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Every year millions of packages are lost during shipments. So there are companies that are selling them to weight

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Only in the United States They lose or steal 1.7 million packages every day. In Spain the latest data from the TDI logistics group They revealed that more than two shipments were lost per minute. The curious thing is where at least part of them end: they are shown to weight. Millions of lost packages. According to They indicate to EFE From the employer of the logistics sector one, in Spain more than 3.3 million packages are sent per day, and the cases of loss involve a tiny fraction of 0.001% (about 3,300 per day). A simple error on the label or lack of centralized information can cause these problems, and that is where some companies recover them to resell them. Reversing weight. Services such as Crazy Day Factory, My Mystery Package, Merkandi, LotesDevolutions, or King Colis are dedicated exactly to the same thing: acquiring those lost packages to often resell them as part of surprise boxes that are sold to weight. As they point out in the confidentialin Kink Colis for example they establish a price of 1.99 euros per 100 grams in standard packages and 2.79 euros in the premium type. A lot of noise and few chollos? In King Colis FAQ, a French startup, they explain that buying this type of surprise packages can be very profitable, because one “can contradate state -of -the -art technological devices to clothing or accessories of recognized brands.” However, they also warn: “Not all lost packages necessarily contain treasures. There is a part of chance!” You don’t know what you buy. One acquires these packages to weight, but does not really know what he is buying. As they revealed in the nationalin stores such as my mystery package open ephemeral stores throughout the year in different municipalities to give out these packages, but there is a key requirement: the package cannot be opened until after buying it. And that implies risks. These lost packages are not checked and therefore can be damaged, be defective or have a much lower price than the buyer ends up. In Lotes Devolutions they explain that those products that put on sale – which are returns, not lost shipments – do not go through a previous check, which can end up causing a disappointing surprise effect. Packages are sold repaired without visible brands to eliminate commercial references, turning the purchase into a riddle … or a bet. The psychology of surprise. The surprise boxes such as those offered by all these businesses take advantage of known phenomena of human psychology. Several researchers published in June 2024 A study in which they revealed how the stimulus-organism-response (Sor) causes that impulsive purchase out of curiosity without intervening conscious thinking. We think quickly instead of thinking fast, as the Nobel Prize Daniel Kahneman in his famous’ stood out in depth.Think quickly, think slowly‘. Previous experience. In Xataka we were able to meet this type of business last year, when we went to an old warehouse on the outskirts of Madrid to try to locate some cholt between the chaos of Amazon returned products that a company put on sale. There was no surprise effect here and the proposal is something different, but the conclusion was already clear: we had no luck and after hours of search we went out empty. Finding chollos, whether by surprise or not, is not easy. Image | Chuttersnap In Xataka | The end of free online returns: Zara, Pull and Bear and more stores begin to collect them

