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Volkswagen already has its first electric car of 20,000 euros ready. The rest of its cost will pay it with discomfort

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“Mobility for all.” Those are the words that Volkswagen has used to present its Volkswagen ID. Every1the concept and first advance of the cheapest electric car in the company. A utility that has marked the border of 20,000 euros as a red line. We will not see it, yes, until 2027. Before the one we now know as Volkswagen ID. 2allanother car that used a word game to convince us that we are facing cars that should popularize technology. A challenge in itself. It is a challenge because we talk about cars of 20,000 and 25,000 euros … starting. Vehicles that undoubtedly improve the experience in city but almost abandon the idea of ​​being able to leave a radius of action of about 200 kilometers if it is not folding to important discomforts. What can we expect in the coming years? A little context As we have been following in recent months, the European Union is determined to generalize the use of the electric car above any other technology. At the moment, the prohibition of using Combustion engines that are not neutral in carbon from 2035 is still underway. But we must remember that the objectives in matters of Emissions for 2030 They are very ambitious and are largely electrifying the majority of the fleet sold by manufacturers. Before, in 2027, the average emissions sold by the manufacturers between 2025 and that exercise will be forced Do not exceed 93.6 gr/km of CO2. The norm has recently been flexible because it was intended to force (and must still approve its modification) to the manufacturers complying with the aforementioned limit before the end of the year. If they would not have faced a thousand millionaire fines that are now in the air. The European Commission has been folded to MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTSYes, but only in part. If in this 2025 a company exceeds the volume of average emissions of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 will have to compensate in the coming years selling all the Electric and plug -in hybrids that can before 2027. And that is where electric cars of between 20,000 and 25,000 euros come into play, the great hope for companies that have pressed everything possible to avoid fines and have received an oxygen ball but will have to face a new red line in the short term again. The big doubt is: is the customer willing to buy these vehicles? Goodbye to the cheap car “for everything” … and “for all” The promise of an electric car of 20,000 euros that is defined as propitious “for anyone” is, in 2025, an ambitious attempt. At least, as we say, with the eyes of 2025 because it is possible that in a few years we have become accustomed to something completely different. It is something that should happen if you want to sell as churros cars like Volkswagen’s. The German company has given few technical details but A 95 hp electric car progresseslimited to 130 km/hy 250 kilometers of autonomy According to WLTP cycle. If those latest data are confirmed, we can expect a road exit to force us to stop every 170-180 kilometers. Of course, they are estimates based on the experience that gives us to try electric vehicles of all kinds. At the moment, as a general rule, at a sustained speed of 120 km/h We can expect a drop of 25-30% in the estimate presented according to the WLTP cycle. We speak, of course, to leave the drums dry. If we estimate 25% less electric autonomy, we talk about traveling 200 kilometers from the pull but If we don’t want shocks We will have to stop in a charger a little earlier. Is that a problem? It depends for those who but, with most of the people with whom I speak, yes. And it is nothing more than a sensation but it seems difficult to sell the benefits of an electric car with an autonomy of 200 kilometers on open road if the potential customer has to spend at least 20,000 euros. Or know very well what is carried or the most normal thing is that it rejects it. Why choose an electric car of 20,000 euros … Although it sounds difficult to believe, a 20,000 euros car with a 250 -kilometer WLTP autonomy can be a large purchase as the only car if the customer knows what he takes. Yes, I am convinced and these are the reasons. The ideal client would be that person who makes more than 40 or 50 kilometers on a day to day And he has a place to load the car. If you usually do not make long trips (one or two a year) you can assume the discomforts of stopping every 180 kilometers when you see the money that has been saved at the end of the month. To give an example, assuming a consumption of 15 kWh/100 km in city and a 10 cents/kWh recharge cost (nothing especially cheap in a home rate) will spend 1.5 euros per 100 kilometers traveled. If 250 kilometers between Monday and Friday, the cost of the week in energy will not reach 4 euros. On the contrary, a hybrid that, on average, makes a consumption of 5 l/100 km in the city, we will be talking about an expense of nine euros per 100 kilometers. Those same 250 kilometers between Monday and Friday increase to 22.5 euros. Every week the driver of an electric car with these figures is saving 18.5 euros. Every month we talk about 74 euros. A year are almost 900 euros. Here We are not counting the cost of maintenance (Change of oils, filters, mobile parts of the combustion engine …), so the expected savings is greater. In addition, we are not contemplating the comfort in comfort that an electric car is in a day -to -day basis. This part is purely subjective but the absence of noise, vibrations and the immediate delivery of the motor torque (although … Read more

