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A marginal city in Italy established a direct flight with New York. Now they are not so clear if it was a good idea

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In front of massive cities Like Venice either Romein Italy there are other enclaves that look with some envy how the economies and investments produced by the paradoxical arrival of the arrival of Tourist hordes. One of those places was Bari, until recently a marginal port city with high crime rates. Then it was decided that it was time to fly and hug tourism. What happened later has left them serious doubts with the decision. The new jewel. I told this week The New York Times. After decades of being seen as a secondary scale on the way to more famous destinations in southern Italy or the Greek Islands, the port city from Bari He has begun to become an unexpected protagonist of European tourism. This metamorphosis has been largely driven by the effort of Antonio Maria Vasile, director of the airports of Pugliawho managed to establish the First direct flight Between Bari and New York, a symbolic bridge between the region and the millions of Italian Americans who share that origin. With this international connection, Bari seeks to claim its place not as a relegated south, but as a vibrant center of culture, history and gastronomy. Although for years his old town was Synonym of crime And abandonment, the city has experienced an urban rebirth that has given way to coastal walks, coffees, cultural routes and, very important, security, returning to its inhabitants a sense of pride so far scarce. First tourist line. He counted the medium that Puglia has silently conquered celebrities, investors and tourists, and has done so with its mix of crystalline sea, baroque architecture, rural hospitality and discreet luxury. While resorts like Burgi Egnazia They welcome G7 peaks And the Lamborghinis wait in the rental garages, Bari begins to benefit from the Halo effect which has elevated the region to the new epicenter of the Italian charm. The legacy of San Nicoláswhose grave is in the city, joins a Bari Vecchia completely renovated, where the medieval churches and the street sale of Orechiette They compete in attractive with The focaccia local. The walks through the historic center, before dominated By mafia clansnow they are full of visitors and residents who rediscovered the city with new eyes. In other words, the narrative of the impoverished and forgotten south begins to give in to a modernity, heritage and opportunity. Gentrification No doubt, this also entails others known evilsbecause the tourist boom does not come without tensions. The sudden popularity of Bari has Turned prices of the rent in the center, expelling pensioners and students, and putting in check To the young population which represents the demographic and creative future of the city. The massive reconversion of housing in tourist rentals has emptied traditional residential areas, repeating Dynamics seen In other saturated cities Like Venice, Madrid either Lisbon. Thus, more and more people fear that, after having rebuilt their identity, Bari loses it under the pressure of an economic model seasonal and fragile. Criticism also aims at the lack of investment in public transport, a basic lack that hinders both the daily mobility of residents and the full integration of tourist flows. As a local teacher synthesized to the Times: “In Puglia it is easy to rent a Ferrari, but finding a bus is another story.” Between the authentic and the fanfare. Explained at the NYT that Bari’s revitalization has been so deep that those who knew her in her most decadent stage barely recognize her. Ancient neighborhoods now shine with cultural routes, film festivals and a nightlife that, however, has begun to collide with the traditional social fabric, as was demonstrated recently when the neighbors They threw water cubes to disperse the hordes of tourists of the San Nicolás Festival. Enthusiasm coexists with the same concern of so many other enclaves: Can a city reinvent itself without selling itself completely, attract without blurring? The answer is not clear and, meanwhile, Vasile imagines a future where Bari does not depend on fleeting summers or celebrity names, but on a deep and sustainable consolidation. Under that prism, the new connection with New York should not be synonymous with tourism without more, but in his words“The inaugural symbol of a different era. We have realized new possibilities.” Now it remains to be seen if the city knows how to become a reality … without losing its essence along the way. Image | Jason Chung In Xataka | Italy has had an idea for mass tourism not to be attracted: higher and more places for travelers In Xataka | In full debate about tourist massification, Spain already has the first photo of how summer is going. And there are surprises

The OCU is clear what are the best tire brands but, above all, it has a clear thing: which we should not buy