Byd surpasses you in sales and the best -selling electric car is a surprise

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Although we are already looking at June and summer, the consolidated car sales figures for Europe have just made an appearance. Like every month since we started the year, there is no good news for Tesla. On the contrary, Volkswagen can be extremely happy and Byd manages to make a place. This is all that have given themselves the first four months of the year. The first four -month period. Europe has closed this first four -month period with a small brake on its sales, according to data from Acea. Between January and April, 3,640,211 cars have been sold in Europe, about 40,000 units less than last year by these dates. We write down a 1.2%drop. Electric cars, however, are growing at a good pace. Last April 145,341 cars of this type were recorded, which are almost 40,000 units more than last year and, above all, a growth of 34.1%. In the accumulated of the year, 558,262 have been counted in the Europe 26.4% more than in the same period of 2023. Tesla. It is, without any doubt, the most striking fact. At this point, last year he had placed 77,314 cars on the market while this year he has only managed to get 41,677 units. It is a 46.1%drop. The fall is of such wingspan that its market share has also been reduced by half, standing at 1.1%. And that if we talk about the accumulated of the year. In April the company’s fall has been 52.6%. The first year of each quarter in Tesla is always complicated, so in April 2023 he added a market share of 1.3% but, this time, up to 0.6% has been reduced. An April to forget. The data is even more worrying if we look with magnifying glass the April data. The Tesla Model and, the one that was its great superventas, has only managed to be the ninth best -selling electric car in Europe with a 53% drop compared to last year, According to Jato Dynamics. To find those of Tesla Model 3 you have to dive to the twenty position. In this case, the fall is 42%. If we attend to the data by brands in April, the situation is even more complicated because we must look in the eleventh place to find the company of Elon Musk. To this we must add that the company depends exclusively on two models to the point that the Tesla Model S and Model and have sold less than 100 units last April. A sorpasso. For the first time in what we have been placed among the 10 companies that sells more electric cars. He does it at a key moment. The month of April has reported more sales than Tesla and its growth compared to the same month of 2023 is 169%. The appearance of ByD is no accident. Little by little it has been adding more and more cars to its electric fleet and, above all, a hole in Europe has been becoming. But there is something else, none of its cars is among the 25 best -selling models of the month that reflects its strength to diversify market and aim for many different types of audiences. Byd’s advantage over its competitors is that most have a flag model that adds most of their sales. He Renault 5 He added 5,662 of the 10,328 total electric units that he put on the market. He KIA EV3 accumulated 5,680 sales of the 9,101 units sold in April. He Skoda Elorq He added 7,998 units of 13,598 Czech brand registration. The great winner. Without any doubt, Volkswagen. With 107,153 units sold in April, the German company has led the month in Europe and with 410,141 units sold in what we have been for the year, it is the only brand that has exceeded 400,000 units … and also 300,000. Toyota, its great rival worldwide, is the second manufacturer that has sold the most cars until April and registered 287,521 units. But, above all, it is the electric plane what best reports to Volkswagen. Their Volkswagen ID.3, ID.7 and ID.4 They occupy, in this order, the second, third and fourth position of best -selling electric cars last April. Especially relevant is the growth of 34% that adds the Volkswagen ID.3a car that has cost a lot to start starting and has been in the market since 2020. And it’s not just that. Leading. If we attend to the sales of the Volkswagen Group, April was accompanied by excellent news for the company. The Skoda Elroq was the best -selling electric car and the Enyaq He slipped as the last of that honor list of the 10 best -selling electric cars on the continent. In sum, Skoda was placed in third position among the manufacturers that sell the most electric cars. And we must add that Audi has also accompanied. It was the fourth manufacturer that sold more electric cars last April. Only the Volkswagen Group has cast three companies between the four that sold more electric cars and half of the 10 best -selling electric cars if we serve the specific models. Photo | In Xataka | Europe had a plan to jump into the electric car and 2025 was its first fire test. The manufacturers have ended it

Selling a second -hand electric car is a very bad idea. Unless your car is an xiaomi su7