The state pays the car

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Electric car sales fell last year in the European Union. They sold 1,447,934 electric cars between January and December 2024. a figure slightly below 1,538,106 electric sold in the same period of 2023. Specifically, we talk about a 5.9% drop that came dragged largely by German figures. The largest electric car market In Europe it put 380,609 on the market, well below the 524,219 cars sold in 2023. A 27.9% drop that, incidentally, confirmed that the electric car still needing purchase aid where more electric vehicles are purchased. In line, the market share From the electric car also went down in the general photography of the European Union. In 2023, 14.6% of the cars bought in Europe were electric. Last year the figure was reduced to 13.6%. But the performance was very different between countries. In GermanyAs we said, the fall was so great that the electric ones stayed at 13.5% of sales and, therefore, in a technical draw with the European average. Until now, they had helped lift the figures, with 18.4% in the year 2023. Then, practically, two out of 10 cars that were bought in Spain were electric. The year 2024 for our country in the electric car market was not especially good. If more cars were sold, moving from the 51,611 electric cars sold in 2023 to 57,374 electric of 2024 (+11.2%) but the market share barely improved two tenths, reaching 5.6% at the end of 2024. The first month of the year, however, has started strongly. In January, 5,012 electric cars were sold, well above 3,376 vehicles of this type sold in the same month of 2023. It is a growth of 48.5%. The results are noticed in a 6.9% market share when last year did not reach 5% in the same month. But all these data pale compared to a small country. One that has managed to explode its sales in mid -2023, has consolidated them in 2024 and manages to keep them in 2025. We talk about Belgium. Belgium, one of the most promising countries in Europe If we look back, Belgium sold in 2024 127,703 electric cars. 36.9% more electric than in 2023 when they signed 93,285 units. The figure allowed him to add a market share of 28.5% when at the end of 2023 they stayed in an already optimistic 19.6%. That is, in 2023 it already bought a greater amount of electric cars that Germany, if we attend to its total market. In Europe, only Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and, of course, Norway sold more than 30% of electric cars in their local markets. Of the rest, only Finland (29.5% market share) managed to sell more electric than Belgium. Electric market share in Europe in 2023. Belgium was at the same level as France and Germany. But the case of Belgium is special because in the first month of 2025 the fee of electric has risen to 33.8%. In January 2023the market share was 14.3% but in that same month of 2022 it barely reached 8.1%. It was in mid -2023 when the final explosion of the electric car is located. They have achieved it in a very simple way: paying the electric cars of companies. As in Norwaythe success in electric sales has not been based so much on aid for the purchase of new vehicles and yes on the fiscal deductions that are allowed with electricity. In the Nordic country, electric car owners did not pay VAT and some other taxes, that promoted electric sales as any other place. In Belgium they have focused on the fleets of companies. Yes, there were purchase aids (although only in one part of the country) but This same year they have ended And it has not been felt in total sales. This is because companies can be deduced up to 100% of the purchase of electric cars depending on their income. Click on the image to go to the original tweet This has led to the country to 80% of the bought electric cars are registered in the name of a company. And it has been achieved because getting such a car is simply more attractive than a gasoline. In 2025, companies can be deducted 75% of vehicles with combustion engines but will be an aid that falls in a very short time. In 2027 only 25% of these cars can be deduced and in 2028 the aid will fall. However, that same year the employer can continue deducting up to 90% of the electric car. They explain in Bloomberg that in Belgium the car is usually salary change currency And instead of increasing this, companies use it as a claim to reward the employee. If you provide an electric car, the worker can go to his job at a much lower price than if he had to fill the gas tank. The price is higher than in Spain but gasoline is also slightly higher than the Spanish price. Record, according to The last European Union Bulletina price of 1,630 euros/liter, for the 1,558 euros/liter of Spain. To make numbers with the Spanish figures, a car that consumes 6 l/100 km of gasoline will disburse 9.35 euros to travel 100 kilometers. An electric vehicle with a consumption of 18 kWh/100 km and pays the light to 10 cents/kWh at home (neither of the two figures are especially optimistic), 1.8 euros will be left to travel the same amount of kilometers. The program faces Two challenges. The first is that the State is the one that puts from its money all that money that the employer stops paying, which can be a hole (as happened in Norway) that you have to compensate on the other hand. The second problem is also collected in the article of Bloomberg. At the moment, the state push has helped boost the sales of electric among companies due to the pure demand of employers. However, it is a step that the rental, owners of a good … Read more

Tariffs imposed by the US to Mexico are going to shoot many prices. Those of these car brands are going to be a problem

