There are more and more and better plugs for electric cars but Tesla continues to lead. The recipe: cheap and reliable loaders

Holy Week of 2024. Dozens of Tesla cars They queue in a Cañavate Atalaya charger (Cuenca) in the middle of any place. The situation went viral and because scenes were repeated in Mérida and Albacete. The waiting were 15 or 20 minutes in many cases but also exceeded the time in others. They all had something in common: Tesla Load Stations. Despite the jokes and despite the intention of ridiculing the owners, in Xataka We broke a spear in favor of those drivers And we count why they had happened. If Holy Week has taught us, it is not missing chargers for electric cars. What are missing are reliable plugs. So we titled. Year and a half later, things have changed. Not only in Spain, also in the United States. But, nevertheless, Tesla still has the best load experience. And that is still key when selling the car. Tesla chargers are still ahead The data this time comes from the United States but the situation is extrapolable to what happens in Spain. JD Powerspecialists in motor market analysis, has analyzed the status of the United States recharge network and its conclusion is very simple: there are more and more chargers available and increasingly spoil. But Tesla continues to lead, with much, satisfaction among electric cars when you have to recharge a vehicle. Keep in mind that the United States has a huge Loading deficit. Especially if we consider that distances are huge. If the country is wanted to embrace the electric car to a greater extent it is necessary to create a good network of loaders as fast as reliable. A good part of that network is now in the hands of Tesla, where most users load. They do not even have a Tesla. The latter is key to understand why satisfaction with the price of loaders and the load experience has fallen in the last year. According to their data, drivers are less happy with both points because they observe that, for them, prices are more expensive and the most rough experience than for Tesla users. Something curious occurs, therefore. According to JDPOWER, the level of failed visits (the charger does not work correctly or is out of service) is the lowest in four years and the number of drivers who have reported these failures (14%) is also lower than in 2024. General satisfaction, however, has fallen. The Tesla Network is so good compared to the competition that the users themselves have pressed to the manufacturers of other cars to the point that they have assumed the Tesla standard to load, modifying their own cargo ports. The best user experience In Spain (and Europe) that is not so because fast loaders are all (except for the first Japanese cars) CCS2. That is, the plugs are the same for everyone. But Tesla’s experience is still above. To understand it, we resume the case of Holy Week in 2024. This year the same have not been observed issues. Or not, at least, with the same seriousness as last year. It is logical, as we said that happened. Tesla has “kidnap” the owner of his cars in his own ecosystem. Tesla did something very intelligent since her birth. It was as simple as proposing their own load stations. Thus they guaranteed to give a confidence network to those who made the leap to a completely new company (and technology). They also took advantage, to create synergies of which the rest of the manufacturers have not arranged. First, his recharge were free. Now that is a thing of the past but their prices are still lower than those of the competition. This guarantees that, in the day to day, the Tesla user prioritizes the load in their stations. But saving a few euros on a very specific day is no reason for users to prefer to spend more than an hour stopped before recharging the vehicle. If those queues were formed, it is because the Tesla recharge network is very reliable. In fact, myself when I try the cars of any company for our reviews soil to prioritize Tesla plugs Because they have never left me. Only Zunder has offered me this same experience. With the rest of the companies I have had problems of malfunction or inoperance. It is logical, therefore, that if a Tesla driver has hurried the autonomy of his car is reluctant to go to another load point, consume a good part of the little percentage that remains reserved and risks that the plug of another company does not work. He will think: “Better wait here for an hour than to go to another place, Not being able to load and have to call the crane“ To this we must add that Tesla’s user experience is the best because they have eliminated small frictions that are very appreciated on a day -to -day basis. It is something similar to Apple’s ecosystem. Can you have a Mac, an Android phone and use some AirPods in the latter? Yes, but there are small barriers that the average or little advanced user will hurt especially. The same goes for the electric car. Tesla has one of the best software in the market and, probably, the best route calculator. Prioritize your chargers and show you in real time the occupation of it and advances a possible wait. When you arrive, the vehicle detects the loader, opens the load gate and plugs the hose in the car. When it is time to continue, the mobile phone warns you and as the car is associated with a credit or debit card, nothing must be done. The position will be passed. Simple. When one carries in Tesla supercargers with another car you have to Log in the mobile phone and select the load point you will use. You have previously had to register the card. Finally the position will be passed. This process has to repeat it with Each and every one of the companies … Read more