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The tire is the only element of the car that is in permanent contact with the ground. You don’t need to say much more to understand Your performance is vital When driving. Because a good tire (and correct maintenance) can be the difference between having an accident or not. Therefore, at the time of change tires It is especially important to take into account all benefits. Not only its duration, it is also important to be very clear Your performance in wet conditions or their noise. And we cannot put aside how they behave in very cold conditions, for example, we frequently go to ski or live in the mountain. In fact, decide between summer tires, some All Seasondirectly, changing the tires for some winter is one of the things that must be taken into account, such as We have told you in Xataka. Similarly, do not lose sight of the gums that allow you to save a few kilometer of autonomy if you have an electric car. Said all this, the OCU has its verdict. The best and worst tires in a complete list Although OCU herself has made these types of considerations in other analysis of her tires, in the publication of her latest study she has preferred to focus on the average results obtained on her performance tests during the last five years. The organization itself has reiterated on several occasions that you cannot compare tires of different dimensions and, in fact, You can find measures analysis on your own website. However, the study that You can find on your website Analyze the best and worst brands of the last five years depending on the data obtained during their tests. With these data has developed a list that discriminates to the “good”, “acceptable” and “bad” tires. This list has been prepared according to the valuation obtained, from 0 to 100. Below 50 points, the tires have received the “bad” rating. Between 50 and 60 points are considered “acceptable.” Above 60 points the tires are, for the OCU, “good.” Taking this into account, the best tire brand for the OCU is continental, which leads the table with 64 points out of 100. They are followed by Bridgestone (62), Dunlop (62) and Goodyear (61), which are the only brands that have received the qualification of pneumatic “good”. But, above all, it attracts attention The list of pneumatic “bad”. 10 brands of the 27 analyzed companies have not exceeded 50 points. Thus, according to the OCU criteria, they suspend (from better to worse note) Apollo, Nexen, Sava, Maxxis, Fulda, Unitoyal, Yokohama, Kleber, Laufenn and GT radial. In the list of “acceptable”, Pirelli (59) and Michelin (58) are the great brands that are left out of the list. Photo | Jimmy Nilsson Maleh In Xataka | The contamination of the tires is as serious as that of the engines. This company claims to have found the solution

If the question is whether to freeze a yogurt is a healthy alternative to ice cream, science is clear about the answer

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The kit to survive summer goes through having something cool: from icy drinks, watermelon in the fridge and, of course, ice cream. But in times of social networks and healthy lifestyle, the classic tubs or cucuruchos have been replaced by options that seem, more “healthy.” Yes, I’m talking about frozen yogurt or, in a more viral version, he Yogurt Bark. What is it? This recipe has gained popularity for being visually attractive and simple to prepare. The idea is simple, Greek yogurt is mixed with fruit or nuts and then extends on a tray, taking it to the freezer. The next day is split into pieces and enjoyed as if it were a sweet tablet, but like many viral trends, you have to go beyond the wrapping. A “healthy” option? Although natural yogurt, especially Greek, provides important nutrients such as proteins, calcium and in some probiotic cases, freezing it can alter some of its functions. According to Mayo Clinicmany probiotic strains do not survive the freezing and defrosting process, especially if proper temperature management and product formulation are not performed. In addition, it is essential to consider the composition of the yogurt used. Many yogurts available in the market are not “natural” in the strict sense: they can contain high levels of added sugars, artificial sweeteners, flavoring and thickening. And if we add sugary topings, the result can be a more caloric preparation than a moderate ration of traditional ice cream. So? Here comes the key summer question: if neither the traditional ice cream nor the frozen yogurt are ideal … so what? The answer is in balance. Eating ice cream every day is not necessarily bad, provided that the rest of your diet is healthy and have no conditions that advise you. The problem is not the ice cream alone, but how it integrates into your habits: do you take it for dessert after a balanced meal? Or do you use it to replace fruits, water or nutritious foods? In that sense, both ice cream and Yoghurt Bark They can have a place, provided they do not replace essential foods or take by system as “healthy without further ado.” THE FIT phenomenon. Taking care of food does not go on to change an ice cream ball for a frozen yogurt sheet and think that it is already. This quick replacement logic – bad, well frozen yogurt – is part of a superficial approach that has been installed thanks to Aesthetics Fit In social networks. However, all this does not go on trends or Hacks. It will understand what one eats, of exercise, rest … health is not measured in calories or Likesbut in balance. Image | Pexels Xataka | There are people eating human placenta. Science strongly asks you that, please, don’t do it