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The United States decision of Implement 25% tariffs On the imports of Mexico and Canada it will have many and varied consequences, but there is a sector that will be specially affected by it: the automotive industry, especially from North America. After several postponements, the measure entered into force on March 4without the possibility of a new negotiation. There are already names of affected companies and models. An interconnected industry. Throughout the last three decades in the United States, with The signature of the NAFTA (Gasoline) in 1994 and its subsequent evolution towards the T-MEC (USMCA), car manufacturers have developed supply chains highly interdependentin which engines, transmissions and other components cross the borders multiple times before assembling in a final vehicle. The premise behind this model is clear: take advantage of the economic and logistics strengths of each country to reduce costs, improve efficiency and offer more competitive prices to its consumers. However, new tariffs could break this structure, drastically more expensive and generating uncertainty about what cars will be considered imported or national. What is really an imported car. It had the New York Times. Before talking about the repercussions, it should be explained how a vehicle is “mounted”. The central problem of tariffs is that defining what an imported car is is not so simple. In legal terms (and USA key), a vehicle is classified as imported when its final assembly occurs outside the United States. However, the complexity of supply chains This definition has become obsolete. The medium exposed concrete examples of this interconnection. Namely: the Chevrolet Blazer is assembled in Mexico, but uses engines and transmissions made in the United States, the Nissan Altim He assembles in the United States but with only 25% of its American parts (the engine comes from Japan and the transmission of Mexico). Extra ball. There is another problem: that the Trump administration has not specified How will you apply tariffs To these components that cross the border several times. This, no doubt, generates a climate of uncertainty for manufacturers, who do not know how to calculate production costs and define their commercial strategy. A true chaos. Affected companies and models. What seems clearly clear is that, if tariffs are permanently implemented, a summary of Several companies that could be forced to reconsider investments or even transfer production to other regions. Who is it? The main automotive with operations in Mexico and Canada that They would be impacted For tariffs they include: BMW: Its plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, produces series 3, 2 Coupé and M2 models, mainly intended for the US and global market. Ford: operates three floors in Mexico and exported almost 196,000 vehicles to North America in the first half of 2024, of which 90% went to the United States. General Motors (GM): It imported around 750,000 vehicles from Mexico and Canada in 2024, including key models such as Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra and SUV medium. In addition, its Mexican plants assemble two of its new electric vehicles (EVS). Honda: with 80% of its Mexican production for the United States, it already warned that it could rethink its manufacturing strategy if tariffs become permanent. KIA: Its factory in Mexico assembles its own models and the Santa Fe SUV for Hyundai, which are also exported to the United States. Mazda: exported 120,000 vehicles from Mexico to the United States in 2024 and evaluates to stop future investments if tariffs enter into force. Nissan: Its two plants in Mexico produce the Sentra, Versa and Kicks models for the United States, with a total of 505,000 units assembled in the first nine months of 2024. Stellantis: Assemble in Mexico the RAM, Vans and Jeep Compass trucks, in addition to manufacturing Chrysler models in Canada. In 2025, he plans to restart the production of a new Jeep model in his Canadian plant. TOYOTA: Produces Tacoma in its factories in Mexico, with more than 230,000 units sold in the United States in 2024, which represented 10% of its sales in that market. Volkswagen (VW): Its plant in Puebla, Mexico, manufactured about 350,000 vehicles in 2024, including the Jetta, Tiguan and Taos, all for export to the United States. Audi: His factory in San José Chiapa, Mexico, produces the Q5 and uses more than 5,000 people. Only in the first half of 2024, exported almost 40,000 units to the United States. Plus: In Canada, Volkswagen is building a battery gigafabrica in Ontario, which will begin production in 2027, a project that, obviously, could also be affected by commercial uncertainty. Possible consequences. The first is the most obvious and we can Explain with an example: If a car manufactured in Mexico has a base price of $ 25,000, a 25% tariff would add 6,250 to the final cost. In the market, the impact would be enormous: the car would be less competitive in front of the United States automotive industry and generate a tension in the commercial relations of both countries, since Mexico would begin to look to other sides. But there is more. First of all, Price increase For consumers in the United States. Additional costs could be transferred to customers, making cars, trucks and SUVs assembled in Mexico and Canada. The reduction of competitiveness is also pointed out, since brands such as Ford, GM, Toyota and VW could lose market participation against production manufacturers in the United States or outside North America. Plus: the Reconfiguration of the supply chainsince some companies could seek to transfer operations outside of Mexico or Canada to avoid tariffs, although this would imply high costs and prolonged deadlines. Finally, analysts also point to Impact on employment and investmentsince automotive plants in Mexico and Canada generate hundreds of thousands of jobs. Uncertainty about tariffs could cause investment reduction, mass layoffs and lower expansion of the sector in the region. How much prices will increase. It is the big question. Manufacturers have analyzed the direct impact of tariffs on production costs. According to Patrick Andersonfrom Anderson Economic Group, … Read more

Europe already has its master lines to consolidate the electric car. And along the way it will copy China’s tactics