Spanish wine is going through an existential crisis and for producers the problem is simple: too cheap

The end of drought has shaken the pendulum of agricultural production, taking ahead the hopes that many had in this harvest. The productivity recovery It has arrived accompanied by a decrease in the prices of a variety of products in the sector. Among them, the grapes used for the elaboration of various types of wine. Protest in front of AECAVA. A few days ago, grape -producing farmers from different communities They organized a protest In front of the headquarters of the Association of Cava (AECAVA) Association in Sant Sadurní D’Alcoia, Barcelona. They did it in order to demand sufficient prices to cover, at least, production costs. 20% more grapes. The protest occurred while the harvest of some of the grape varieties began. The sector estimates that this year will be an increase in grape production, with some farmers calculating a 20% increase With respect to the 2024 harvest. This would be the effect of the recovery of the sector after a drought that affected very diverse crops and left several crops on the edge of the collapse. The situation is now very different thanks to the rains we saw between the past autumn and this spring and even in part of the summer. Double edge weapon. Despite this, this improvement threats becoming a double -edged sword at the fall in prices that the agricultural sector now denounces. The increase in production and static demand involves lower prices, so much that the sector fears not being able to cover production costs. Almost at half price. As explained from the Valencian Association of Farmersthe first offers that wineters have received this year for the conventional grape kilogram is € 0.45, € 0.50 in the case of the grape for the production of “ecological” wine. These figures would represent a price drop of about 50% compared to last year’s prices, € 0.87/kg in conventional grapes and € 1/kg in “ecological” production. Harvest recovery (something we are Seeing in various crops) It would be the reason for this collapse in prices, but producers warn that this recovery does not affect all crops. The field in areas such as the Valencian Community or Extremadura, stand out, maintain a limited yield at 10.5 tons per hectare. A recovery that is not so much. From the winemaker, emphasis is placed on the so long -awaited harvest recovery after drought is not, much less, assured. Some diseases that affect the vine, such as mildewthey are putting a harvest still in the process of maturation in some regions. To this we must add the effects, even to be determined, of a especially intense and lasting heat wave. A heat wave capable to put at risk the process of maturation of plants but has also come accompanied by a series of fires Especially devastating in areas such as Galicia, Extremadura, and Castilla y León. In Xataka | The great alcohol crisis has reached the champagne. And the sector has a theory: we do not find reasons to celebrate Image | Ángela Llop, CC by-SA 4.0