A alluvion of controversies is eclipsing the launch of the Xiaomi Yu7. The brand is clear that it is an organized campaign

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On May 22, Xiaomi will present the Xiaomi Yu7, its second electric car. The presentation will be at 1:00 p.m.noon in Spain and will arrive charged with another good news car as far as technological products are concerned, as Lei Jun, CEO of the brand, has confirmed, CEO, CEO of the brand, In a publication in Weibo. The announcement comes taking advantage of the fact that the company faces its fifteenth anniversary. It is not even of legal age and Xiaomi already has two cars in the garage. In 48 hours we will know all the details of that second vehicle that will arrive with SUV body and that, According to the brandevokes “A heavenly car that furrows the winds”. At the moment, we only have knowledge of your image because the technical capacities, their power or their performance in the field of autonomy are a secret, beyond that it is rumored that we can be talking about a car capable of cover 820 km in completely electric modealways according to the Optimistic Chinese Cycle of Homologation. But a few hours after presenting the world its new car, Xiaomi’s image does not go through its best moment. The Xiaomi Su7 accumulates controversies in recent days. The brand is clear: They are suffering a discredit campaign. Complaints and 10,000 bots on social networks “Internet is not a space without law. Xiaomi will deciduously use legal measures to protect our legitimate rights against slander and malicious attacks” These have been the words that Lei Jun, CEO of the company, has used to accompany the information of the Xiaomi Legal Team in Weibo. The brand ensures that it is suffering an organized attack on social networks and that the corresponding organizations in China are already investigating what happened. Click on the image to go to the official statement As you can read in the statement that accompanies this text, an organized group would have used 10,000 accounts on social networks to generate defamatory content against the company. The campaign has been active, always according to Xiaomi, since December 2024 and has had as its main objective the information about the Xiaomi Su7, the company’s first electric car. The truth is that the news related to various issues With the Xiaomi Su7 and its different variants they have multiplied in recent weeks. The last of them are related to deformation in the front bumper that, According to the companyaffects a very small number of units and is due to an incorrect installation. However, the vehicle that is causing the brand is causing the brand is the Xiaomi Su7 ultra. In fact, from Xiaomi They have presented their apologies in Weibo for the last two controversies they have had to face. First, the owners of the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra were checked when a software update left their cars with 600 hp less than those announced For the brand. The company sold this version as the most sporty option, with 1,548 hp per flag and the announcement that they were much faster and more powerful than Porsche but at a much lower price. Claiming that security was its main objective, The Capó brand this power more than 900 hp and launched a program to unlock the entire power after Demonstrate on a circuit the performance of drivers as pilots. However, the criticisms were so sound that the company soon reversing this decision. The second great controversy came a while later and, in fact, it is a problem that Xiaomi has on the table. According to some clients, the specific carbon fiber hood designed to evict the heat that accumulates in the front It barely has purely aesthetic functions. They believe that its performance is void and, therefore, allege that the company lied and sold them a product under deceptive advertising. Now customers have submitted with a collective claim and reject Xiaomi’s proposal to change the carbon fiber hood for the aluminum original or deliver 20,000 credits to use in their store. Those affected defend that the company must return the car’s money and, in addition, multiply it by two since they have been deceived in the purchase process. These controversies are tarnishing the launch of the Xiaomi Yu7, the second electric car of the company and for which the floor of its factory is expanding since they expect a very high demand. In fact, the company itself already has opened the deadline to reserve the car even before officially presenting it. Photo | Xiaomi in Weibo In Xataka | All cars depreciate immediately as soon as they leave the concessionaire. All but one: the Xiaomi Su7

Eating fermented col can seem an unpleasant idea. Science is increasingly clear that it is excellent for your diet