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The European Commission has submitted its proposal to boost the electric car in Europe. A proposal that arrives with various open fronts, that opens its hand with the manufacturers in the field of short -term broadcasts and that points to greater protectionism against China. These are the master lines of a plan that should gradually approve in various lines of action. What do we have? The proposal of the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, to promote the use and electric car production in the medium term. The intention of Europe remains to electrify much of the fleet of vehicles that circulate on our roads for which it is expected to allocate 1.8 billion euros. The proposal will have to be approved in various packages by the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. It remains, therefore, to receive the approval of the countries to carry out measures that take into account from the regulations for the production of batteries. Emissions. It is undoubtedly the most controversial aspect. Advanced by the president herself From the European Commission last Monday, manufacturers will have up to 2027 to comply with the limits of emissions that should be applied this year under the threat of fines that could be one thousand millionaire. The idea was to sanction all manufacturers that They will exceed 93.6 gr/km of CO2 Maximum fleet sold with 95 euros per gram overcome and car sold. That put manufacturers such as the Volkswagen Group against fines that could approach 7,000 million euros. If approved (von der Leyen aspires to be a rapid procedure) manufacturers will have to comply with that limit of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 in 2027 but it will be an average emissions of the last three years. That is, they will be able to overcome this year and compensate in the coming years to enter within the maximum limits set. China. Before China’s competition, Europe seeks to arm. He wants to do it with a comprehensive strategy that facilitates the production of batteries for electric cars on European soil and putting obstacles, as we will see, to use bridge to countries with special commercial treaties with the European Union. What Europe wants to do is simply Copy the tactic that China has been applying more than 20 years. The European Commission speaks of “ensuring that investments from countries external to the European Union benefit local companies and help improve long -term competitiveness.” To achieve this, they hold in The countrythe European Commission is willing to support that foreign manufacturers ally with local companies and, in this way, facilitate the transfer of knowledge. When China positioned itself as a cheap and attractive soil for vehicle manufacturers, it used this tactic: who would like to manufacture in China would have all the facilities but should Alder yes or yes with a local manufacturer. The only one that has avoided it has been Tesla But it has arrived much later and in another context than its rivals. The Morocco Bridge. In recent months, Morocco and Türkiye They were positioning themselves as a very attractive market for Chinese companies. Their specific commercial treaties with the European Union allowed them to skip tariffs on electric cars while obtaining a cheap labor. The European Commission wants to end that and force companies to manufacture on continental soil. However, we will have to see what repercussions this has if it goes ahead. There are European companies, such as Stellantis either Renaultthat already contribute the advantages that Morocco offers them to manufacture their cheapest cars and lower profit margin. Europe’s notice in this regard is clear and, if necessary, they will use “the use of commercial defense instruments, such as anti -subvent measures, to protect European unfair competition companies”: Purchase aid. It was one of the great questions and we have barely obtained an answer. The possibility of standardizing the aid to the purchase and that Europe directly apply the discount on the purchase of the car and deliver the money corresponding to the dealerships is rumored for a long time. In Spain We continue without MOVES Plan But so far criticisms have always pointed to long waiting to collect the subsidy. The money delivered was European but currently has to go through the Spanish State that distributes it between the autonomous communities and they manage aid. This way of working can cause more aid to be approved than money available, extending the waiting time to collect. In other countries, Like Portugal or Germanythe discount was directly reflected at the time of purchase. That aid is then processed by the manufacturer who presents the documentation to the State and receives the corresponding money. The processes are expedited, there is greater transparency and greater security is created in the face of the client receiving the money as soon as possible. However, the European Commission has only assured that “it will actively work with member states to optimize these incentive systems for consumers”, without giving more details. Photo | European Commission In Xataka | Europe had a plan to jump into the electric car and 2025 was its first fire test. The manufacturers have ended it

I have climbed into the xiaomi car and now I am going to miss the Xiaomi Su7 Max every time I get on mine

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The MWC is the most indicated place to test the new commercial mobiles, which are still an experiment, you find unimaginable accessories, more than in a Silicon Valley and … cars convention. Yes, cars made their way to the Tech world until they became another element of Congress. Get on to Xiaomi Su7 Max It has been one of the best experiences I take this year. When Xiaomi premiered his car in the MWC 2024 I went from those who was surprised with the play. Although I see all the meaning, since the interior of the vehicle, the exterior and all software management are pure technology. As soon as the brand’s style can be seen, sitting behind the wheel is an experience. Even behind: the Xiaomi Su7 Max admits the connection of a tablet to the headrest. The iPad is compatible with this module, it is not limited to the Xiaomi Pad. Sports style and up to 673 hp of power. That the Xiaomi Su7 Max is an electric beast is said by the figures: the double engine with up to 500 kW generates a maximum peak speed of 265 km/h with an acceleration ranging from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.78 seconds. I wish having felt that thrust, but I couldn’t get it out of the MWC. It would have been well to try the car in a circuit, but it is not yet possible: Xiaomi or markets its cars in Europe or plans to do it in the short term. The SU7 is available only in closed events and with restricted access, as in the case of the MWC. Getting up to the vehicle is an experience in itself: since you act your suitcase to open the door until you feel in the comfortable seats. I was able to try both the driver’s seat and the subsequent passengers. In the back I missed some space, especially when stretching my legs. Sports finishes without reaching the extremes of luxury. Like the Tesla, Xiaomi concentrates the management of the car on the central screen, although it is possible to choose a combination of buttons for those who are not fond of the tactile. The steering wheel is comfortable, the ignition is at hand and all the finishes are seen quality. The plastic is very present, also the shot in skin imitation. The feeling at all times is pleasant without reaching the luxury of a more classic sports car. The Xiaomi Su7 Max keeps the buttons for the basic car settings And technology? Well, the car is well loaded, as expected. Panel on the dashboard apart from the central giant console, buttons to open the doors, centralized and automatic management from the smartphone, the car has the Xiaomi assistant with AI and voice control (they made us a demonstration in Chinese, for the moment it is not compatible with other languages) and the applications are integrated into the console for, for example, to offer audio content or trace the routes with Google Maps. This is already adapted to Europe although in China it is not used. Central giant screen, but without losing sight of the physical buttons The Xiaomi Su7 Max comes standard with some automatic driving control. And you can circulate on its own in the near future, they assured me: the autonomous driving software will come in the form of update. {“Videid”: “X9FLJ5G”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Xiaomi Su7 Pro from within”, “Tag”: “Webedia-Prod”, “Duration”: “311”} If available in Spain, it is a car that I would value. The experience turned out to be as comfortable as technological. And without appreciating the slightest improvisation: Xiaomi has thought of every detail to make it is comfortable, pleasant and exciting. Too bad to not having tried that acceleration, there is no doubt that the power is one of the keys of the car; As much as it will not be used completely on the road. In Xataka If the question is "What is Elon Musk doing in China" The answer is simple: saving the future of Autopilot The exterior design is almost traced to Porsche Taycan, in many elements of the interior the inspiration in Tesla can be seen. Even so, getting into the Xiaomi Su7 Max gives its own sensations, it is a higher quality car. At least in a first contact, for a long -term assessment, an in -depth analysis would need. Something unfeasible today. Interior of the Xiaomi Su7 Max The strength of the body, the equipment benefits, the purely sporty soul, the amount of accessories available (they taught us the essence dispenser, it is quite curious), all the compatibility with the smartphone, the future autonomous driving and the care in every detail seem of a brand dedicated exclusively to the design of cars. Xiaomi sells in China every SU7 that manufactures. Would it happen the same in Europe?. Xiaomi does not have a production too high of cars and everyone who manufactures They are sold instantly in their country of origin. And without being precisely cheap: the Xiaomi Su7 Max that I got going to 38,400 euros to the change. Driving control integrated in the steering wheel The doubt is: how much could Xiaomi put his car if he managed to distribute it in Europe? The equipment and characteristics of the Xiaomi Su7 Max are in line with the best of current EVS, maintaining an equivalent price with that of China would be a huge attraction to enter the market. In my case it is already on the desire list: I went down from the Xiaomi Su7 Max as Fry in the mythical meme of Futurama. Cover image | Iván Linares In Xataka | Xiaomi reveals all the details of Su7 Ultra: Porsche and Tesla’s perfect mixture for a fraction of its price (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news I have climbed into the xiaomi car and now … Read more

