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In Japan, the average trains delay is 96 seconds. It is not magic, his secret is called “Paka-Yoke”

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We are not going to discover anything if we tell you that the high Spanish speed has not lived its best summer. To get an idea, Four out of 10 Renfe trains They have suffered some type of delay. We have had breakdowns, Lost trains during the night and the final tip of the fires. But beyond summer, the truth is that the Spanish road network is giving important symptoms of fatigue. Only last June, The birds arrived with a medium delay of 19 minutes About the scheduled time. In April the figure was almost 21 minutes. According to the published report by the company, of the 9,607 trains that circulated last June, only one in three arrived in time Or they were delayed less than five minutes. We know this because Renfe herself has published it but the breakdowns have also affected the trains of Iryo and Ouigo that have to circulate on the same ways. The data point to two possible reasons. First, Spain begins to give symptoms of having an infradimensive infrastructure to host the arrival of new operators (OUIGO and IRYO) and a Growth sustained in the number of trips. Second, the data warn that not enough has been invested in maintenance and modernization of the roads. It is very likely that the situation we are living is a mixture of both reasons. But a question overwhelm: if in Spain we have problems with three trains companies … how do they work in Japan where six different companies operate? 96 seconds Move by Japan, especially for Honshu (his main island in which cities like Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka are found) is very simple if you decide on the high -speed train. The frequencies are so bulky and the delays so exceptional that the reliability in the system is absolute. The known as Japan Rail It can, also, be chaos for those who visit the country for the first time, taking into account that even Six companies operate on their lines. However, each of them has its own reserved space so they do not compete on the same roads as it happens in Spain where Renfe has to deal with Iro and Ouigo. Despite this, four of those Six companies (JR East, JR Central, JR West and JR Kyushu) are completely privatized and only two (JR Hokkaido and JR Shikoku) are state -owned. There is, however, a fundamental difference. In Spain, following European orders, the management of the roads falls exclusively on Adif (which was public and also had to be privatized) that charges some canons to companies that want to operate in their railway framework. AND The roads are shared partly between medium distance and high speed trains. In Japan, however, companies manage infrastructure and maintenance of the roads in which they operate but the network of Shinkansenthe famous bullet trains, have a completely separated infrastructure from the rest of the trains and is managed by the Railway Construction, Transportation and Technology Agency of Japan (JRTT). This physical separation allows to reduce the risks (a fault of a slower train does not impact bullet trains) and install systems specifically designed for this type of trains. That has allowed them to evolve the acquaintance concept of Paka-Yoke which can be translated as “failure proof”, referring to the fact that all human decisions are supervised by an exahustive system monitoring system, which shields the network of those possible human errors. This has allowed Japan to be a reference in world high speed. Until Spain and China surpassed the country in railway kilometers of this type of trains, the Japanese country was a leader but it still is in punctuality. In 2024, The average delay in the Tokaid line was 96 seconds. However, systems are designed for trains to enter a margin of 15 seconds at the station. Most of them stop in the first 6 seconds scheduled. Japanese punctuality is an extremely valued quality. Culture forces to ask for public forgiveness when schedules are not fulfilled, sometimes reaching surreal extremes. Like the day that a railway company had to make its face because one of its trains He left the station 20 seconds earlier than expected. Photo | Henry Perks In Xataka | Japan asked its citizens what bothers them most about tourists on the train. The responses betrayed the nation

The Greek yogurt has conquered the supermarket yogurts. All thanks to the magic word: protein