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The Germans call it Sauerkraut and the French Choucroutea term that usually is castelling as sauerkraut. It is a fermented col, a typical preparation in various European countries where it is used as accompaniment in dishes of different kinds. A beneficial preparation. We have been indicated that this traditional preparation could contribute important benefits to our health. Now, a new study by two researchers from the University of California, Davis has found new tests that Chucrut can help our health through digestion. According to the study, the fermented col can help maintain the integrity of our intestinal cells. Good news is that this beneficial effect occurred both with the Homemade Chucrut as with which we buy already prepared. “It doesn’t matter, in a way, if we do Sauerkraut at home or if we buy it in the store; both types of Sauerkraut They seem to protect the intestinal function, ”Maria Marco, co -author of the study, explained in a press release. Three elements. The team compared three elements related to the chucrut and its fermentation process: the “raw” vegetable, the brine extracted from the fermented product, and product itself, the Sauerkraut. Team efforts They focused on the study of metabolites present in this food. Metabolites are compounds that occur when biologically decomposing food and its compounds. When passing through a fermentation process, the chemical changes that occur in a food can be important, hence its flavor and aroma, but also its nutritional value. Nutritional changes. The chemical analysis by the team showed changes in the nutritional profile of the Col after fermentation. They found beneficial metabolites, including lactic acid and amino acids, but also observed a lower carbohydrate contribution. Some of the metabolites found were identical to those generated by the intestinal mcirobioma. The changes found, the team stands out, could explain the digestive benefits often attributed to fermented products. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Applied and Environmental Microbiology. More than probiotics. The study conducted in the laboratory is one more indication in favor of the idea that fermented colm is a healthy food that we can include in the context of a balanced and varied diet. Fermented foods are not just a contribution of nutrients metabolized by the microorganisms responsible for fermentation, they can also contribute to us as Probiotics beneficial bacteria that perform similar processes in our digestive system. In Xataka | We have been studying chocolate and tea compounds for more than 75 years. Now we know that they help control blood pressure Image | Jana Ohajdova

Aemet is clear that the end of May will not be “normal.” And the question is whether summer will arrive at some point

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We were going to suffer the first summer bars and, although the calima has punctured expectations a bitthe truth is that heat and dryness They have been the great protagonists of the meteorology of most of the country. And I say most because in the northwest the storms are already being noticed: the next few hours, a new Dana will cross the peninsula leaving showers, storms and heavy rains throughout the country. It’s just the beginning. Things are going to change and we have been listening to it weeks; But the truth is that, for now, The situation remains the same. A meteorological combo. Because yes, the first thing will be a Dana that will sweep us from the Peninsular North and will leave Tuesday night towards France; But, then (between Thursday and Friday) a trough will affect the Mediterranean area. And, as I say, Everything seems to point to that it takes and daca It is not the end of spring During the next few days, days full of strong storms with more stable days will be happening. What is clear is that, we want or not, It will not be the normal situation For the last half of May. The best example will be the weekend. Because once the trough, stability will take over the country. The question asked everyone (meteorologists included) is whether it is the definitive one. Luckily, medium/long -term trends are here. And, for the first time in a long time, they begin to Draw a “return to normal”. European models point out that, although most of the Peninsula will receive average rainfall (and the north, a little more than normal), the southeast of the country must prepare to forget what has happened during this spring: the driest climate is here again. In fact, that is the second half of May. If we look at the first half of June, that climate “slightly dry than normal” will be present throughout the southern half, the Mediterranean coast, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. The northwest quadrant will have a rainfall regime “within normal.” Something similar We will see with temperatures: During these two weeks, the fresco will endure in some zoans of the interior, but progressively all of Spain will slide towards a warmer situation than normal. Not too much, it is true: but enough to break the very long streak of strange patterns that began in March this year. Will summer start? It is a great question. The problem is that we do not know. Image | ECMWF | Ryoji Iwata In Xataka | The problem for Aemet is not to get a retrograde Dana. The problem is that we have been really strange for months

There was a war in Europe for giving the second -hand digital market and we already have a clear winner: Vinned