I have climbed into the xiaomi car and now I am going to miss the Xiaomi Su7 Max every time I get on mine

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The MWC is the most indicated place to test the new commercial mobiles, which are still an experiment, you find unimaginable accessories, more than in a Silicon Valley and … cars convention. Yes, cars made their way to the Tech world until they became another element of Congress. Get on to Xiaomi Su7 Max It has been one of the best experiences I take this year. When Xiaomi premiered his car in the MWC 2024 I went from those who was surprised with the play. Although I see all the meaning, since the interior of the vehicle, the exterior and all software management are pure technology. As soon as the brand’s style can be seen, sitting behind the wheel is an experience. Even behind: the Xiaomi Su7 Max admits the connection of a tablet to the headrest. The iPad is compatible with this module, it is not limited to the Xiaomi Pad. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than the announcing Sports style and up to 673 hp of power. That the Xiaomi Su7 Max is an electric beast is said by the figures: the double engine with up to 500 kW generates a maximum peak speed of 265 km/h with an acceleration ranging from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.78 seconds. I wish having felt that thrust, but I couldn’t get it out of the MWC. It would have been well to try the car in a circuit, but it is not yet possible: Xiaomi or markets its cars in Europe or plans to do it in the short term. The SU7 is available only in closed events and with restricted access, as in the case of the MWC. Getting up to the vehicle is an experience in itself: since you act your suitcase to open the door until you feel in the comfortable seats. I was able to try both the driver’s seat and the subsequent passengers. In the back I missed some space, especially when stretching my legs. Sports finishes without reaching the extremes of luxury. Like the Tesla, Xiaomi concentrates the management of the car on the central screen, although it is possible to choose a combination of buttons for those who are not fond of the tactile. The steering wheel is comfortable, the ignition is at hand and all the finishes are seen quality. The plastic is very present, also the shot in skin imitation. The feeling at all times is pleasant without reaching the luxury of a more classic sports car. The Xiaomi Su7 Max keeps the buttons for the basic car settings And technology? Well, the car is well loaded, as expected. Panel on the dashboard apart from the central giant console, buttons to open the doors, centralized and automatic management from the smartphone, the car has the Xiaomi assistant with AI and voice control (they made us a demonstration in Chinese, for the moment it is not compatible with other languages) and the applications are integrated into the console for, for example, to offer audio content or trace the routes with Google Maps. This is already adapted to Europe although in China it is not used. Central giant screen, but without losing sight of the physical buttons The Xiaomi Su7 Max comes standard with some automatic driving control. And you can circulate on its own in the near future, they assured me: the autonomous driving software will come in the form of update. If available in Spain, it is a car that I would value. The experience turned out to be as comfortable as technological. And without appreciating the slightest improvisation: Xiaomi has thought of every detail to make it is comfortable, pleasant and exciting. Too bad to not having tried that acceleration, there is no doubt that the power is one of the keys of the car; As much as it will not be used completely on the road. The exterior design is almost traced to Porsche Taycan, in many elements of the interior the inspiration in Tesla can be seen. Even so, getting into the Xiaomi Su7 Max gives its own sensations, it is a higher quality car. At least in a first contact, for a long -term assessment, an in -depth analysis would need. Something unfeasible today. Interior of the Xiaomi Su7 Max The strength of the body, the equipment benefits, the purely sporty soul, the amount of accessories available (they taught us the essence dispenser, it is quite curious), all the compatibility with the smartphone, the future autonomous driving and the care in every detail seem of a brand dedicated exclusively to the design of cars. Xiaomi sells in China every SU7 that manufactures. Would it happen the same in Europe?. Xiaomi does not have a production too high of cars and everyone who manufactures They are sold instantly in their country of origin. And without being precisely cheap: the Xiaomi Su7 Max that I got going to 38,400 euros to the change. Driving control integrated in the steering wheel The doubt is: how much could Xiaomi put his car if he managed to distribute it in Europe? The equipment and characteristics of the Xiaomi Su7 Max are in line with the best of current EVS, maintaining an equivalent price with that of China would be a huge attraction to enter the market. In my case it is already on the desire list: I went down from the Xiaomi Su7 Max as Fry in the mythical meme of Futurama. Cover image | Iván Linares In Xataka | Xiaomi reveals all the details of Su7 Ultra: Porsche and Tesla’s perfect mixture for a fraction of its price

