanics. In Motorpasion They collect that Lawlyer’s forecasts suggest that saving money in engines’ development involves dedicating more economic resources to other areas of the vehicle. A change of strategy that is essential to face the great rival that Western companies have in front of them: China. The true rival. “We have to be competitive with them not only in the speed of development, the software capacity, the electrical architecture, but also in the global electrification capacity”, of which Lawlyer speaks is from the Chinese industry, a speech that is not surprising coming from Ford. Jim Farley himself, CEO of the company, said a few months ago that Chinese cars were a “Existential threat” For Western companies. Nothing new under the sun. What was more surprising is that A Xiaomi Su7 will be brought under the arm And I wouldn’t want to get rid of him. What do we value? Farley said of the Xiaomi Su7 that it was “A fantastic car”. And I did not say it only because of the car itself, I also said it because of the ability of the car to be part of an ecosystem, of a whole that goes far beyond the car and that attracts customers for simply, to be part of a more complete family of products. That connection with the rest of our digital framework is something that Chinese cars are prioritizing what, each time we give more value. Tesla has built its brand image and this article of Insideevs It made us clear where Chinese cars are and everything they offer, turning the car into a kind of interactive center with wheels. “For years, the West was the goal. The mirror where Chinese brands were looked at. The standard that had to be achieved. Today, that mirror is broken.” During the visit to the Shanghai Automobile, My partner Javier Lacort also experienced A very similar feeling that summed up with those words. Differentiate when everything is the same. Until now, the automobile industry had played to differentiate itself in the mechanical plane. The Japanese boasted of reliability, the Americans were giant engines cars, Europeans have played both letters while leaning on more practical cars for day to day. Today, with emission regulations, forcing to reduce displacements and increase electrification, these differences are almost completely blurred. The associations between the companies point to an extreme standardization and there is only room to differentiate through the software. Finding, again, what attracts the public is the great challenge. And, there, it seems that China has the front by combining electrification, new experiences and low prices. Photo | Ford In Xataka | Ford has burned 2,000 million dollars and believes to be clear about the reason: “China has been in the electric car for ten years”

Byd is breaking the car market with very low prices. Now it has the entire industry against

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China has entered a new price war in its automobile market. Many months after Byd and Tesla gave the battle by lowering their prices to try to get out of their competition, the Chinese company has relieved the power it has in their hands to impact their rivals. And along the way, criticism has been taken from analysts, their competitors and even the Chinese government itself. An already known play. In April 2024Byd and Tesla played hand in a race to see who could reduce the prices of their cars. Then, Elon Musk’s company looked from you to your sales from BYD but for a few months the Chinese company has stayed at the top of the table. Then we knew that the strategy could be taken ahead to some of its competitors. Byd played with its ability to sell at volume to put cheaper and attractive cars on the market while Tesla had a wide margin of benefits To press your rivals. Returning to the streets. Now it has been byd, alone, the one that has put all the meat on the grill. And the industry upside down. The company has lowered prices very aggressively, to the point that the Byd Qin Plus DM-Ia plug -in hybrid sedan, has dropped its price by more than 40% in the last two years. These discounts are applied for less than a month But they are the continuation of sales that were already applied in April. Some of its models They have reduced their price by 34% In these last sales but, above all, it is surprising that a car like the Byd Seagullwhich is already the cheapest car on the market, now is available 20% cheaper. A dangerous trend. These BYD pricing sales have been pushing the rest of the industry in the last year. The data reflects them Bloomberg In a powerful graphic: of the 30 best -selling cars in China, only one has increased its price. It doesn’t matter if you look at Chinese manufacturers or foreigners, only Tesla Model and is now more expensive (update through) than two years ago. This, according to its analysts, is a problem with the industry. They ensure that if the customer does not have the assurance that prices are maintained, it is very possible that they delay their purchase. That could be wearing part of current car sales. The second perspective is that of manufacturers. Reuters He already pointed out in 2023 that much of the automobile manufacturers in China were not profitable. According to his accounts, Byd did earn net money with each car sold but his great rivals like Xpeng or Nio lost between $ 10,000 and $ 20,000 per unit sold. Rain of criticism. Byd’s last movement seems to have tired the rivals. China Chongqing Auto Forum has been a reflection of the tensions that exist in the automobile industry. Collect in Carnewschina That the attacks between competitors have flown throughout the talk. While from ByD they insisted again on the idea that They are suffering coordinated defamatory attacksfrom Geely they have assured that their competitor behaves like a hypocrite. The specialized media in the Chinese industry argues that Victor Yang, vice president of Geely and in charge of public relations and communication snapped at his rival a hard Isn’t This just a case of the Thief Crying Thief? What could be translated by something like “the thief is believed that all are of his condition.” It was not the only poisoned dart of the event, they point out in Carnewschina. Among those responsible for Huawei and Xiaomi there were also cross statements according to their electric vehicles and only from Chery it seems that the waters were tempered with a more politically correct message, noting that the intense competition made the market better. “An Evergrande” Byd’s rivals attacks have not been a novelty either. Only a few days ago that from Great Wall Motors, another of the big Chinese companies, they said that the car market lived in a bubble that could already be defined as “an evergrande” referring to the collapse of its largest construction company. Without giving names, Wei Jianjun, head of Great Wall Motors, pointed out that The industry situation was not healthy And that vehicle automatures were being too high, with the ultimate goal of makeup the results. Lei Yunfei, responsible for BYD’s public relations, soon answered Weiboreferring the criticisms that the company was receiving. And the state answers. After pulling and loosening between Great Wall Motors and Byd, institutions called the main manufacturers to attend the problem of automatrications. Little or nothing is known about what was treated there but Reuters He showed this movement was a call of attention to Byd. Days after that meeting, People’s Daily (means of communication that is one of the spokesmen of the Chinese Communist Party) collected in an article Related to new energy car sales (electric and plug -in hybrids) Calls to flee “price wars.” It specified that both the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) had made appeals not to fall into this type of practices because they pointed out that “recently the industry has seen a decrease in profitability, largely due to the increase in competition marked by disorderly price wars.” Photo | Byd In Xataka | Byd has decided to sink the price of electric cars. It is a strategy that is already affecting the Byd value itself