five big, light and cheap models to study

The new Aliexpress campaign is leaving discounts on all types of products: from video games and consoles Even tablets to face next school year. If you are looking for a good tablet to study, During the campaign of return to school there is a lot to choose fromso in this article we have reviewed some of the models with the best price. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 by 118.99 euros With the Esbs25 coupon, a tablet that offers 2.5K resolution and is compatible with Dolby Atmos. Little pad by 167.60 euros With the SBS35 coupon, a model with Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor and with microSD card slot. Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro by 176.32 euros With the Esbs35 coupon, a tablet compatible with Dolby Vision that supports a fast charge of 33W. OnePlus Pad 2 by 299.75 euros With the Esbs55 coupon, a tablet with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that supports a 67W fast charge. OnePlus Pad 3 by 453.71 eurosa 13.2 -inch screen tablet, Snapdragon 8 elite processor and fast charging of 80W. It is worth mentioning that the store has a large assortment of offers to which a discount coupon. If, on the other hand, you are looking for another device beyond the tablets, these are the coupons you can take advantage of: Discount Minimum purchase coupon 2 euros 10 euros Esbs02 BSES02 3 euros 15 euros Esbs03 BSES03 5 euros 30 euros Esbs05 BSES05 10 euros 69 euros Esbs10 BSES10 15 euros 99 euros Esbs15 BSES15 25 euros 139 euros Esbs25 BSES25 35 euros 199 euros Esbs35 BSES35 45 euros 269 euros Esbs45 BSES45 55 euros 349 euros Esbs55 BSES55 60 euros 429 euros Esbs60 BSES60 100 euros 599 euros Esbs100 – Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 If you do not want to spend a lot of money and you are looking for a tablet that is economical, but that allows you to study and take it to class, the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 has dropped in price in Aliexpress to the 118.99 euros When using the coupon Esbs25 Before processing the purchase. The Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 It is a tablet that has a standard 11 -inch size and weighs 510 grams. Your IPS panel offers a 2,5k resolution And a 90 Hz refreshment rate, its battery supports fast charging of 18W and internal level comes with the MediaTak Helio G-100 Ultra processor. It also stands out for its speakers, which includes four and are compatible with Dolby Atmos. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 – SBS25 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Little pad A step above we find another model that is ideal to study and take to class: it is about the Little pada tablet that has a larger size and some specific specifications than that of Xiaomi. Its price, in this case, stays in 167.60 euros When using the coupon Esbs35. The Little pad It is a tablet that mounts a good 12.1 -inch screen with 2,560 x 1.600py Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 together with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage (card expandable MicroSD). In addition, its battery supports a quick 33W charge and has a weight of 571 grams. * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro Almost for the same price that little PAD has, we find an alternative that is also quite interesting: the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro. It is a very complete tablet that can now be bought in Aliexpress by 176.32 euros using the coupon Esbs35. The Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro It is a tablet that comes with a 12.1 -inch IPS screen and weighs 571 grams. Its panel offers a soda rate of up to 120 Hz and is compatible with Dolby Visionits processor is the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and its battery supports fast charge of 33W. Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro – Coupon Esbs35 * Some price may have changed from the last review OnePlus Pad 2 If you can allow yourself to spend a little more, in Aliexpress we find one of the options that have the best value for this list: the OnePlus Pad 2 It is an excellent tablet that right now has dropped up to the 299.75 euros using the coupon Esbs55. The OnePlus Pad 2 It is a tablet that stands out in several aspects: its IPS screen is 12.1 inches, it is compatible with Dolby Vision and offers up to 144 Hz. Its processor is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3comes with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Its battery supports Fast charging of 67Wweighs 584 grams and comes with a six speakers system. OnePlus Pad 2 – SBS55 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review OnePlus Pad 3 On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a more recent and much more complete tablet, the OnePlus Pad 3 It is also an excellent purchase option that can be found on offer in Aliexpress. Does not admit any coupon, so it only has a direct discount that leaves it for 453.71 euros. The OnePlus Pad 3 It is a tablet that can serve as an alternative to a laptop. Mount one 13.2 -inch screen which offers a resolution of 3,392 x 2,400 pixels and refresh rate of up to 144 Hz, its processor is the Snapdragon 8 Elite And its battery supports fast charging of 80w. In addition, it includes a system of eight speakers, weighs 675 grams and has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Javier CriminalvaXiaomi, little, OnePlus In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 8 recommended models for all pockets and needs In Xataka | BEST TABLETS IN QUALITY … Read more

Spring rains have generated an unexpected problem to Spanish farmers: Cereal too cheap

Cereal cultivation continues to live convulsive times. Like many other crops, cereals suffered the consequences of last droughta drought that came to put the sector against the sector in 2023, transforming the dream of become the barn of Europe In a bitter awakening. Prices fall. Now the lament of the sector comes from another place: prices, collapsed after the recovery of the offer, a consequence of the recovery of production. A recovery that could hardly have occurred without a hydrological year as favorable as that of 2024-25. However, it never rains to everyone’s taste. From León. Perhaps the best example we find In the Leon Lonja. There last week the price of cereals such as wheat, rye or oatmeal saw slight falls in prices. The problem is more pressing if we consider the price two years ago: € 247/t. This implies that, in the last two years the price of cereal has dropped by more than 20%. Oats, in free fall. Another striking fall It has been oatmeal: if two years ago the price of this cereal was in the € 285/t, the price has dropped from then to € 136/t, 52.3% less. A year ago the price was € 183/t, which implies that only this year the drop in the price has been around 26%. Corn, the exception. Corn is the only cereal that seems to escape this trend. Their prices remained stable in fish markets such as León, while getting up in others, Like Salamanca. Lost opportunity A fall to which the sector has responded with pessimism since in the province the harvest is already practically finished. Farmers point out that these prices barely serve costs and They talk about “Lost Opportunity” When referring to this campaign. Supply and demand. The sector indicates the origin of the problem in a simple equation, that of supply and demand. Prices have fallen significantly since 2023, when the drought put in the middle of the agricultural sector against the ropes: the absence of rains and restrictions limited agricultural production. Now, production has recovered, but the problems continue. The increase in supply has not been equated with greater demand, which has facilitated a collapse in prices. To the precarious situation other external factors must be added, such as changes in international trade patterns, among which They are included The new tariff war between the United States and Europe, a conflict still to be resolved that adds firewood to the fire in the form of uncertainty. In Xataka | Before increasingly hard droughts, we are looking for answers in something discarded 10,000 years ago: perennial cereals Image | Heyzeus I write