Elon Musk has promised an autonomous car service in June. Time passes and only has a car like those of a lifetime

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“Before 2027, let me say so.” With these words, Elon Musk launched its last order: United States will enjoy a Tesla Robotaxis service operated by cars without steering wheel or pedals in less than two years. That was the great promise of the company’s CEO last October 2024 when Tesla presented her cybercab. The project cannot be more ambitious. At the moment, the only ones who had strengthened as operators were Waymo and Cruise And his work is known for operating in Some neighborhoods of San Francisco with traditional vehicles adapted to a driver without driver. Cruise, in addition, has decided to give folder To this race for the autonomous car after burning billions of dollars. The background They would shake anyone and, above all, they doubt that Tesla is able to move forward such an ambitious project in such a short time space. Despite this, Elon Musk already advanced in January that yes, that This summer We would see evidence of his Tesla Cybercab in Austin (Texas). With a steering wheel or flying, it is something that will only say time. The logical step For now, what we know is that Tesla has requested permission Transportation Charter Party to the California Public Services Commission (CPUC). This step is essential to be able to be able to be able to a fleet of vehicles that are used as a taxi service. They explain in Bloomberg That, until now, there was no record of this step although Musk had assured that he hoped to be able to put this business at the service of customers at the end of the year. That is, the first steps would take place in the Texan city of Austin and, later, in the state of California. The first step, yes, is to show that cars are safe and reliable for themselves. And, for that, they need a driver who verifies the possible problems or errors in which the system may fall. Waymo and Cruise cost them years operate in California and the latter left after star in various accidents. To reach this stadium, Tesla would have to request another permission in which its intention to work without drivers after the steering wheel is specifically collected. However, this permission has not been facilitated in California, according to internal sources to the economic newspaper and Reuters. It must also be taken into account that the process to be able to Operate in San Francisco It is slow. First you need to overcome the approval of the regulators performing tests with driver, then it could operate without them but as long as I did not charge for the service. The last step is to be able to charge for the paths. We will have to see how far the strip and loosen with the state of California (governed by the Democrats). It is a region that was willing to keep the purchase subsidies of electric cars despite The government aspires to end them. California’s answer has not only been resistance in this regard, he also wants Take Tesla of them claiming that they sell too many cars. In Texas, however, things seem to be simpler. They explain in Bloomberg That completely autonomous cars do not need special permits to circulate so that the bureaucratic steps to be given are minors. In addition, it would be necessary to wait if the figure that Elon Musk has in the Government, since the state of Texas is controlled by the Republicans but the city of Austin is governed by the Democrats. At the moment, all we have are images of the Tesla Cybercab performing tests with a steering wheel on the dashboard. It is essential for the electric car company to continue taking steps towards a future where you can make profitability to the service. A profitability that, in Musk’s words, should burn its first stage in June of this year when you should be offering “trips with self -employed cars for money”, in words used to a call with investors and published by Reuters. However, the time period given by Elon Musk is so narrow that he opens the door to doubt and think that we could be before the nth promise not fulfilled in a timely manner. Much more if we consider that the company itself is pending to receive the approval in California To be able to operate your Full self driving (Your most advanced driving aid system) without supervision, something that already Mercedes In very specific traffic circumstances. Photo | Gage Skidmore and Tesla In Xataka | Tesla unlocks in Europe one of its most advanced functions. And incidentally confirm that we will have the least autonomous tesla of all

The electric car has sold more than ever this February without Moves plan. It is an illusion that will end soon