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Percentile, the Spanish startup, of resale of fashion items, has been for two months In a bankruptcy processin search of a lifeguard. Wallapop continues to compete in that market, but without clear leadership in it. And Vinned, meanwhile, sweeps. The resale sector in Spain and in Europe is in a change of cycle. The panoramic. The second -hand clothing is a hypercompetitive market, and Vinted not only survives in it: it is dominating it. It has managed to grow where others are going back or searched for a place where they settle without finding it. To achieve this, Vinned has diversified its catalog and has also done something not so common: to earn money with its activity. The context. Percentile was a pioneer. It was founded in 2012, thirteen years old, and operated in four countries, with almost a million customers and more than a dozen millions of garments sold. However, and despite the heavyweights of the risk capital they invested in it (François Derbaix or Cabiedes & Partners between them), has not resisted the price war of the Fast Fashion. Not even the increase in the second -hand clothing market, increasingly popular and widespread, has been able to compensate for that pressure. And now look for a buyer to avoid disappearance. Between the lines. The Percentile model contributed a lot of comfort to the user, because he did everything for him: collection, classification and sale. But it was more comfortable than profitable. He only accepted half of the garments and offered rather low margins. Now its founders They speak to focus on “higher quality brands”, but maybe it’s too late. In figures. Meanwhile, Vinned in 2024 … It has tripled its benefit before taxes: 95.4 million euros. 813.4 million euros in revenue, 36% more than in 2023. He managed to reach 23 markets … … already the 2,200 employees. It is valued in 5,000 million euros. In detail. A part of his secret is in the invisible: Vinted Go and Vinted Payits own logistics and payments units. Also Vinned Ventures, his investment arm. Vinned’s ultimate goal is not just selling clothes. That is just a part. The idea is to build a complete ecosystem around the resale. Yes, but. Wallapop competes and has millions of users, true. But his generalist approach has not allowed him to emerge in the resale of clothing. It is too broad to compete in a concrete niche, as Vinted does. It has a very large catalog, but its brand is not associated with the style, and that weighs in an environment (sell used clothes) in which trust is key. In addition, Vind has many filters to locate garments (size of any part of the body, color, etc.) of which Wallapop lacks. The alarm signal. As a percentile slid, the sector grows, so the problem does not come from a lower demand. The threat is in the Low Cost from Zara, Shein and company, which have changed the rules. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy new than second hand. Only platforms with a lot of scale, focus and efficiency can survive and be profitable. Percentile is staying the way to see if a new owner can correct his course, and Wallapop resists, but Follow in losses. Who wins is Vind. And now what. Vinned wants more: he has long opened his doors beyond clothes, and now he is going something beyond electronics or luxury. Although it runs the risk of opening so much that Wallapop’s problems to lead in fashion move to it. Predictably, “circular fashion” will continue to grow and European regulations will add pressure to the conventional textile industry. In Xataka | I am a seller with five stars in Wallapop. Thus surviving in this second -hand jungle Outstanding image | Vinted