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The second -hand electric car It is worth little money. Very little money really and much less than that of a combustion car. Something that makes sense if we take into account how technology progresses and the speed with which electric cars are outdated. This maelstrom in which the market lives has caused some rental companies to have lost a lot of money with the electric car. The case of Hertz and Tesla It is representative of how a brand can be a shelter value For a while and collapse in the second -hand market in a very short time if she herself decides to lower prices or competitors begin to launch important innovations. Xiaomi is living that moment Tesla. And, therefore, it is the company with the highest residual value in its vehicles. A value so high that it pales that of the rest of the manufacturers, including Europeans, and that has its reason for being in high demand and novelty. Xiaomi is living its moment Tesla The electric car market, although already giant in China, is still a relatively new market. That causes some distortions such as the one that Xiaomi is living or the one that Tesla herself has lived for years. To give some examples of the impact that some brands can have. Elon Musk’s company has gone so ahead of the competition that in Europe has come to have market quotas greater than 10% A few months ago, an extremely high figure considering that it competes with four cars and only two of them are available to the general public. That fever for getting a Tesla has left us curious photographs. So much that before a broken supplies chain, there would be who will pay a surcharity in front of a new car for getting a second -hand tesla in the semi -new market. Or that the tesla cybertruck was for months the car More than 100,000 euros best selling of the United States. But it has also shown us why these types of situations have occurred. The value of Tesla in the second -hand market fell when the supplies chain was balanced and the company itself began to Apply aggressive discounts to maintain its market share in the face of competitions. Also when The cybertruck bubble went unblog And the demand seemed satiated. They are two phenomena that explain why the Xiaomi Su7 is the Chinese electric car that loses the lower a year. In fact, according to the Chinese Chinese Automobile Association, retains 88.7% of its value after a year. It is a spectacular figure to which, among Western vehicles, only Tesla Model X (77.8%) and Model 3 (75.3%) can shade in China. With 71.2% value retention, the Tesla Model and sneaks among the 10 electric cars that retain the most value in China. Form, next to their brothers, the only Western electric cars that enter into this section. Behind Xiaomi, Li Auto occupies the second and third position with the M9 and the Mega. It is surprising that Not a single byd car between the list Of the electric cars that retain the most value a year but it makes sense if we serve the brands we find in the list. Xiaomi, Li Auto, Tesla and Smart (which sneaks as seventh) are brands considered premium in in the Asian country. But there is another component, any of those companies have a smaller production or offer than that of the Chinese giant byd. Who looks for a “affordable” tesla has two options and four in the total of its range. Li auto only has five options. Smart is growing its offer. Xiaomi has only one vehicle. To keep in mind what price difference exists with Western companies, Volkswagen, Ford and Kia lose half of their value in a single year. None of them retains more than 53% of the same past for a year. The European company that best yields Porsche (69%), followed by Mercedes (59%). Xiaomi fever has been so high that demand has surpassed supply. He has done it with the entire range, from its basic street versions to the most powerful and radical that added a volume of reserves in 10 minutes according to its entire annual production. That excessive demand prevents the car from falling on price in the second -hand market and that, in specific cases, shoots at the price. To this we must add that the Chinese market is turning with local companies. Li Auto and Xiaomi are seen as companies that offer the latest technology and that are A step ahead of the western ones to which they only see as combustion cars brands that Electrified versions put on the market. That need to feel something new or something different and more advanced in the electric car has led the country to create the label of “Smart Electric Car” Because users feel the need to differentiate between electric cars “for day to day” or that offer a connected experience but similar to the one we experience in the West and those that offer more advanced options such as a better quality semi -autonomous conduction. That unstoppable advance of the industry (more advanced cars in autonomous driving, recharges to ever views, battery changes in stations …) Slop the price of electricity in the second -hand market because they cause premature obsolescence and put obstacles to companies that cannot play at that rate. In that market, the best news is to be a young company, with a very reduced offer that has managed to create a very high expectation for a model. Photo | Xiaomi In Xataka | 400 kilometers loads in five minutes of ByD are as impressive as it is not very useful. At least they think of Mercedes

Japan has been charging a 0% tariff to foreign cars. You will not find one among the 50 best selling