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We already have enrollments last February. In Spain, 90,327 cars were recorded, 11% of cars more than in the same period of 2024. Growth is striking but it is not as much as electric cars enrollments, which grow 60.4% and continue to chain good sales figures compared to what we had so far. According to data from the National Association of Vehicle Sellers and Repairing (Ganvam) and the Business Association for the Development and Impulse of Electric Mobility (Aedive)in last February they enrolled 6,260 electric cars. It is one 60.4% rise Regarding the same period of the year 2025. and in the accumulated of January and February, Spain adds 11,419 vehicles enrolled, which represents an increase of 54.9%. But, wasn’t it a market stopped without the aid to the electric car? Were not essential state subsidies to sell these vehicles? How can it be that we have not been helpful for weeks and at the same time more electric cars are sold than ever? Well, because the electric cars that are reflected in these data are not being sold. Or, at least, this is not exactly like that. Some data that arrive late To understand well what is happening, the difference between car sales and registration must be clear. It may seem the same but it is not exactly like that. The sale of cars is the transaction that makes a brand or concessionaire with an individual or a company. That sale You can go hand in hand with a registration That same month but you can also count the sale in January and not arrive registration until March. If the bought car is responsible for a factory or, simply, it has already been manufactured but is on its way to the concessionaire, it is very likely that the customer has to wait a few weeks or months for the car to be delivered. At that time the registration is recorded and it is when it is counted in the listings that are usually used to be clear about the “bought” vehicles in Spain even if it is not exactly like that. Another good example is what happens at the end of the year. Car sales and enrollments usually have similar numbers but it is possible that registration exceed sales. This is because in the months of November and December, companies often tighten the accelerator with automation. They serve to slightly make up the numbers or comply with the quotas assigned for each country within the company’s commercial strategy at the continental level (European Union) or world. You just have to see how Tesla substantially increases records of deliveries in the last month of each quarter and the end of the year. Those automatrications They have not been sold and then you have to give them exit. The manufacturer appears better in the photo and allows him to have an available stock of vehicles that can be delivered at any time to the customer who wishes. Of course, the car will drop in price and the profit margin achieved by the manufacturer will be lower. In addition, there is a risk of creating a stock too large, devaluing the product. This is what It happened to Stellantis in the United StatesFor example. Therefore, if the car is not delivered in the same month of the purchase, we have a delay in the data that we are collecting. The hangover in the electric car This is the same that is happening with the electric car. Last January 23, Electric car aid fell. Since then, those who have approached the dealers to be interested in the purchase of a new vehicle will have found a higher price to the one who could expect. Since the fall was formalized, the government has launched messages that will reactivate aidrumored that They will be delivered at the time of purchase And, shortly after, rumoring that the procedure will be the same as until now although it will be reduce waiting times To collect help. In summary, A lot of noise But no concrete measure approved. The lack of these aid has triggered the fear that electric car sales would stop dry but enrollment figures, as we see, do not reflect it. So what can be happening? There are several possibilities. In the first place, electric cars are arriving at the market that were commissioned a few months ago, when the MOVES III PLAN that he delivered to 7,000 euros of help to the purchase and a maximum of 3,000 euros with its relief in the income statement. What we have in hand are enrollments, therefore, from electric cars that were bought under the umbrella of the Moves III Plan. Another discharge possibility is that the manufacturer returned the purchase signal to whom he had commissioned an electric car and those cars have preferred to automatically. Until now, the aids were also contemplated for semi -new vehicles, so the manufacturer may have automatulated the conscious car that it will lose some money but that the future buyer can continue opting for the subsidy if a future Moves plan is renewed in the same terms. Finally, it remains to wait (if a new line of aid is not approved) to know the real impact of the situation. Experience in other European countries He tells us that, without aid, the electric car stops dry. The impact on the potential sales that could have been made from January 23, in which the fall of subsidies was confirmed, we will not know it if time goes by and we continue without a plan. From Ganvam have this same reading and the information that manufacturers have transferred to us when we have had contact with them is the same. They assure us that, taking temperature with the thermometer they have with His own dealersinterest in electrical models has stopped dry since it is known that there are no aid for them. Therefore, orders have slowed down and if a line … Read more

Europe had a plan to jump into the electric car and 2025 was its first fire test. The manufacturers have ended it