Cheap with ads is more profitable than expensive without ads

Just a few days ago, Netflix announced that it completely eliminated The cheapest plan with ads, and is putting an uncomfortable but very profitable truth on the table: it compensates to lose the cheapest plans and without advertising and that the gentle moves to less friendly but more beneficial options for the platform. This change represents a fundamental transformation in streaming consumption, witnessing the triumphal return of a model that many believed obsolete: paying to see ads. There is no plan. Without issuing any media, the platform eliminated On July 30 the basic plan without ads. The subscription of 9.99 euros was so far the cheapest option to see content without advertising, but disappears: Users who paid for him will have to move to another. He did not admit several simultaneous devices, either extra subscribers, or downloads, or broadcast to Chromecast and the resolution was HD (720p). Netflix remains, therefore, with only three plans: Standard with ads (6.99 euros, ads, FullHD and limited catalog) Standard (13.99 euros, without advertisements, FullHD and the entire catalog) Premium (19.99 euros, without ads, 4K and the entire catalog). Netflix is doing well. This step of Return to the exit box And make us pay again to see ads may seem counterintuitive, but it is renting: the platform announced in May that had reached 94 million users of plans with advertisements, a remarkable increase with respect to the 70 million in November 2023. In this way, the initial aspiration of the digital ecosystem disappears, which bet on an aspirational model where the premium price was justified by the absence of ads, thus distancing itself from traditional television. The times change and the spectators demand, given the excess offer (and the general recession), cheap offers. Even with ads. It has trap. Because what is clear is that it is not about people wanting to see ads because they like them: they have no choice. The difference between the cheap and the next in the price staircase, already without ads, is almost double. Not all spectators can afford that leap. Therefore, what began as an alternative option for price -sensitive users has become an important growth engine for the industry. Compensate ups. Users of streaming They have been seeing how prices go up without stopping. Between 2020 and 2024, users saw how their monthly subscriptions increased between 30% and 50% on most platforms. Netflix passed From € 7.99 to € 12.99 in its standard plan and Disney+ its price rose up to 17%. It was unsustainable to continue with the increases, so now they arrive otherwise, camouflating “descents” with advertising, which are also economically more beneficial for platforms: advertising income exceeds the income lost due to price reduction. Ultra-Economy with advertising. Ads plans are no longer a secondary option or a “minor evil”, but a business pillar: now we accept advertising cuts as part of the price of accessibility. We contemplate a segmentation of the pill, which is divided into those that are willing to pay between 15 and 20 euros per month for an experience without interruptions and on the other, 70-80% of users They see the platforms with ads paying between 6 and 8 euros per month. This division does not catch us from new ones: it is a replica that we already saw in the nineties between those who paid on Canal+ and the first satellite teles and those who continued watching television in traditional open. Header | Xataka In Xataka | That Yurena is going to give a massive concert is the definitive proof of authentic power that Netflix has

The Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 has a new historical discount. We had never seen it so cheap

Buying a folding mobile is not easy. Soon that we are looking for a model with good performance, the budget can be triggered up to more than 1,000 or 2,000 euros, as with the Samsung Galaxy Z fold. Fortunately, there are many stores that occasionally launch offers that we can take to buy much cheaper phones. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 has received a few, being the current one we have seen to date: PowerPlanet has it for 1,299 euros. Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A samsung galaxy z fold6 at demolition price He Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 It is a folding mobile that It was launched by the whopping of 2,009 eurosso we talk about a fairly large discount. Yes, we are at the gates of seeing the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Z fold7which will be launched in a few days, but due to the price difference it is possible that we are more interested in staying in the previous generation. Samsung’s folding mobile we liked a lot when we did his analysis. It has excellent screens: a 6.3 -inch external and another 7.6 -inch folding internal. Both offers a good resolution and a 120 Hz soda rate. In addition, one of the most remarkable points is its adapted software for Samsung folding mobiles; It is a real delight to use it. Internal level we are faced with a good processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxytogether with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Its battery supports fast and wireless charging and its photographic section stands out for its rear cameras module, which is composed of a 50 MP main sensor, a great angle of 12 MP and a 10 MP telephoto. You may also be interested in Samsung accessories Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro + Loader – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, Bluetooth, Audio 361, Hi -Fi sound, gray (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Bluetooth + Correa – Smartwatch 44mm, health control, sports monitoring, green (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Ricardo AguilarSamsung In Xataka | Best folding mobiles in 2025. Which to buy in Spain and recommended models In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