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Japan is a fascinating country, of those that it costs to understand from the point of view of a western one. Perhaps because we ourselves have turned our backs on Asian culture during our years of teaching or because, simply, they have historical and cultural peculiarities that we are complicated to assimilate. What is certain is that the Japanese have entrenched the consumption of the local product. You have to keep in mind that Japanese society is deeply nationalistperhaps because it is surrounded by other countries where this feeling is also entrenched as China or the Koreas, which has caused continuous tensions in the area. After the Second World WarThe United States financed the recovery of Japan, with the clear objective of putting a geopolitical cap to communism that threatened from China and Korea. A movement that could have diluted this nationalist feeling. Little by little, the country was growing and in the 70s managed to diversify its industry and, at the same time, apply technical novelties that placed it at the world avant -garde in many sectors. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Yen against the dollar, they decided to put all their effort into export as much as possible of your products. Those exports flooded the world product economy. One of the most significant were cars. In its technical innovations, the country prioritized the efficiency of its engines, key to flooding the market when the oil crisis. In front of American and European cars, The Japanese were cheaper and more efficient. It was at that time that the industry shot completely and Japan decided to make a decision: he raised tariffs on foreign cars. Pass and see Something like that should have thought of Japanese politicians in 1978. With the aim of being more competitive in the face of foreign markets, the country raised all tariffs for those who wanted to import a car to their country. That is, any foreign brand could sell its cars in Japan without paying a single extra euro. In Japan they should not be afraid of what was going to happen. Its industry was so powerful and cultural factors so decisive that foreign vehicles have not finished cauling in the market. For proof, In 2016 the European Union lifted the 10% tariff with which he taxed Japanese cars. The 3% paid by Japanese manufacturers to produce in Europe but use Japanese pieces, but also raised Japanese. In return, the European Union found the open door to sell other products, such as cheese or wine. So, The European Union He came from buying 575,000 cars worth 9,000 million euros while we were barely sold 279,000 vehicles for a value of 7.3 billion euros, they collected in The world. From Auqí we can get two readings. The European Union, a specialist in the export of cars, had barely placed in the country Japanese 279,000 cars in a market in which Five million cars were almost sold that 2016. Of the 12 best -selling brands that year in the country, only one (Mercedes in tenth position) was foreign. And none of the 30 best -selling cars in the country was a foreigner. The cars that the European Union managed to place in Japan were high -price vehicles. The average unit cost Japan more than 26,000 euros while those bought by the European Union cost less than 16,000 euros. That is, it costed Europe (and much) to compete by volume. When Japan opened its doors to the world, it had to be aware of the country’s particularities. The hard emission and space standards have made the center cars of large cities disappear. From the 60s The Shako Shomeishhothe obligation to have a space to park the car to have the right to buy a car. In a country that is concentrated in cities, the limitation is decisive. In addition, the Japanese client fully trusts his companies and has trouble opening to new technologies. The host of the hybrid car in front of any other technology (and the Resistance of Japanese firms themselves The electric car attests to it) is a good example of this. To this we must add that, by price, the great generalists cannot compete since local vehicles are sold much cheaper taking advantage of a manufacturing within the country that is more competitive than beyond their borders. The value of YEN, lower than the dollar, the euro or the pound, allows them to obtain large amounts of money for the development and manufacture of a product that allows them to lower prices in their local market. On the contrary, foreign companies that have to sell there face A cut market For emission regulations, the space regulations barrier and that have the obligation to change the production of the car since when driving on the left they need to position the controls on the opposite side. An added cost that puts another lock. The result is that Europeans and Americans end up offering Japan cars that do not interest. In addition, in Japan the minivans, contained on the outside and of wide interior space are religion. A type of car that has disappeared in Europe while in Japan the Toyota feels, the Nissan Note and the Honda Freed occupied the squares of third, fourth and fifth best selling car In the country. And you can keep going down in the list of the 50 best -selling cars in Japan In 2024. You will not find one that is a foreigner. Photo | Toyota In Xataka | The problem of US cars in Europe is not tariffs: they are not interested in the least

He will be able to continue selling his H20 GPU for AI in China, although he has cost him a 1 million dinner per diner

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The GPU for applications of artificial intelligence (AI) H20 is the salvation of Nvidia in China. Since the sanctions package officialized by the administration of Joe Biden entered into force November 16, 2023 This is THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR IA That Jensen Huang’s company can sell to its Chinese clients. And, in addition, during the last months it is being a real success. This chip on paper is much less capable than the most sophisticated GPUs that Nvidia currently sells. In fact, this is the reason why the US Department of Commerce has allowed its sale in China in recent months. Its limitations invited us to initially assume that their reception in this Asian country would be warm, but It has not been so at all. According to Business Intelligence semiconductorsince this chip reached the Chinese market in mid -2024 its sales have grown 50% quarter to quarter, which positions it as the most successful Nvidia product today. However, sales of The H100 GPUwhich is more powerful, “only” grows 25% quarter after quarter. In spite of everything since the end of 2024, the H20 Chip is undergoing the scrutiny of the US Department of Commerce. Jensen Huang has added one of his most unlikely successes Gina Raimondo, the Secretary of Commerce during the mandate of Joe Biden, He made this warning to Nvidia In December 2023: “If redesign a chip so that it can be used for AI, we will control it the next day.” The direct allusion to the Jensen Huang company is evident. The return to the US government of Donald Trump and his collaborators far from appeasing the panorama promised to end once and for all for the sale of the H20 GPU in China. The Nvidia business in China has resentful during the last two years as a result of the sanctions imposed by the US For Nvidia this restriction would be a very hard blow. His business in this Asian country has rented during the last two years as a result of the sanctions imposed by the US, and stop selling the GPU that during the last months He has sustained this company in China I would make a difficult wound to heal. These are the circumstances in which Jensen Huang has met with Donald Trumpand has done so with a firm purpose: to ensure that the government allows Nvidia to continue selling its H20 chip in China. The Trade Department, which under Trump’s mandate is being led by Howard Lutnick, intended According to several filters to prevent this week that this GPU continue to arrive in the country of Xi Jinping. However, against all forecast the US administration has suspended, at least temporarily, its export prohibition of this chip. This conclusion is surprising, but there are even more circumstances in which Jensen Huang has achieved his goal. And it is that the general director of Nvidia has approached this negotiation directly with Donald Trump during a dinner at the restaurant of the Mar-A-Lago tourist complex housed in Palm Beach (Florida), which is owned by the latter. It has transcended that Huang and the other diners They have paid a million dollars each for attending this dinner. But Huang has compensated. Nvidia can continue selling its H20 GPU in China. At least for the moment. Although, yes, he has pledged to invest more money in data centers for the US. Image | Nvidia More information | Npr In Xataka | The Nvidia pulse and US administration becomes more virulent. The B20 GPUs for danger