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It had been rumored for a long time and has ended up confirming. The European Commission will make the maximum pollutant emissions that manufacturers will be fostered if they do not want to be fined with sanctions that promised to be one thousand millionaires. The pact that has been reached is a small three -year moratorium that postpon the problem to 2027. These are the key points. What we had. What was on the table was a road map designed to jump into the electric car gradually. By 2035 it is planned prohibit cars that are not “carbon neutrals.” That is, it is expected that combustion engines can be still used with hydrogen either synthetic fuels that during their production they absorb CO2 and, therefore, equal their small pollutant emissions expelled with the use But the truth is that these They should be more than mere exceptions. In 2030, an emission limit is so high that it should not allow the sale of cars that, at least, are not plug -in hybrid. And in 2025 very high fines were expected for those who exceeded 93.6 gr/km of CO2 on average in the car fleet sold. The regulations said that for each gram of CO2 exceeded in the fleet of cars sold it would be punished with a fine of 95 euros per car sold. That is, if the fleet average is 98.6 gr/km of CO2, the fine would be multiplied by five. Each car sold would face a sanction of 475 euros. A manufacturer that sells a million cars in the EU would face a penalty of 475 million euros. What changes. Little and a lot. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has presented The conclusions of the second meeting of the table known as Strategic Dialogue for the future of the European Automobile Industry. In his second point he points out that there is “a clear demand to make the CO2 emission standards more flexible.” This flexibility is a kind of moratorium for manufacturers. Yes, they will have to comply with that emission limit of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 but will do so in 2027. Then they will present their results that will result from an average of sales of 2025, 2026 and 2027. Millionaire fines There are, therefore, in suspense. Trying to content everyone. According to Von der Leyen, the current emission limits are maintained in 2027 so as not to punish those who have done the job before anyone else but believes that the industry needs “more margin of maneuver and greater clarity, without changing the agreed objectives.” The changes, of course, need to be approved. The president of the European Commission It is optimistic In this sense, pointing out that an amendment as specific as this should be approved in very short space of time. On March 5 we will know more details with the presentation of an action plan that also contemplates the production of battery for electric cars within the European Union, among other measures. The big beneficiaries. Among the big beneficiaries are, of course, those who were not going to comply with emission regulations and aimed to overcome it widely. The biggest beneficiary is, with much difference, the Volkswagen Group, according to calculations collected by The automotive tribune. The German conglomerate pointed to a penalty of 6,914 million euros with the sales and emission data of 2024. Mercedes, who had received a fine of more than 1,000 million euros with the figures last year, is the other great beneficiary although there was already talk that he could have reached an agreement with Volvo or Polestar, among others, to form a pool of emissions before the European Union that will free them from the sanction. Now both manufacturers have time to launch mass electric cars (Volkswagen awaits you to 2026/2027) or, like Mercedes, which sell large volumes within the figures they usually handle. He Mercedes Cla It is the great hope for this year and the coming. Losers? If we take a look at the figures of 2024, Stellantis and the Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi alliance could also breathe calm since the fines could exceed 2,000 million euros if the data last year is taken as a reference. However, both groups have made important efforts to reach 2025 with electric cars that aspire to sell good quantities and, thus, reduce the middle emissions of the fleet. Stellantis has made an investment of 30,000 million euros on Stla platforms of greater and smaller size and software development, with the aim of accommodating electrical and hybrid mechanics in the same space. He Peugeot E-3008for example, it is a good attempt to sell large volumes of electric. Renault, meanwhile, has also made a giant leap in the electric car market in the last two years (winner of two Car of the Year consecutive along the way). His Renault Scenic and his new Renault 5 They are cars to move large sales figures which should significantly reduce the average emission. Those who surely lose. Those who have lost with the play are, of course, the manufacturers of electric cars exclusively. And, more specifically, those who aspired to get a good sum negotiating with their emission bonds to get the companies out of the possible sanctions. It could be a good impulse for Volvo, which has a very high part of its widely electrified range and, above all, to contain that It does not go through its best moment economic. But the one who loses the most is Tesla. The company had a complicated 2024 and is about to see if it reverses the situation in 2025. The sale of your emission bonds They were highly coveted because their sales volume in Europe is relatively high, it had to grow with the arrival of the Tesla Model and updated And it has no combustion engines that criminalize it in the least. Photo | Volkswagen In Xataka | Spain will manufacture the electric car that … Read more

The only problem is that it has little car and a lot of evtol

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We have been dreaming of seeing for years Flying cars touring our cities. Films like ‘The fifth element‘,’Blade Runner 2049‘ and ‘Total Recall‘They have drawn us a future where the traffic jams are resolved in the air, releasing the streets and transforming urban mobility. However, reality is still determined to go slower, with a variety of challenges that must still be resolved. These types of alternatives have not yet reached the market, although some companies promise to change the rules of the game. Alef Aeronautics, The company is developing “the first real flying car in the world”he has shown his prototype in action. In a video posted by CNBCthe vehicle rises with apparent on an SUV and lands right in front of him, suggesting that science fiction is one step closer to come true. However, the exhibition has left more questions than answers and at least one certainty: what we have seen resembles the floating cars of cinema and much more to a car -shaped evtol. Alef Aeronautics flying car Model A, which is how the vehicle has been baptized, aims to become a low -speed electric vehicle, a category that in the United States and Canada encompasses golf carts and has several restrictions, such as a Maximum speed of about 40 km/h (25 mph). The flying car, they explain, can travel a distance of about 320 kilometers per earth or 177 kilometers by air. At the moment it is not clear how many people can transport, what comforts will offer passengers and other details. Model A during one of its most recent tests Alef Aeronautics explained to the press present in the exhibition that is limiting the information to protect its intellectual property. Nor allowed journalists to get too close to the vehicle. In fact, according to the American media, at no time saw the driver enter or get out of the car. Although everything indicates that there is still work to be done, the startup claims to have received more than 3,200 orders and promises that the production of Model A will start at the end of this year or the beginning of 2026. A Model A render in full flight The emerging company indicates on its website that the flying car will cost about 299,999 dollars. While Ferrari and Tesla play in different leagues, we take their prices as a reference: the vehicle would cost more than a Tesla Model S or a Ferrari Roma Spider. And for those who look for something that really fly, a helicopter like the Robinson R22 Beta II Round the $ 350,000. The Chinese firm Xpeng Aeroht, meanwhile, is working on a hybrid concept, A car that hides an evolution in the trunk. Alef Aeronautics was born in 2015. The first design was nothing more than a sketch on a napkin, but a year later they already had a prototype to subscale. The company continued to advance with tests in wind tunnels and computerized simulations, until in 2019 it managed to fly its first full -size prototype. Recently, he has signed agreements with Spanish firms Pucara Aerospecialized in the manufacture of aeronautical pieces, and MYCfocused on aeronautical production. Images | Alef Aeronautics In Xataka | Rolls-Royce wanted

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