Enroll an old car as a historical to circulate in Madrid or Barcelona seems like a great idea. He does not always work

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If you are thinking of entering Madrid with a vehicle without sticker, we have bad news: Since January 1, 2024 You can’t move through the capital unless you are a neighbor. And, it remains to be seen, if you can do next year because the intention was to prevent it this year but the City Council ended back. Nor can you do it in Barcelona at any time. Specifically, a vehicle without environmental label cannot circulate through the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona (AMB) Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. In order to do so, you must ask for an authorization with, at least 24 hours in advance and may not do so more than 24 days a year. Although there are more low -emission areas in Spain (ZBE) and, in fact, we should have restrictions on all municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants. The truth is that only Madrid and Barcelona apply Hard restrictions. The rest of Spanish cities barely restrict access to a small part of them. In parallel, a door was opened to those who have a car without sticker. “What if I do historical?” The reason must be sought in the new Historical Vehicle Regulation, which allows these vehicles circulating through the ZBE … although there are important nuances to take into account. A historical vehicle for my zbe … more or less When the new one was taken a few months ago Historical Vehicle Regulations It was specified that there would be no City Council or any other institution that could prevent the movement of these cars. In fact, the following was specified: “The new regulation urges the municipalities to, in the exercise of their powers for the regulation of urban roads and for the restriction of circulation to certain vehicles in these roads for environmental reasons, establish formulas in their municipal ordinances that allow circulation to those owners who make a sporadic or non -common use of their historical vehicles.” However, aware of the implications that this could have, the following was also specified: “The use of historical vehicles will be occasional and in no case as a means of daily transport to minimize their environmental impact, and the use of historical vehicles to make public transport of travelers or merchandise and for agricultural activities or works and services is generally prohibited.” For the government, that “occasional use” has a number: 96 days a year. But with this figure an obvious question also arises: how are you controlled these 96 days a year? No one knows it and the regulation itself does not collect it. Thus, there are those who have had an idea. If I can use the historical car 96 days a year It means that I can circulate eight days every month with the vehicle. It is possible that, if we do not go to the city center every day because, for example, we telework, those eight days a month are more than enough to cover our tickets to Madrid or Barcelona. In fact, if we discount the month of vacation, we almost added one more day to each month. Taking into account that, right now, cars without label They add up to 25 years in the case of gasoline, you don’t have to go much further back to have a historical vehicle. Of course, you must meet the following requirement, as specified in Motorpasion: “To have been manufactured or enrolled for the first time 30 years ago, having stopped producing its specific type and being in its original state, without having undergone any fundamental change in its main characteristics or components. As a novelty, it is also required that they are in a correct state of maintenance and conservation.” That is, whoever wants to access the city center can be made with a car that has been enrolled before 1995. A second generation Seat Ibiza, for example, but it cannot have been subjected to fundamental changes or replace its main components. That said, can we circulate with him through the great Spanish Zbe? Well, in Madrid, technically, we can because the Municipal Mobility Ordinance that includes all the information related to Madrid 360 invites us to circulate with such a vehicle. Of course, you have to take some things into account: We cannot park in regulated parking areas since no label without label can do it. If we access more than 96 times a year (access controls it) we can be playing a fine since when it comes to registering it as a historical one, a responsible statement in which we promise not to move the car more than 96 days a year. The fine for not complying is 200 euros (100 euros with soon payment) which is reflected in the Traffic law, motor vehicle circulation and road safetyin its article 76 Z3. In Barcelona, ​​the matter is more confusing. At the moment, nothing has been approved that allows the entry of historical vehicles in the ZBE of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona in the restricted schedule only to cars without stickers. It is known that has been working on it But nothing has been completed. The problem is that, as with the obligation to have a ZBE in all municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants, the new regulation urges the municipalities to specify in their mobility ordinances the passage to these vehicles through their restricted areas but does not establish a term or punishment If this is not carried out. When lifting Zbe’s own we have already lived what happens when this happens. A good part of the municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants have not carried out these changes and an important part has barely restricted access to a few streets or, like Seville, to areas of very little affectation by traffic. Photo | In Xataka | DGT tags: what sticker corresponds to me and what advantages or restrictions I will find