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On my last visit to the supermarket I realized that it was no longer enough to choose between natural or flavors. Now the labels speak of “Greek” or “protein”, without forgetting the “0% fat.” “Choose your own adventure,” we might think at first glance. However, my approach focuses on the Greek yogurt, because the “protein yogurt” we already know that we are in the It was of chic protein. But what is special for Greek yogurt to have become the protagonist? Is it really better for health or is it a triumph of marketing? More than an exotic name. Greek yogurt is no recent invention. In the Mediterranean basin it has been consumed for centuries as a basic food: thick, satiating and easy to conserve thanks to the casting that eliminates part of the serum. In Greece it is usual to serve it with honey and nuts, and in Türkiye or in the Middle East it is used in salty sauces and dishes. His jump to global fame arrived just two decades ago, when international brands began to market it. And what distinguishes it is not its passport, but rather its process: the liquid serum is sneaking, which gives it a thicker and more creamy texture, and a protein content greater than that of a conventional yogurt. A chute of protein. It seems that here is the kit of the matter. In a New York Times reportEthan Balk, a professor of nutrition at the University of New York, defined it as a complete protein: it contains the nine essential amino acids that the body does not produce for itself. In addition, clinical studies They have demonstrated that consuming it as a snack helps reduce hunger and delay the following meal. Also, a meta -analysis Add that This high protein density can help reduce total caloric intake and to increase metabolism when it is part of a balanced diet. But the Greek yogurt does not stay there. The interesting thing comes when we see what else contributes. Loses part of calcium in the process. And yes, this occurs in the casting part, but still remains a good source of this mineral and protein, key to bone health. In an article for News Medical Today They point out that An adequate intake of both nutrients can reduce the risk of osteoporosis. In addition, a 2014 study He found a relationship between the usual consumption of yogurt and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The intestine, great protagonist. All yogurts with live crops, including Greek, contain probiotics: the famous “good bacteria.” Andrew T. Chan, Harvard gastroenterologist, He continued for years To more than 130,000 adults and observed something striking: those who ate yogurt twice a week had 20% less risk of a subtype of colon cancer compared to those who barely tried it. This does not prove that yogurt is a coat against cancer, because it was an observational study and did not distinguish varieties. But it does add to a body of increasing evidence on the value of those fermented in the diet. For its part, Since May ClinicThey add that yogurt bacteria participate not only in digestion, but also in the regulation of the immune system and in the production of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, fundamental for mood. Not all Greek yogurts are the same. At this point it seems obvious, but it should be remembered: not everything that the label “Greek” deserves the same place in the fridge. Some Greek yogurts of flavors can carry both added sugar that go from healthy food to outrage, The New York Times warns. Since May Clinic They recommend fixing in which the container indicates “living and active crops”, since not all yogurts maintain probiotics after the pasteurization process. In addition, dietitian Elaine Siu, cited by NYTsuggests accompanying it with fruit, nuts or seeds: thus we add the fiber that the beneficial bacteria need to multiply. And if you do not consume dairy, the most balanced nutrient alternative is the fortified soy yogurt with calcium and vitamin D. A superfood? This word has become very fashionable and we cannot say that Greek yogurt is. However, if we can clarify that it is a dense product in nutrients: complete proteins, vitamin B12, probiotics and calcium in a single container. In a saturated market of labels and claims, the conclusion seems clear: the value of the Greek yogurt is not called “Greek” but to presume to be another value in the fever of the protein. Image | Freepik Xataka | To the question of whether ultraprocessed foods are as bad as they have told us, science still has no clear answer