The US president has just launched a clear notice to Apple

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Apple is still looking for how to reduce its dependence on China. In a recent conversation with investorsTim Cook confirmed that most iPhone that will be sold in the United States in the coming months will be manufactured in India. Is another step in the diversification process that the company has started silentlybut already gives results: Half of its iPhone for the US market already leave factories in the country led by Narendra Modi. But the strategy has not been well received on all fronts. During a public intervention in Qatar, within the framework of his Middle East tour, the US president said he had “a small problem with Tim Cook”. His words, Video registered and available on YouTubeThey showed a clear discomfort with the direction that Apple has taken. According to his own testimony, I would have told the company’s CEO: “You will invest 500,000 million, but now I find out that you are building throughout India. I don’t want you to build in India.” The president went further at his presentation. He said that, after years of accepting that Apple built factories in China, now the expectation is that this production is transferred to American soil. “We want you to build here. We are not interested that you continue expanding in India, ”he said in a direct tone that he can mark a new stage in the relationship between the new administration and the Cupertino company, which, by the way, It is one of the largest in the world for stock market. What is not clear, at least for now, is whether this gesture will have an impact on Apple’s industrial diversification strategy. The company continues to produce most of its iPhone in China, and currently does not manufacture smartphones in the United States. According to the analyst Dan Iives, of Wedbush Securities, moving all the production to Apple’s country would be prohibitive for both the company and consumers. In other statements collected by The GuardianEvercore experts also pointed out that the US economy “is not prepared” to mount a mobile production chain: neither has the infrastructure nor has it or has The necessary specialized labor. The commercial board moves (again) In parallel to the tension between Apple and the Executive, the international commercial environment has been altered by the reciprocal tariff regime announced by the US administration on April 2. That frame imposed new levies to imports from several countries, and It came to place tariffs on Chinese products by 145%. However, that regime is currently suspended. After an advance in negotiations between Washington and Beijing, Both governments agreed a 90 -day break in additional tariffs. During that time, a 30 % base rate On imports from China, even superior to that applied to other countries such as India or Vietnam, which pay 10 % under the same pause. Will this relieve the pressure that pushes many multinationals to accelerate the transfer of their supply chains outside of China? Commercial thaw opens a window of opportunity, but also adds uncertainty. Will technological technological ones continue, or will they wait to see how an increasingly volatile scenario evolves? Apple, in particular, must carefully measure your next steps. Images | The White House | Wei view | Apple In Xataka | A perfect storm has triggered what the players fear most: Nvidia will raise the price of their GPU

Saudi Arabia wants to become a new power in data centers. Nothing is clear that I can do it

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Donald Trump has made a unique tour of several countries in the Middle East, and among the agreements that are considered surprising: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar want to invest billions of dollars in the construction of data centers for ia. The question is whether they will do so. Chips for strategic alliances. The Biden administration had largely limited the number of advanced chips from which these countries could access, but Trump’s mandate is changing things. As they point out in The New York Times, AI chips seem now to be a useful argument to strengthen relations with countries with this Trump newspaper “has deep financial ties and business. “Qatar already plans donate a Boeing 747-8 which could end up being used as the new Air Force One. Saudi Arabia on the one hand. Nvidia and AMD have reached an agreement to sell their professional GPUS to Humain. This newly created company – it belongs to the country’s public investment fund – It has the objective to create a large data center in Saudi Arabia. The agreement with AMD raises An investment of 10,000 million dollars in infrastructure in the next five years. Humain will supervise the development of these data centers, while AMD will provide chips and software. Arab Emirates attached to the other. As indicated In Bloombergthe Trump administration is considering reaching an agreement that would allow United Arab Emirates to import a million Nvidia chips. Eau could thus buy 500,000 of those chips per year until 2027. A fifth would be reserved for the G42 firm of Abu Dhabi. Saudi data centers. Nvidia, meanwhile, will sell 18,000 Your GB300 chips To Saudi Arabia. This was announced by Jensen Huang on Tuesday, which will contribute clearly to the Humain projects, which propose with data centers with a joint “1.9 GW” power “in 2030. Those 18,000 chips will apparently be part of the” hundreds of thousands “of which the Saudi project will be nourished. Possible “resale” to China? The United States restricted the sale of advanced chips from AI to China in 2022, and there are those who fear that countries in the Middle East end up serving as intermediaries so that the chips that the US allows you to sell there ends where they should not. G42 theoretically cut ties with Huawei to reach an agreement of 1.5 billion dollars with Microsoft, but the suspicions about the situation persist. Saudi Arabia and its megaprojects. As points The analyst Ed Zitron, countries of the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia have been talking about all kinds of megaprojects for years, but one thing is their promises and another realities. It occurs with the Jeddah Tower, MUKAABhis Pharaonic airport And of course The Line and his futuristic city, Neom. All these projects still have a long way to go, and this new Saudi ambition, although more “contained” in terms of dimensions, is equally complex for a country without experience in this area. There is energy … Countries like Saudi Arabia have abundant energy resources and in fact there are A strong investment in solar energy. Its application to provide power to those data centers, yes, it is not so easy, as they are discovering In the United States. … but no (much) water. The problem is that these data centers dissipate a lot of heat and the desert environment is not exactly the idea for this type of facilities. Extraordinary cooling solutions are needed and the country has scarce water resources. Desalination plants are A pillar of its strategic plan, and innovations may also go into play in the field of refrigeration such as closed circuit systems or Direct liquid cooling. Image | Neom In Xataka | New York Bitcoin miners are buying old power plants. New Yorkers are not happy