I have left a weekend with the Renault 5. This is all that awaits who is bought a cheap electric car

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He Renault 5 It has become one of the electric cars of the moment. The update of its classic lines has been so good that it has been attracting the eyes of those in a day -to -day basis following the current engine but, surprisingly, of those who are oblivious to it and only approach when they have to buy a car last eight, ten or twelve years. In fact, I have already told that it is one of the cars with which I have felt more observed. I would not lie if I said that they have asked me more times about the car and more necks have turned with this car than driving authentic beasts of Lamborghini by northern Italy. I have had the feeling that it is the first electric car in which people tell me that I would be willing to buy for being the car that is, regardless of whether or not it is electric. But can you cover the needs as it did, for example, a Renault Twingo (which will also have electric reissue) or a Renault Clio? Can that car for almost exclusive city use but with which we can move no matter where or when? Let’s analyze it. A weekend with the Renault 5 Imagine, we are thinking of buying a Renault 5. We accept that it can be a bit more expensive than the competition because we like its aesthetics, we value how well finished it is inside and we want a car with a tact of direction and brake superior to its rivals. We are very clear that the use we are going to give is to move through the city and its periphery on a day -to -day basis. But of course, we have a car at home and we want to leave a weekend With friends or children. Nor do we want to go very far, a two or three hours trip to get out of the routine and return on Sunday with recharged batteries. In our case, we left Madrid. We have almost loaded batteries. We have been making some message first thing about the day but we have 90% battery. That is, of its 52 kWh capacity we have about 47 kWh. We arrive home, set up the bags and set up to our destination. In this case: Trujillo (Extremadura). I have stayed with a couple of friends in the four wind subway. We will go three people, with our respective luggage. Soon we discover that a trunk is not left over but we put the luggage without much difficulty. Ahead we have 252 kilometers and we do not plan to make them 80 km/h with the air conditioning off. Soon we go to the highway and as soon as we leave Móstoles behind, we put cruise control. Without exceeding we start eating kilometers. At 120 km/h, the travel computer tells us that we do not arrive, that we have to stop before. And the calculations begin. I look at consumption and the figure is immovable: 22 kWh/100 km. Fast, the accounts. If 22 kWh give us to do 100 kilometers … Indeed, we do not arrive. The 47 kWh that we have left in batteries should not let us make more than 225 kilometers. That is, we would have 25 kilometers ahead before arriving in Trujillo. But the browser tells us that we stop much before. About 150 kilometers after starting the march. We start the mathematical game and take electromaps. Shortly before arriving in Trujillo there is a quick charger. But it is too close to Trujillo, it would be a lot to trust that we would arrive and it would be worth reducing the speed. Another option is in a town called Romangordo. But it forces us to deviate and the load is 50 kW. We discard. Almaraz is at kilometer 200 and that convinces us more. In a service route next to the road there are loaders of Tesla and Zunder. Those of Tesla carry 150 kW and those of Zunder at 350 kW. Let’s ignore the second because the Renault 5 loads to a maximum of 100 kW. Using a plug superior to that power leads us to spend more money (the more powerful the charger, the more the rate the general rule) but we will continue loading a maximum of 100 kW. We have done the calculations well and we had very little load on the battery. We arrived with 10% of it. We were calm because about 20 kilometers before arriving in Alamaraz there is another fast wene plug and two other fast plugs. We had a well covered network. Aware that there is charger at the destination, the stop will be a little matter. In fact, we lengthened it. We stretch the legs a little, we take a soda and between hesitation and hesitant of “With my diesel I make a Bilbao-Tarifa without stopping” half an hour has spent. The car is 80% of the load. That is, we have about 42 kWh in the bedroom. We could about 170 kilometers ago. We have 50 kilometers ahead but we can move with some ease through nearby peoples. In fact, the next day we will visit the Monfragüe National Park and there we will decide where to go. We have available a 50 kW charger in a couple of nearby towns and in Plasencia, a larger population, we have plugs of all kinds to load while we eat. We return to Trujillo On Saturday night and we have 20% battery. We take the opportunity to see the city. We leave the car loading and take a walk. Now the goal is to load it completely to resume the way back to Madrid with full battery. Aware that we have hours ahead, we put the car to load in an 11 kW plug. It is cheaper and we are going to spend that morning or yes away from the … Read more