The best -selling electric scooter in Spain has been renewed. The problem remains the same as always

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There is a scooter that has managed to make a hole in Spain. One with removable battery, an autonomy that is around 100 kilometers, with a peak speed above 100 km/hy manufacturing. And if, It can be driven with the car card B. We talk about Silence S01 Actiona, also marketed by Seat as MO. A version that has been renewed for this 2025 and that is especially relevant for its draft in the market: it is the only Electric Scooter with potential to compete with combustion motorcycles. What it offers. The Silence S01 is a scooter equivalent to 125cc. In its new 2025 version promises up to 133 kilometers of autonomy and a tip speed up to 110km/h. It has a 7.5 kW engine, a 5.6 kWh battery and specifications very similar to those of any combustion scooter. Its differential factor is that this battery is extracted in a cart with wheels to be able to load it at home. If we have a load point, nothing prevents us from performing the process with its Shucko connector. What costs. The price of this motorcycle starts from 5,140 euros before aid. And the phrase is literal, since you are paying the motorcycle, the battery is not included. There are three ways to get it. Unique battery payment: 1,000 euros. Subscription: Monthly payment for the use of the battery, including three full load cycles (about 300km per month): 20.5 euros. Subscription: Monthly payment for battery use, including six full load cycles: 29.5 euros. The small print. The goal of battery rental, according to Silence, is to forget the obsolescence inherent to them. Actiona has a battery stations park, so we can change it in one of them for one that is completely charged to forget to load. If we decide to make the loads, complete it at home will take between seven and nine hours, thought especially to perform the cycles during the night. We must also take into account that, although the battery has a format of Trolleyweighs 41 kilos. The best selling in Spain. S01 is, by far, the best -selling electric motorcycle in our country, the only one that has broken the barrier of the 1,000 units (1080) in 2024. It is still very Of the almost 9,000 units that sold the Honda PCX or the Yamaha Nmax, but not so far from the brand that occupies the 25th stand in combustion: Aphrillia, with Mr. GT 125 and its 1,888 units. Electric motorcycles are still expensive. In Xataka we made accounts: Electric motorcycles cost (not counting aid), practically double with respect to combustion scooters. With an average mileage and a journey of about 20km per day, we would take about ten years to amortize the purchase of electricity. Beyond numbers, the Silence S01 remains the most attractive scooter within its land, and this new 2025 version with improved suspensions, more peak speed and a light Restyling It arrives with even more arguments. Image | Act In Xataka | An electric motorcycle “125” with Spanish blood and 200 kilometers of autonomy: we tried the Velca One

Xiaomi has lost 800 million dollars in its first year selling electric cars. It is excellent news for your future