Spain produces more solar energy than ever, but it only gets a cheap time of electricity a day

In full July, with the air conditioning Working tirelessly and The tuned light billin Spain there is a single moment of the day when electricity consumption does not hurt so much in the pocket. That little energy respite is concentrated at noon, a time strip in which electricity costs half or even less than in the rest of the day, but why is it just time? The fire triggered. On Wednesday, July 16, the average price of electricity had been in the € 164.06/MWh at the regulated rate (PVPC), According to data from Electrica de España. For this Thursday 17, a slight drop is expected to € 102.85/MWh, but that half hides an unequal reality: for much of the day, the cost exceeds 120 euros per megavatio hour, As the Iberian energy market operator has collected (OMIE). Only for a single hour there is a “affordable” price. In just seven hours, electricity will go from relatively affordable to almost double its price. At 15:00, it will cost € 73.00/MWh. At 22:00, it will reach € 129.85/MWh. The explanation is not in a peak of consumption, but in a change of source: the sun is exhausted, the gas enters and the market reacts. Why only in that time strip? The reason is in the sun. From three in the afternoon, the solar production curve increases considerably. The electrical system then enters an overoferta phase: there is more renewable generation than real demand. This surplus translates into an abrupt fall in the price in the wholesale market (‘pool’), which reflects in real time the imbalance between what is produced and what is consumed. The problem is that this surplus cannot be stored properly. Spain still does not have batteries No infrastructure sufficient pumping to save That cheap energy and release it when it is most needed. Thus, the system is forced to sell cheap at noon and buy expensive at dusk. To this lack of storage is added a less visible problem: he Curtailment. Although more renewable than ever, part of that energy is lost due to saturation of the network. According to Red Eléctrica, in some knots of the central-south peninsular-such as Arenas de San Juan or Caroyuelas— It has wasted up to 30 % of the electricity generated due to lack of capacity to evacuate it. Meanwhile, the price of light continues to rise. This schedule imbalance generates what experts call a daily “spread”: a price difference that can exceed € 200/MWh between the cheapest time and the most expensive of the day. It is what makes an invoice shoot although part of electricity is generated almost free. It is not just guilt of the sun. The price of light not only depends solely on solar radiation. From the blackout of April 28, Red Electrica has activated A reinforced operational modewith more weight of the combined gas cycles to stabilize the network. This emergency measure It has become the new normality While structural reforms are implemented that will not be ready until next year. The direct impact on the invoice. Consumers with regulated rate (PVPC) are the most exposed to this volatility. Every day, your bill depends on the price hour by time. But even free market customers are noticing uploads: some electrical companies are transferring the contracts to the contracts, As Facua has warnedwhat could be illegal if it is not foreseen contractually. With this panorama, many consumers try to concentrate the use of appliances such as washing machines, ovens or air conditioners during that cheap time of the day. However, not everyone has room to reorganize their life around a single low cost strip. The solution is more than clear. In this environment we have spoken many times: it goes through More energy storage, greater demand management, More local micro -redes and best interconnections with Europe. The government already has launched Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 To accelerate these changes, and has initiated the creation of a capacity market to guarantee the supply. But none of these measures is immediate. Some have deadlines until September, but others will lengthen until mid -2026. Meanwhile, the gas dependence will continue to mark night prices. A race against clock. Every day, the Spanish electrical system offers a single cheap electricity window. It is the reflection of an energy paradox: there has never been so much renewable energy, and it has never been so difficult to take advantage of it efficiently. As long as storage and flexibility deficiencies are not resolved, the cheap time will be a timely privilege and not a guarantee. In a summer marked by heat waves, the cost of not acting on time will be measured not only in euros, but also in emissions, social vulnerability and energy dependence. Image | Unspash Xataka | Broady in April, more expensive invoice in May: thus has affected the system reinforcement

A new membrane makes it possible (and cheap)