Not only goes from magic

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For a few years, ‘Magic: The Gathering‘, the collectible card game that since 1993 has managed to bring together more than fifty million players around the worldlive a curious acceleration stage. The increasingly nourished card games market, the adaptation to the new times becoming a more open game to new players than ever, the influence of collecting … and franchises. ‘Magic’ seems to have learned from Hollywood cinema where the future of the business is and has applied it. Strictly. ‘Magic’: an introduction in a paragraph. Essentially, ‘Magic’ is a card game where Players face With a deck of letters whose content allows them to attack, defend or start spells, all with a large number of variables at stake. Already the fact of starting from mallets that the player brings constructed or mallets that are created from random cards at the game table based two different types of games, and from there innumerable variables are launched. Now: whoever thinks that the unbarchable fan of ‘Magic’ rules, subdivided into all types of variants, have become simpler over time, is wrong. ‘Magic’, in fact, is now more complex than a few years ago when it was a more niche game. A few years ago the only complicated letters were the rare, but the current trend is that the letters have more and more text and rules, partly so that the game variables remain infinite, in part to maintain the stimulus of the discovery and the impossibility of dominating all the cards (there are currently around 29,000 different letters). Where to look. So how has ‘Magic’ get to become a closer game, which is no longer closed in a niche of players where it is difficult to enter? Let us remember, above all, that ‘Magic’ is owned by Wizards of the Coastwhich in recent years has given a few master lessons on how to rejuvenate and make attractiveness for new players an entertainment that until recently was perhaps the paradigm of the leisure closed to newcomers: ‘Dungoons & Dragons’. And he has applied many of the lessons of his last growth. The importance of the Internet. ‘Magic’ has grown remarkably, and is curious considering that we talk about an analog nature game, first thanks to its Digital variantslike ‘Magic The Gathering Arena’. But in recent times, especially, thanks to content creators who have covered very diverse variants of the game. For example, in Spain, the channel of infrequent youtube Where Wismichu is a usual guest and that is not dedicated exclusively to ‘Magic’ but very often, and where games that have enormous follow -up are recorded. Another example, this in English: The Command Zonewhere between filmed and tutorial games of the game variant of the game they are allowed to take relatively known guests. But in recent times, the channels have found a new reef: that of fans who dedicate themselves exclusively to Open envelopesallowing spectators to live the excitation of the discovery … without spending a pasture. The franchises arrive. We also have an incentive that opens ‘Magic’ to countless audiences: franchises. In theory, the world of the game is a multiverse so there is space for all types of additional series with known characters outside this cosmos of magic D&D Dragons’, ‘Stranger Things’,’ Fortnite ‘,’ Street Fighter ‘, Junji Ito, Monty Python, Post Malone, Marvel,’ SpongeBob ‘and’ Sonic ‘. Beyond the promotional material, crosses with other franchises have begun to be created in the series of the Universes Beyond seal, which has already included letters inspired by ‘Warhammer 40,000’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Final Fantasy’, ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Fallout’ or ‘Assassin’s Creed’ among many others. Unlike The Secret Lair, these series are perfectly playable and incorporable to decks with dozens of cards each, which adds an indisputable aesthetic and collectible incentive. The success of these franchises has led ‘Magic’ to announce that in the near future, Half of the releases will be cards of this type. A variant for everyone. We said that the rules of the game have not been simplified, but we have a very popular format, specially designed for casual players: Commander, initially created by the community at the beginning of the century and formalized in 2011. This format is characterized by large decks (100 cards) that include a central card called “commander”, which is a legendary creature or a Planewalker With special conditions, and where you can play with letters of all kinds, promoting creativity in the creation of mallets. The rules are designed so that ‘Magic’ becomes a more social game, of up to six players, and in everyone’s format. Also the sale of special pre -constructed mallets for this format facilitates the entry of new players, and that is why channels such as those mentioned above focus especially on this variant, far from the sometimes some arid classic rules of the game. Magic’s future. They open a multitude of possibilities in the future of ‘Magic’, neither more nor less than as in a good game of the game itself. From the temptation of the franchises (which, they know well, could open the doors to a back mainstream definitive) to the great reception that have had more affordable rules such as Commander. At the moment, ‘Magic’ is still a niche, but a niche that millions of people play worldwide. The question is now: is it possible to grow more? And above all … What to sacrifice on the way? Thanks to Pablo Fluiters for the help provided for the elaboration of this article. Header | Kaylar Photo in Unspash In Xataka | Black Lotus recovers the most expensive Magic Carta throne: one for 3 million dollars has been sold

I have tried the new Magic V5 honor and it seems difficult for Apple to overcome it in design with its folding