Xiaomi surprised the world with his own mobile chip. The next step is to replicate this success in your electric car

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Xiaomi creating its own chips by the hand of TSMC It is something that we did not see in 2025 in which China’s greatest obsession is to boost 100% national technology. The company, in a movement to reduce dependence with Qualcomm and MediaTek Without breaking the ties that still tied to the United States, he presented his Xring 01. A chip capable of competing with the best in the market, thanks to both TSMC technology and its innovative design. The company has confirmed to be locking in its own chip for its future electric cars. It is one of the last pieces that the company needs to close the circle and not depend on companies such as NVIDIA or Qualcomm. The beginning of an era. Xring 01 is a before and after for Xiaomi. It is the first time that it manages to design a processor at the height of the best in the market, improving proposals such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Most of this TSMC baby success, who has manufactured this hand processor with Xiaomi. But its architecture is peculiar: it is the only high -end processor with a design composed of ten nuclei, and a distribution of workloads much more efficient than most current processors. Three chips, at least. Xring is the mobile processor, the Xring T1 It is the chip for watches, and Xiaomi has confirmed being working on a third processor for electric cars. The recent launch of your SUV, the Yu7came from the hand of Nvidia and Qualcomm, something that could change completely in the next generation of vehicles. Why there is a Qualcomm chip in the SU7. If you wonder what paint a Nvidia chip and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 In Xiaomi cars the answer is easy: electric cars, today, They are computers with wheels. Yu7 is one of the cars with the largest infotainment system in the world: one in which the windshield is a giant screen. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is responsible for moving HyperosXiaomi’s own software platform. Why there is a nvidia chip in Yu7. The central screen is just a small example of the computing capacity that an electric car needs. Assisted driving systems, Lidar data processing, radars and cameras, are in charge of the Autonomous Driving Platform Nvidia Drive Agx Thor. This software solution allows to manage high work loads with maximum energy efficiency, and is currently the most capable in terms of computing aboard a vehicle. A discreet approach. Xiaomi has not revealed data about whether you are preparing an adaptation of the Xring 01 to electric cars or if the goal is more ambitious and seeks to create its own complete hardware platform. The company has TSMC as an ally, but the design runs on its side. Competing to lead on platforms for new mobility is the next step for a Xiaomi that aspires to conquer almost all of the technological product categories. There Huawei has special advantage with Your Driveone platformone that gives life to Chinese vehicles like the Luxeed S7 or Aito’s latest proposals, such as the M5 and M7. The limitations. The United States Department of Commerce has tried to advise China, urging its national EDA software companies (electronic design automation software) to stop selling your products to your rivals. This software is key to the development of new lithographic processes, and one of the keys to lead the next generation of 2 Nm. Consequently, giants such as Xiaomi will have it complicated to continue improving the design of their chips. As much as TSMC is the one who manufactures them, falls into their hands to design their architecture. The current competitiveness of this chip resides largely in Your 3nm nodewhile China struggles to achieve ability to Manufacture 5 Nm national chips. There is a strong national movement in China to overcome this limitation and boost an EDA industry within the country. It is something that will end up happening, although not in the immediate future. Xiaomi’s great opportunity. Shanghai Xuanjie Technologies, the Xiaomi chips design subsidiary led by former Qualcomm and Ex Unisoc, is an important threat to the United States, with and without TSMC within the equation. The division has shown that, with the necessary tools, the design quality in Xiaomi semiconductors is up to the best. And there are the keys. How much will take advantage of that they can still collaborate with TSMC, and how much of a Xiaomi preparing its complete independence from the United States and seeking to be as competitive as Huawei on platforms for the car of the future. Image | Xiaomi In Xataka | An unexpected war has opened in China: Byd, Catl and Huawei fight for having the final electric car charger

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