Toyota is very clear about how sports have to be and why they don’t believe in an electric one

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Is it possible to jump into the electric car when your CEO does not finish believing in it? This is what they should ask in Toyota’s bosom, with the company looking for the right strategy to be competitive in the electric car while their mandamás does not stop launching slogans that point to immobility. For a long time, the company has been launching contradictory messages on the future of the electric car. In 2021the Japanese company assured that would launch 30 electric models In the coming years. However, the arrival of TOYOTA BZ4X It has been marked by problems. First because it was a car too expensive for the autonomy offered. Then because The wheels could fall In an emergency braking. From then on, the statements of the company’s managers and ads seem to go in opposite directions. Aky Time will prove them and that the demand for electric will never exceed a third of sales Total worldwide. It is true that the company has redefined its plans and that will produce a third less of expected electric cars. But it has also presented a new generation of batteries and has confirmed that it will continue to pushing to jump into the electric car where regulations push them to it. That is: Europe. Among the last releaseswe will have a totally electric Toyota C-HR, a new lexus and a small Yaris Cross with the same technology. Be that as it is, the truth is that Hybrid has continued to give excellent results To the company. Their sales fired in the United States last year, remain very fortunate in Europe and in Japan it seems that they do not even consider the change to this technology. Toyota last year recorded the best numbers in its history. And in the middle of this strategy to continue increasing the offer of electric cars, a product that seems to divide the company: a sports car. “Noise and smell of gasoline” A few months ago, at the end of 2024, we knew that Toyota was developing a sports car completely electric. There was even talk that he could recover a mythical name for the company: MR2 or Celica. It would not be the first time that Toyota looked up at the past to look to her future. That they tell the Toyota supra. Since then, the Rumors They have been unleashed and as on so many other occasions the true sportsmanship of such a model has been questioned. Move the sensations of combustion engines to electric models is being a real headache and brands such as Mazda have also presented their doubts Given this possibility. The problem for Toyota is double. The company has spent many years being bored branded. Akio Toyoda, at the head of the company, wanted to completely turn this speech. To the point that we have seen almost unique cars in the market like the Toyota gr yaristhe Toyota Gr86 or the supra. And now, with an electric sports car on the way, we also know that the company looks for solutions to Continue offering combustion engines. To the point of trying Inject hydrogen. Toyoda seems to live its own crusade for saving this type of vehicles. “There will always be people in Toyota passionate about the development of electrical sports. But for me, as an expert pilot, my sports definition is something with the smell of gasoline and a noisy engine.” The words are from Akio Toyoda in a recent interview of Automotive News. It has made clear one thing: they will not offer an electric sports car as long as it is not economically viable. And it won’t be until they get “affordable batteries”. The reason, for Toyoda, is that a competition electric car “is not exciting. Because you cannot turn the circuit around for more than an hour. The races in which I participate are mainly resistance, so with current electric vehicles, it will not be a car race. It is a cargo time race, battery change or something like that,” he stressed. When will we see a Toyota electric sports car? The group’s CEO seems to have cooled expectations. In the last Brussels Motor Show, our companions of Motorpasion They had the opportunity to talk to Hideaki Iida, prototype designer Toyota ft-sebut he already warned that the car was in a very early phase of development. However, in 2023 Toyota did talk about offering solid state batteries on the market that would yield 1,000 kilometers and went from 10 to 80% of autonomy in 10 minutes. This is what they called batteries High Performance and? They dated between 2027 and 2028 although they warned that they would put themselves in the street only in cars of very high benefits because they were very expensive to produce. Photo | Toyota In Xataka | Toyota is convinced that the electric car will not be the preferred option. Ensures that investing more money is “wasting it”

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