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It has cost, but I can finally recommend them to anyone. The new folding have nothing to do with what we had a few years ago. And the new Magic V5 honor is the best example. They still have the same format, but Hand experience has finally equated to use a traditional mobile. A point that has not been easy to achievebut that in the middle of 2025 we can already say that it has been achieved. In my case it was with the OPPO FIND N5 When I had this feeling for the first time. That of a folding that did not seem heavy or uncomfortable. With the Magic V3 We experience it, with the Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 We have proven that it is the new norm and with the Magic V5 honor we ask ourselves directly to what extent the folding can improve even more in their external design. There is no finer folding In a presentation event in London, Honor has presumed to launch the thinner folding smartphone in the world, with Only 8.8 millimeters thick. This figure does not include the high part of its generous camera, but it doesn’t matter. The sensation in hand when we fold it is the same as when we use a traditional high range. It is not an ultralight mobile, because it weighs 217 grams, but it is not a figure that differs from many flagships. If we compare it with the iPhone 16 Pro Max (227 grams), we have a lighter mobile. Using it folded is practice to use a normal mobile. And we do not say it to say, the truth is that we have seen the majority of colleagues Use it for a large part of the folded time. Literally forgetting that we are facing a folding mobile. Only when it is needed is when we consider opening it and taking advantage of its 7.95 -inch interior screen. When opening it and putting it on the table on the table we realize how really fine it is: 4.1 mm thick in its white model. Fortunately it does not feel at any time fragile. Honor explains that he has also added an anti -raying shield and the inner panel is reinforced with carbon fiber. But If you transmit security despite how thin it is, it is mainly for the hingewhere this year there have been improvements. In the absence of an analysis with more time of use, the feeling that I have to open and close it is excellent, although I would not say that very different from what we have with the Z FOLD7. The Magic V5 honor has IP58 classification of dust and water resistance, a level of security that exemplifies how well integrated and sealed the hinge is. It is ahead of the IP48 of the Z Fold 7, although at this honor point behind Google with its new Pixel 10 Pro foldthat although it is considerably thicker, it does reach the IP68 certification. Neither one nor two, until three If the folding ones have so much potential, it is for all the possibilities that it allows for such a large screen. In addition to improving their design and hardware, these devices are also taking great steps in terms of software. The Magic V5 honor comes with much AI, how could it be otherwise in 2025. Honor has allied with Google To offer presinstalized Gemini. This allows access to functions such as Gemini Live to ask things that you see through the camera or the creation of videos through images with I see. I liked that honor will create a Quick shortcut to access Gemini, simply touching the back twice. Long life to gestures, both tactile and physicists in different parts of the device. Artificial intelligence also makes an appearance in photo editing, call translation and conversations translation. As well as in the portrait mode and the zoom, with that triple camera with a 50MP main sensor, ultra wide angle of another 50MP and 64 MP teleobjective. But the function that we will probably use is improved multi-flex mode. We can Use up to three applications simultaneouslywhich is a more step with respect to the multipant that we usually have in Android and one of the strengths of the folding book type. Honor and its magic layer 9.0 are taking steps in the good direction to take advantage of the format. In the case of the three applications, with a button we can change your address and the screen is divided into three zones. Unfortunately, as is the case with the multipant of two, not all applications or settings menus are compatible. Samsung has put the batteries, but honor is still at the forefront Samsung is an undisputed leader in Europe in folding. His Galaxy Fold He was the main pioneer and has earned his own right to be the reference. However, for many years Samsung has gone behind the competition. It was honor with his First Magic v The one who highlighted the importance of thinness in the folding and not leave hole when closing. Since then with its successive models it has been the manufacturer who has held the record of thinness. He Magic V2 Honor He was the first to get off the 10 mm folded and Magic V3 last year already marked a record with 9.9mm. The difference with Samsung was huge, because the Z fold6 It stayed above 12 mm folded thick. Fortunately Samsung has made a huge leap with its new Z Fold7 and the difference has been reduced to the minimum. In fact, it was Samsung’s goal to boast of having the thinnest folding, but Honor wanted to steal this position. The important thing although it is not the one who has the lowest data, but the fact that both have finally reached a pleasant point for the user. Millimeter to millimeter We have finally reached the state we all asked. In fact, the Galaxy Z … Read more

A folding mobile at outlet price. This is the new and spectacular offer in the honor Magic V2

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More and more folding mobiles that come out with a more affordable official price, although obviously we continue to find models with prices that even exceed the a whopping of the 2,000 euros. Here, in this field, honor is a very interesting brand and, although its folding mobiles are usually expensive, from time to time we find them very cheap. Right now, the perfect example is found in the Magic V2 Honora mobile that has dropped from its official price of 1,999 euros to the 819 euros. We will find it at this price in PowerPlanet during your campaign Power Days. If you prefer in another color, it is also in black by others 819 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A half -price folding mobile He Magic V2 Honor It is a very particular mobile, since it has one of the thinnest designs we have seen in folding mobiles. Regarding their screens, we find a External panel of 6.43 inches which offers a FullHD+resolution, refresh rate of 1 to 120 Hz and compatibility with HDR10+. We also find a 7.92 inches folding screen with 120 Hz refreshment and HDR10+compatibility. And if we talk about its power, the Magic V2 honor mounts the processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It is not the most powerful, but it does offer excellent performance in virtually any scenario of use. To this we must add that, in this case, with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Regarding the cameras, the folding mobile of honor comes with Two front cameras (an internal and another 16 MP), while we find a 50 MP main sensor, a large angle of 50 MP and a 20 MP telephoto. You may also interest you Xiaomi Mix Flip – 12+512GB smartphone, Leica Summilux, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 4.01 “outdoor screen of 6.86” ​​120Hz, Hypercharge 67W, charger included, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 256 GB + Loader – Mobile phone with AI, Free Android Smartphone, 50 MP camera, large screen, long -term battery, dark blue (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. Images | Ricardo AguilarHonor 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