Neither open mines on the earth’s surface or pierce the background of the ocean. The next lithium fever may not require dynamite or excavators. Rather, something simpler: a thinner membrane than a hair, designed to capture the valuable white gold that drives the new technological era in which we live. A new path. A group of researchers from the National Argonne Laboratory of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the University of Chicago They have created A membrane capable of extracting lithium from salt water with great efficiency and low cost. Like hair. This membrane is made of an abundant clay, the vermiculite, which costs about $ 350 per ton. But the secret is how clay has been manipulated: the team has achieved Peel the vermiculite to two -dimensional layers, from just a Metro Metro, which then stacked one over another. They placed microscopic pillars of aluminum oxide, which maintain the stable and functional structure even under water. How did they achieve stability? At this point you have to get a little more technical. The researchers infused the membrane with sodium cations, which changed their superficial load from neutral to positive. In this state, the membrane repels more strongly to magnesium ions (with load +2) than those of lithium (with load +1), which allows a much more precise filtration. In addition, by adding more sodium the pores of the material are narrowed, which further favors the capture of lithium and allows only the smallest ions, such as sodium or potassium. A very precious resource. Who has Lithium knows that part of world geopolitics dominates. If not, they tell China, that since the beginning of the century adopted a deliberate strategy large -scale investment throughout the value chain of critical minerals. The result of that bet is that, currently, China is the main world refining of 19 of the 20 strategic minerals evaluated by the International Energy Agency (IEA). However, the way to extract it is still Very expensiveslow, pollutant and Geopolitally unstable. Today, production is in the hands of a few countries, which staggers the global supply chain. And although sea water and underground salmueras contain vast lithium reserves, extracting it has so far an impossible mission: too expensive, too inefficient. Until now. The idea is novel, but not so much. China always carries the front, that’s undeniable. The Asian giant too The idea of extracting lithium from the sea has emergedbut with a completely different approach: a floating device that uses solar energy to boost extraction. The system, developed by the University of Nankín and known as Stles, generates pressure by solar evaporation to pass the lithium ions through a membrane with nanoparticles. Both projects share an objective – access the lithium dissolved in the water without resorting to traditional mining – but differ in its technology: one uses selective filtration with ionic load; The other, solar perspiration as a motor force. Together, they show that the future of lithium may not be in the subsoil, but floating on the surface of the sea, driven by avant -garde science. Dreaming of success. If it reaches the industrial scale, this technology could radically transform global access to lithium. Countries without mines but with coasts, underground salmueras or even wastewater could become new actors in the market. In addition, technology is not only worth for lithium. According to the equipment, the same principle could be used to recover other key minerals such as nickel, cobalt and rare earth, or even to purify drinking water eliminating pollutants. Image | Pxhere and Argonne Xataka | You have to wait 17 years for a mine to give results. China already has two decades of advantage

Europe has insisted that Spain must change its laws for unfair dismissal: it is too cheap