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Nine months in the market have been enough to show that Lei Jun was not wrong when he decided to bet on electric cars. The company announced the Xiaomi Su7 in December 2023. In April 2024 the first deliveries arrived. In December I already touched with the fingers Strain its only electric car as one of the 10 new energy models (plug and electrical hybrids) in China. Now, the company has submitted results and has updated its upward forecasts. 2025 will be the first full year in which, at least, one of its electric cars is on the street. In 2023 they did not sell a single electric car. In 2025 they aspire to place in the market 350,000 units. With the data collected by Clean Technicait is very likely that the Xiaomi Su7 will be placed among the 10 best -selling cars of new energy in the Chinese market, despite competing with settled brands that offer much cheaper vehicles such as the Byd Seagull or the Wuling Hongguang Mini. The 2024 results have been a definitive support for the strategy. Results that take away the hypo Until now, Xiaomi had announced that I hoped to deliver 300,000 electric cars in 2025. However, the presentation of 2024 results has served to update those figures in another 50,000 additional units. In addition, of the Xiaomi Su7, the company is expected to launch the market Xiaomi Yu7an electric SUV that points directly to Tesla Model and as the great rival. It is no accident that Elon Musk’s are valuing the launch of a cut version of your SUV best -selling electric in the Asian country. But what has really been a support for the company has been Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. The most capable electric car sells dream benefits at a ridiculous price. On paper, it improves the performance of a Porsche Taycan but is sold to a third of its price. The announcement, as expected, has ended up unleashing madness. Lei Jun confirmed That in three days they have sold all the production they had scheduled for 2025, confirming more than 10,000 sales. In those three days there were a total of 19,000 reservations, so the demand of the car almost doubled the annual production in 72 hours. Xiaomi first year data selling electric cars All this has had a brutal impact on your accounts: Xiaomi has already delivered more than 200,000 cars. The net profit of the company has increased by 41% (3,760 million dollars) compared to 2023. Total sales of the company have grown by 35%. Their cars already suppose 10% of the company’s income. Between 2021 and 2025 it has spent 3.3 billion dollars on the development of the electric vehicle and its entire ecosystem. He plans to continue spending another 4.2 billion dollars in investigation in 2025. They lost around 800 million dollars in their car division. That loss of 800 million of dollars should not be a big problem for the company. Keep in mind that only in 2025 will almost double the cars that it has put in the market so far. In addition, the performance of the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra and the arrival of the Xiaomi Yu7 should help them make the investments already made. And not just that. From Fortune They emphasize that the company values ​​its performance in the automobile market because the company helps to comply with its brand image and raise it. Competing from you to you with Porsche and Tesla gives the company a value that until now did not. In addition, from Xiaomi they already assure that In 2027 They hope to export their first cars outside their borders, which should give a new push to its portfolio and continue to press so that the electric car becomes a fundamental pillar in the company’s strategy. If it is not anymore. Photo | Lei Jun in X In Xataka | The Xiaomi Su7 also expires in autonomy: the first tests under real conditions place him above Tesla or Byd

The Castor project was the great idea of ​​Spain to self -ability. Now you are selling it by pieces