From 0 to 252 km/h at 6,0542 seconds. It is not magic, it is a motorcycle that works with water

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When one looks for the benefits of a motorcycle or a car, it is usual to meet the term “Mile room”. In Spain we are perhaps more familiar with the figure from 0 to 100 km/ho how long it takes to travel a kilometer from standing. However, the mile room, those 402 meters is the usual measure that is taken as a finish line in the Drag Races. Yes, the Acceleration races So famous in the United States in which we see artifacts of all kinds to launch from standing at impossible speeds and, in some cases, let out a parachute once the finish line has passed. As with cars, in the world of motorcycling it is also competed in these particular races. The most striking use modified motorcycles that, such as You can see in this videothey have a huge distance between wheel and wheel and gigantic tires. The objective: maximum traction and aerodynamics to achieve the highest speed in the shortest possible time. If this does not seem striking enough, you still have to meet Graham Sykes, a pilot who has managed to cover the 402 meters of the mile room in six seconds reaching a tip of 252 km/h. Figures that become difficult to assimilate and impossible to believe for a steam motorcycle. That? At 252 km/h with water as fuel “We did the first 18 meters in 0.73 seconds, 100 meters in 1.99, 201 meters at 3.2 and 402 meters in 6.05” With these words, as the one who describes the figures pointed on an excelll sheet, Graham Sykes had his experience aboard the “Force of Nature”the faster steam motorcycle ever built, they collect in Motorpasion motorcycle. Sykes explained at the end of the test he had achieved beat your own record and had reached 201 meters faster than anyone aboard a steam motorcycle. The eighth mile, those just over 200 meters, is another of the usual distances in this type of racing. Although it is far from the world record on a motorcycle Dragster (less than five seconds and 469 km/h of peak speed) the merit is double because it is built in the house garage only for exhibition purposes. And warns: “We are very close to running the 402 meters in five seconds. We really want to finish the great engine at the end of this year, with 120 liters of water and three seconds of power. “Because the current motorcycle only has a water tank of 88 liters and generates its maximum power for 1.9 seconds. Yes, it’s talking about water. Because that is a steam motorcycle, right? In which it moves with water. How do you do it? They explain in Motorpasion motorcycle that the system is as simple as water, heat and pressure. To heat the water they use hydrogenated vegetable oil to produce pressure. This accumulates until being expelled by a Laval nozzle. At that time, overheated steam is in charge of throwing the motorcycle at more than 250 km/h. In fact, according to Sykes, the motorcycle can reach up to 320 km/h (once the mile room is exceeded) and is trying to increase the capacity up to 130 liters of tank and with two heating pipes Take the water up to 200ºC of temperature and generate 30 pressure bars. Objective: break the barrier of six seconds in 402 meters. Photo | CPE In Xataka | The crazy and crazy story of nuclear cars: the projects that played to be God during the twentieth century

The magic number that puts Mercadona very much ahead of its competition and that has a hidden cost