It is not the first time that from Europe There is a pull of ears to the Spanish regulations that apply to those cases in which it is incurred in an inadmissible dismissal and, therefore, that companies must compensate or readmit to workers. In your opinion, the Bars that applies Spain in these cases are insufficient and workers are not protected. The European Social Rights Committee He has just answered to the complaint filed in November 2022 by CCOO. The resolution of this body is not binding or sanctioning, so it must be read more as a recommendation than as a reprimand from Europe. What has Europe said. The European Social Rights Committee, an organ dependent on the Council of Europe, considers in its resolution that “there is a violation of article 24.b of the letter”, in reference to article 24 of the European Social Charter than Spain ratified in 2021 and whose objective was to harmonize the labor legislation of the EU member countries. In this article 24, the Council of Europe recommended, “the right of dismissed workers for no valid reason (inadmissible dismissal) to adequate compensation or other appropriate reparation.” Therefore, the Council’s decision follows the path of the first resolution with which he responded to the UGT demand in 2022insisting that the dismissal compensation system is not repair. At CCOO, the Council He has spoken on the compensation of the TEMPORARY PERSONNEL OF ADMINISTRATIONS in fraud of law that, as in the case of inadmissible dismissals, They are considered insufficient. On the other hand, the demand for CCOO also puts the focus on which Spanish legislation does not offer sufficient guarantees so that employees dismissed in the improper way must be readmitted in your position. The EU establishes that this is a point that Spain must reinforce in its labor regulations. Why are compensation insufficient? The Committee considers to establish A universal scale Like the one applied in Spain, with fixed compensation of 33 days per year worked with a maximum of 24 monthly payments, it does not serve to “repair the damage suffered by the victim in all cases and be deterrent to the employer.” In its resolution it is explained that in the calculation of these compensation the specific circumstances of each case are not taken into account (a dismissal is not the same to a 60 -year -old person than someone of 20 years, members of a single -parent family, etc.). In the brief, it is considered that a fixed allocation system allows companies calculate the convenience of dismissalthus eliminating the deterrence for the employer when the dismissal is not done due to justified objective causes, and is unfair for workers with Minor contracts. In addition, the little weight of the readmission and the fact that this is an option that is only offered to companies, and not to the employee who has lost its job for no justified reason. What do they say in Spain? In a Union statementUnai Sordo, general secretary of CCOO, insisted that this writing “what is at stake is the compatibility of the dismissal model in Spain with the European Social Charter. From now on there are only two paths: not do anything and let the jurisprudence resolve case by case, or open a tripartite, mature and responsible negotiation, that adapts our dismissal regime to the European social standards.” For its part, Yolanda Díaz has shared From your profile In Bluesky your disposition “to open social dialogue table” to adapt legislation on dismissal in Spain and comply with what is recorded by Spain. “The inadmissible dismissal has to comply with the European Social Charter. Without excuses. It is in the Government Agreement and will be a reality,” said the head of the Ministry of Labor. It should be remembered that, in a parliamentary response of 2024, the current government assured that Article 56 of the Workers’ Statute “It is already consistent with article 24 of the European Social Charter, providing adequate reparation to dismissed workers without valid reason (inadmissible dismissal), so a modification of the regulation in this regard is not expected and, therefore, particular effects on vulnerable groups or on small and medium enterprises are not estimated.” How is it being managed now. At present, if an employee considers that his dismissal is inadmissible he must go to the judicial means, and it will be the court who establishes the regulations to be applied. In this context, employees cannot claim Additional compensation to the one already marked by the legislation in relation to the years worked, as CCOO denounces in its demand and supports article 24 of the European Social Charter. On very few occasions, the courts have preferred to opt for the prerogative of admitting international legislation over the state, so it is expected that, as of July 16, the Supreme Court will rule on this situation and establish a doctrine. Until now, the High Court considered that it was not possible increase this compensation by judicial means. In addition, although it is true that the courts always offer readmission alternatives or Payment of the assigned compensationthis decision remains in the hands of the company, which in the vast majority of cases chooses to pay compensation. What the Council recommends in this case is that the election falls on the employee and choose if you want to return to an employee from which it has been fired without objective reasons. In Xataka | 55,245 euros for eating a sandwich and a beer: Mercadona must compensate an employee for unfair dismissal Image | Unspash (Antoine Schibler, Manuel)

The store has never had it so cheap

There is little left to celebrate the Amazon Prime Day 2025 And it shows even in other stores. Mediamarkt is launching a good assortment of campaigns, being the FRIDAY NETWORK One of the most important. During its final track we can find many discounts on mobiles and if you are looking for a good, beautiful and very cheap model, a lot of eye because the Google Pixel 8a He has just downloaded to 360.05 euros. Of course, to see this price it is necessary to register or log in to the store. * Some price may have changed from the last review A very cheap Google Pixel It is not the newest mobile, but the Google Pixel 8a Keep giving a lot of war, especially at this price. One of the most interesting points (but not the only one) is that, as we see in other Google mobiles, He still has several years of software updates (six in total). Regarding its screen, the Google Pixel 8a rides a panel 6.1 -inch OLED Display Act which offers a Full HD+resolution, a 120 Hz soda rate, a maximum brightness of 2,000 nits and compatibility with HDR. It is about this form of a good mobile with compact format. Internally comes with the processor Google Tensioner G3 Together with 8 GB of RAM and, in this case, with 128 GB of internal storage. Its 4,492 mAh battery supports fast charging of 18W and its rear cameras module is made up of a main 64 MP sensor and an ultra -wide angle sensor of 13 MP. You may also interest you Google founded pixel 8a – durable and spots resistant silicone – Android phone case – aloe * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 – Wireless button headphones with active noise cancellation – Bluetooth headphones – Porcelain * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Ricardo AguilarGoogle In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best price quality price (2025). Your analysis and videos are here

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