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Spain always has pursued concern around natural gas. More than 15 years ago its main sources were Algeria and Russia, but not to be energy dependent, the State promoted the Castor project. This initiative It arose as a possible response to face these challenges and reduce the vulnerability of the Spanish nation in the face of possible energy crises. However, a study confirmed That the gas injection of the year 2012 caused the earthquakes of Castellón, so a year later the Minister of Industry at that time ordered its closure. Now the current government has decided to sell it in parts. A little context. THE CASTOR PROJECT It was promoted by the Zapatero government and continued under the Rajoy Executive, being the ACS construction company, controlled by Florentino Pérez, responsible for the execution. The infrastructure was managed by the Concessionaire Escal Ugs, an ACS subsidiary. All this, He explains it Chronologically a citizen association that has denounced the case. How was it going to be? The Castor project consisted of an underwater natural gas warehouse located off the coast of Castellón, designed to store gas in an underwater deposit about 1,700 meters deep. It had the capacity to store approximately 1.9 BCM (billions of cubic meters) of gas and consisted of a marine platform, a gas pipeline of 30.3 kilometers in length, and a land plant in Vinaròs. And the problems came … Just for the earthquakes, was it closed? No, like Eldiario.es explained The initiative had a few challenges from the beginning. The reasons were different, such as their profitability, their environmental impact and the fact that it did not turn out to be as necessary as it had initially raised, given The great capacity of the regasifying of gas in Spain. Given this situation, the project was tried to sell in search of some type of economic solution. However, they did not find a solution to the problem, so finally the ACS company He abandoned it and the dismantling process began. A decade of the castor’s fiasco. Ten years later, the Castor project remains a clear example of billionaire failure. The submarine gas warehouse that ACS built In front of the coast of Castellón and Tarragona, it only operated in tests and never reached its full functionality. The result is known: an unusable infrastructure and a billionaire hole that has ended up paying the taxpayer, accompanied by a waterfall of judicial litigation without those responsible for being identified. Definitive closure. As They have advanced Different media, the third vice president and minister for ecological transition and demographic challenge, Sara Aagesen, has confirmed that the dismantling of the underwater warehouse will begin in May after the sealing of the thirteen underwater wells. In addition, what can be recovered from the project will be sold to reduce losses, which are encrypted by about 260 million euros. Why that figure? It all starts during the Rajoy government in 2014, which It was approved Express compensation of 1,350 million euros for the construction company ACS through a Royal Decree-Law. However, this compensation, which should be paid for 30 years through the gas bill, was declared unconstitutional in 2017, which paralyzed payments to financial entities. Finally, the State had to borrow to compensate the bank. The litigation began. During those years, the facilities have cost more than 100 million euros for more than 11 years, when the Concessionaire Escal Ugs resigned from the project. However, the National Court has forced ESPS, the company controlled by ACS, to return 209.7 million euros in “financial compensation” that charged between 2014 and 2017, after the judgment of the Constitutional Court that annulled the payments. However, it remains to be seen if the company will comply with this obligation, since Escal Ugs entered into a creditors’ contest In 2019. As for the criminal derivative, in 2021 the Castellón audience acquitted on step Already its directors of a crime against the environment and natural resources, a fact that underlines the lack of responsible for the Fiasco. A classic example of loss socialization. The Castor project is an example of “socialization of losses”, where the consequences of failure fell on the taxpayer, while financial entities, which had advanced money in exchange for charging it with interest for 30 years, were compensated by the State. Despite the controversies, the ACS company benefited from this compensation, despite the fact that its president, Florentino Pérez, declared that the project was a “misfortune” For his company, which represented only 1% of the ACS billing. A great legislative error. So it was indicated by the Independent Fiscal Responsibility Authority (Airef)as one of the most expensive in the energy sector, concentrating more than half of the compensation paid by the State in recent years. This case has evidenced the need to carry out more rigorous studies on the technical, economic and environmental viability of the projects, especially when they involve geological risks or impacts in local communities. In addition, it has evidenced the importance of greater transparency in decision -making and public fund management. Image | Zarateman and Albertodv Xataka | 2025 is the beginning of the end for gas boilers in Spain. European regulations have started its long withdrawal

In his first year “in crisis” selling electric cars, Musk puts the eye in optimus with promises and really psychedelic figures and figures

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Tesla has closed 2024 with A 71% drop in benefits Up to 2.3 billion dollars, while income barely grew 2%. The company has registered its first historical setback in cars deliveries, something that We saw coming. Why is it important. The moment could not be more critical. Tesla is in front of a perfect storm: Growing Chinese competition, With Byd at the head. Global price war. Premium market saturation. End of government aid. Musk’s response has been remarkable: Price cuts that have eroded the margins to alarming levels. Between the lines. Musk seems to be repeating its usual strategy: in the face of disappointing results, it promises technological revolutions that divert attention to the fundamental problems of the business. This time, the bet is double: autonomous taxis and Humanoid robots. Yes, but. Musk’s closeness with Trump has triggered the value of shares more than 100% in the last year, challenging all financial logic. Investors seem to bet more on the political influence of Musk than by the fundamentals of Tesla. The operating margins have collapsed to 6.2%, from 8.2% of the previous year. Cybertruck sales have stagnated in 13,000 quarterly units. AND Every time they sell cheaper. Tesla depends more and more on regulatory credits: 692 million dollars this quarter. Trump has put them in the target. Between bambalins. The advertisement of the autonomous taxi Cybercab for 2026 And the beginning of Robotaxis operations In June of this 2025, he dangerously remembers previous promises unfulfilled. However, Musk insists: “This time the wolf is real. And it can drive alone.” Tesla is at a historical crossroads: either it manages to materialize its technological promises and maintains its position as an innovative leader, or runs the risk of becoming a more cars manufacturer, less and less differential with respect to others, and caught in a price war With diminishing margins. Deepen: The New version of Model and It will reach 60,000 dollars in March, 33% more expensive than the current model. The European records of Tesla fell 24% in October. The company It is under investigation due to fatal accidents related to its autonomous driving system. Tesla’s brand value was reduced by 15,000 million in 2024, partly for Musk’s political rhetoric. The Trump administration promises to eliminate incentives for electric vehicles. Musk says this will harm the competition more than his company, but analysts are not so safe: Tesla is no longer the only relevant actor in the premium electricity market. Outstanding image | Xataka with Midjourney In Xataka | Elon Musk dreamed of building a city for its employees. Is about to make it come true in Texas