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Mercadona has achieved something that seemed impossible in the saturated food distribution sector: A net margin of 3.88% in 2024. Well above not only Spanish or European rivals, but even world giants such as Costco (2.95%), Walmart (2.88%) or Tesco (2.87%). The figure, a trifle compared to other sectors, is stratospheric if we compare it with rivals such as Carrefour, with just 0.93%. Others, such as Dia, Casino or Auchan directly record losses. The supermarket business Historically operates with megic margins (1-2%) compensated for its high volume and cash flow. Mercadona, touching 4%, It is an anomaly. And he has achieved it mainly in the last five years, in which it has gone from 2.7% of 2019 to 3.88% of 2024. In addition, its net benefit has shot 37%, to 1,384 million euros. The 6 keys to unprecedented profitability “Total Efficiency” Model. The figures obey a polished strategy for decades. Juan Roig described the results of 2024 as “from ‘very good’ to ‘spectacular’” during his presentation at the central offices in Paterna. He attributed them to “the good progress of the economy, a great business model and brave decision making,” according to Castellón Plaza. One of Mercadona’s distinctive elements is its commitment to an “efficient assortment.” In other words: a short catalog. Other chains offer between 15,000 and 20,000 references, Mercadona has a rather lower number, prioritizing high -rotation products. It is one of the points that highlights the analysis of Food retaila strategy that “allows you to be more efficient, reach economies of scale and boost the quality of your own brand, all this while offering low prices.” That goes in the next point … Own brand domain. The weight of the distributor brand in Mercadona is overwhelming: its landowner brands, green or deliplus forest represent 58.2% of its sales, according to data from Actuality distribution About 2018. The chain then controlled approximately 44%of the total Spanish market of white brands, far ahead of competitors such as day (16%) or Lidl (11%). This strategy eliminates marketing costs and intermediaries associated with commercial brands. And allows you to set competitive prices without sacrificing margin. Mercadona has constantly invested in improving the quality of these products, developing them together with specialized suppliers to match or overcome the quality of leading brands. A unique relationship with suppliers. The Valencian chain has changed the distributor-professional relationship since the late nineties, when Roig promoted the “interproved” model. As it details INFORETAIL MAGAZINEMercadona “selected a manufacturer by category and granted long -term exclusivity to produce its brands”, working in “open book”: the chain knew the costs of the supplier and jointly set objectives of productivity improvement. Although this model has evolved since 2018 to a broader base of 1,400 “Totaler suppliers“, The philosophy of vertical integration and joint optimization remains. Mercadona negotiates block for all its stores, and that allows you to get conditions that other distributors do not get. The success of this symbiosis is such that, according to The economist“Mercadona suppliers are made of gold”, with growth of more than 10% in their sales during the last year. Logistics and automation. Mercadona operates one of the most sophisticated logistics networks in Europe, with 16 large highly automated blocks that supply their 1,674 supermarkets daily. In 2024, it allocated 276 million euros (26% of its total investment) to strengthen this infrastructure, according to Digital economy. The company has implemented advanced technologies such as the system Figa bridge picking (PPG) In its fresh warehouses, which speeds up the preparation of orders: it allows you to carry fresh products from the field to the store in 24 hours. Less losses and better perceived quality. This obsession with efficiency has raised productivity per employee at 313,545 euros per year, the highest in the sector. Almost null expense and marketing control. Unlike other chains with a lotHere is an example in this house) and not so much to announce products. Trust more on the mouth-a-or and the repetition of purchase. This savings in marketing, which for competitors can mean 1-2% of sales, is direct to the net margin. The company also maintains a relatively simple directive structure. In 2024, he even reduced his management committee to only six members, in front of the sixteen he came to have, according to reports Castellón Plaza. The six members of the Management Committee with Juan Roig in the presentation of results of exercise 2024. That committee came to have sixteen members. Image: Mercadona. No promotions or discounts. Mercadona has no loyalty program, points, coupons or specific discounts. Instead, opt for stable and competitive prices throughout the year. He no longer entrusts his motto ‘Always low prices‘which started at the end of the nineties, and in fact He has explicitly said that it is not his goal to be cheapbut the idea of ​​SPB remains in a certain way: fixed prices instead of specific offers. This saves you promotional marketing costs and constant price changes. In 2024 He reduced 2,000 pricesbut permanently and without this affecting its profitability, according to the company itself. In fact, its gross commercial margin remained stable at 24.7%, confirming that the increase in net profit (37%) compared to sales (9%) is mainly due to internal efficiency improvements, not to make products more expensive. Internationalization problems Mercadona has a 28% market share in Spain and is a baggy leader, but it is having difficulties when leaving other markets. In Portugal he has been for five years but “only” has sixty stores. Although the Portuguese is a market that has begun to give benefits (7 million euros in 2024), Roig has admitted that “it costs a lot” to grow there. As collected The avant -garde“after being forty years in Spain” it is not easy to adapt the model, and international expansion requires “generating managers in the country through internal promotion, which is a long process.” Mercadona has had to adapt its assortment to Portuguese taste and develop a local supplier network. According to Merca2although store sales in Portugal … Read more