Su7 closed the year selling more than Model 3 and aspires to give it a great bite in sales in 2025

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Just two months ago we reviewed all the key dates of the Xiaomi first electric car. The Chinese company has managed to put an electric shielding car capable of compete on paper With brands like Tesla but also with firms that have always seemed more inaccessible, such as Porsche. Then we explain that the project was barely three years old when Lei Jun, CEO of the company, The Xiaomi Su7 definitely showed ushe First electric car of the company. That December 28, 2023 we could not imagine that in just one year we would have seen Xiaomi dispatch tens of thousands of units (almost 90,000 reservations in just 24 hours)get A record in nürburgring And, directly, present a Second SUV body. A meteoric advance that has ended up finding last December. In the last month of the year, Xiaomi has ended up taking an important bite in the sales of the electric car in China. It is an advance of what will come in 2025. A small victory that plays Tesla placed Specifically, it has been in December and in the electricity sedan market where Xiaomi has managed to overcome Tesla Model 3 as one of the best -selling cars. Collect in CNEVPOST That the Xiaomi Su7 delivered 25,815 units last December 2024, compared to 21,046 units delivered to Tesla Model 3 by Elon Musk’s company. The result is especially relevant since Tesla’s electricity directly competed with vehicles that cost a very small part of its price. The Xiaomi Su7 was launched with a price of 215,900 Chinese yuan (about 28,500 euros) slightly below the 235,500 Chinese yuan (about 31,100 euros) of Tesla Model 3. But, above all, especially far from the rivals it has for on. The Xiaomi Su7 was the fourth best -selling electric sedan in the country. Above it had Wuling binguo (30,757 units) that barely costs 75,800 yuan (10,000 euros), the Hongguang Mini EV (37,747 units) with options in the market where the car is acquired without battery and subscribes to it (lowering the price at a ridiculous cost of just three or four thousand euros) and the Byd Seagull (48,754 units) authentic Reference in the small electric car market and Chinese cheap with a price of 69,800 yuan (9,220 euros). The result of the Xiaomi Su7 in this first year has been exceptional. Lei Jun confirmed these days that the car had sold more than 135,000 units in the first year. To get an idea, the sum of All electric cars in Spain have added 65,478 units. December is a warning to Tesla of what can be found in the coming years. The month of December is always a month where the company of Elon Musk delivers more vehicles (it usually does so in the last months of each quarter) but this year it seems that it stepped on the accelerator to try to avoid what finally happened: Sell ​​less cars than the previous year for the first time in its history. In this final push, Tesla got record figures in China, Delivering 657,000 units in 2024. Only in December managed to place in the Market more than 83,000 vehicles. In spite of everything, from Xiaomi, figures that will approach those of Tesla are advanced by leaps and bounds. Lei Jun not only confirmed that Xiaomi had put on the market More than 135,000 vehicles In 2024. In addition, he ventured that in 2025 they will get Sell ​​300,000 cars. That would leave Xiaomi in a 45% production of what Tesla sold in China last year. That is, it is still far but in two years they hope to place almost halfway from the company of Elon Musk. To understand how this impulse is possible, it is expected that half of the year Xiaomi will throw its first electric SUV. He Xiaomi Yu7 It will fight directly with the Tesla Model and, just when Chinese buyers seem to be turning their backs on foreign manufacturers in favor of the premises. We will have to wait to know to what extent The soda in the image of the Tesla car It is enough to remain one of the best -selling cars. Photo | Lei Jun In Xataka | I have seen the Xiaomi electric car: SU7 is the clear proof of the brand’s future

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