In 2025 the plug -in hybrids will contaminate three times more. It is not magic, it is the change of homologation that attacks manufacturers

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How much does a plug -in hybrid consume? It is almost impossible to be clear. It is a technology that depends so much on the use that is given to make any type of estimate involves falling into an error. So far we have seen plug -in hybrids that approve consumption between one and two liters per 100 kilometers. How realistic is this? It depends, as we said, How we use the car. If you are one of those who get the most out of this data on the car computer. The problem is that, according to the data they handle in the European Union, few drivers do this Ideal use of a hybrid car. This causes the estimated real consumption of these cars to be much higher than reflected in the technical chips. To solve it, the European Union completely changes the homologation cycle, which raises the consumption and has a direct impact on the broadcast portfolio that each company will have to present in 2027. The headache of plug -in hybrids As we said, the European Union is not believed by the homologations that have been made so far with plug -in hybrids. Not because they considered that they did not reflect a realistic figure, rather the problem is that they did not reflect the real use that has been extended. If you are a user who makes Between 50 and 100 kilometers a day For an urban environment and/or its vicinity, a plug -in hybrid can be a perfect car if you have to load it every night. With a consumption of 20 kWh/100 kilometers in electric mode, we can expect a cost of two euros or less daily. Prioritizing battery use most of the time, gasoline spending should be ridiculous. However, the European Commission believes that these types of cars are not always used in the most efficient way. In a report published in 2024 They collected that the realistic mean of consumption of a plug -in hybrid in Europe is 5.94 l/100 km of fuel (5.97 l/100 km between the plug -in hybrids of gasoline, the most common) for the type of driving that is made. And they highlighted another very important point. CO2 emissions are 139.4 gr/km of CO2, instead of 39.6 gr/km of CO2 approved on average. Therefore, as of this year other cycles are beginning to make during the homologation of new cars. Until nowa plug -in hybrid was subjected to constant cycles in which the speed was increasing to exhaust its battery. After its electric warehouse, one last cycle was made only with the Combustion engine. It was a way to simulate the most efficient conditions of use of a PHEV: throw to the extent of the possible electric motor until the battery is exhausted. But since January 1, 2025 it is applied EURO 6E BIS. This new way of measuring plug -in hybrids is mandatory for all homologated cars until December 31, 2026. From there, all cars sold by manufacturers as new will have to undergo this new test. With this new protocol, the conditions are harder. The test will be extended up to 2,200 kilometers and the test will run over time with the empty battery. Temperature conditions will be more extreme. And when EURO 6E BIS-FCM enters into force, cars will face worse circumstances with tests that will extend up to 4,260 kilometers. What happens is that in many countries Aids have been delivered to purchase of a plug -in hybrid, thinking that their owners would make a more efficient use of them. However, In Switzerland they already took their aid In 2022 because they considered that with the use that they were giving them contaminated as much as a diesel and They were taking advantage of advantages of cleaner vehicles. All this has direct consequences for the coming years on emissions. The maximum allowed limit for each brand is 93.6 gr/km of CO2 on average in 2027. For the calculation the Weight of the emissions registered in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The brand that exceeds will have to pay 95 euros for each gram overcome and car sold. That is, if you have sold one million cars and record 94.6 gr/km of CO2 on average, the fine will be 95 million euros. Having until the end of 2026 with plug -in hybrids that barely approve just over 30 gr/km of CO2 is an advantage for manufacturers that can prioritize their sales if their electric cars are not working quite well. Keep in mind that these data allow up to three plug -in hybrid cars by a gasoline without exceeding the maximum allowed barrier. The problem will come with the new models that are coming to the market and, above all, from 2027 that manufacturers must withdraw these markets from the market or assume that the same vehicle will now reflect a volume of emissions that can be between three and four times higher. That is, they will be able to use the “trick” of the plug -in hybrid but will not add so favorably as until now. Photo | Byd In Xataka | Catl wants to convert plug -in hybrids into true electric cars with its last battery: 400 kilometers of autonomy

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