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I have tried the first Spanish recharge points map for electric cars. I have good and bad news

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Electric Red of Spain has made public Revethe first official map that reflects the recharge points In Spain. The public company has collected the dynamic data of the entire infrastructure of the national territory, creating a free map that, a priori, contains all the information. The problem? Information about these recharge points is sent to Red Eléctrica by their own operators. In other words, if the operator does not send the data … the load point does not exist for the service. I have been able to prove this service to deepen its operation. I have good and bad news. Web and app. Reve It is a web page where we can access the real -time map of recharge points in Spain. The interface is quite simple and friendly, with five possible scenarios for recharge points. Group of site Available points Points where you are loading Reserved points Points out of service Despite being a web page, the interface is mainly aimed at using it with the mobile phone, and works practically as an application. The filters. One of Reve’s strengths is in the quality of the filters. We can select the operator, being available the following: Act Endesa X Way ETECNIC Iberdrola Clients Iberdrola | BP press Moeve PowerDot Repsol Wenea Services Easycharger In addition to the filter per operator, it can be sought by power, type of connector, price (€/kW), available payment method and even services at the point (recreational area, restaurant, supermarket, taxi stop, wifi, etc.). No, you haven’t read Tesla yet. As you may have appreciated, among the available companies It is not Teslaand we cannot filter the American company to find all its loaders. However, if we are looking for “Tesla”, the main supercores appear. And I say “the main”, because not all. In fact, some supercargators with several years of life in Spain do not appear on the map. It is, without a doubt, the main stick that I have found to this website. It will not replace any app. This map is raised as a platform in which to find the 25,685 load points of the country’s main suppliers (except Tesla chargers), but not as a direct rival for the best apps, such as Electromaps. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Spain goes a lot behind Western Europe in the implementation of the electric car. And this map illustrates it

The Spanish car will not suffer with 25% of the United States tariffs but with its consequences: a poorest Europe

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With a table in the hand and presuming to apply fewer tariffs than, it is supposed, the world is applying against the United States. This has been presented Donald Trump in what he has called “Liberation Day” to the media to confirm the application of new tariffs And when we say “the world”, capitalized, it is not an exaggeration. China, Europe, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, India, Switzerland, Malaysia … the list could follow Until adding 200 countries or regions. Literally. All these countries or regions are those that will have to Assume new US tariffs If you want to sell their products in the country. They are tariffs that will apply especially types of products Because, according to Donald Trump, his country is harmed in the purchase and sale of these goods or in their production. Based, all countries will have to pay 10% tariffs, whatever product. From there, up. And also specific rates are maintained to some sectors. The most punished, without any doubt, 25% to cars. Its impact is our consumption As We said a few days agothe direct impact of imposing 25% on cars that enter the United States is irrelevant for one of the most important industries in our country. The direct impact, that is important to point it out. Spain specializes in the export of cheap vehicles. Since it does not export the Mercedes Vito and Ford Transit to the United Statesits trade with the American country is practically non -existent, so the increase in cars that could reach it is irrelevant. Our country is the Second major exporter of cars of the European Union but the primary business is sales to the European Union itself or countries of the continent. By philosophy, the utilities we manufacture in Spain are very unattractive in the United States. And more if we take into account that we are jumping to electrical technology. Small and electric car is so uncompeitive in the country that Fiat was practically giving his fiat 500e. But all this does not mean that we do not suffer with all this tariff offensive. Impose a 20% tariff to the European Union (Independent of the mentioned to cars, steel or aluminum) and 34% to China, from 32% to Taiwan, 46% to Vietnam or from 24% to Japan, among others, it will make the purchase of cars, textiles and even raw materials as basic as rice. The problem is that The United States has lived in constant relocation For decades. Moving all that production to American soil is impossible in the short term and the direct and imminent consequence is, everything indicates, more expensive products. A loss of purchasing power That, indeed, it affects us. Because in a hyperconnected world, which BMW, Mercedes or Volkswagen sell less cars in the United States directly affects their results accounts. Goldman Sachs Calculate that Increase in the price of cars It will go from 5,000 to $ 15,000, depending on the type of vehicle and its base price. If this happens, it will fall as a waterfall to the employees to whom there will be less money to continue paying and, in turn, will cost them more money to make consumer goods. At the moment, the trust of US consumers has already fallen to values ​​of 2021, according to Bloomberg. When the Economy is aimed at a recessionone of the sectors that most usually suffers is that of the car. Keep in mind that the car is one of the greatest investments we make throughout our lives. For disbursement, it is usually the most important after the purchase of a house. When the economy enters crisis, Renewal times are lengthened and Less cars are sold. The 2008 crisis brought with him a Huge drop in car sale. That year, Spain returned to 1997 in terms of productive volume with An interannual fall of 12%. In our country, in 2006 1.6 million cars were enrolled and in 2012 The million had not been exceeded of units sold. Obviously, Spain is not in the 2008 pre -crisis bubble but we must look at countries like Germany. The German country is the main buyer of Spanish vehiclesfollowed by France. Has based much of its economy on exports And those of cars is the most remarkable to the point of being the first European and sixth producer and exporter in the world, with more than 4.1 million exported units (Spain did not reach 2.5 million last year). The German country has already added two years in a row in recession And the prospects for this 2025 was to grow very little. As little as just 0.3%. Calculations that were made before the announcement of the new tariffs presented last night. For its part, France grew last year 1.1% But household investment fell 6%. Again, everything points to lower consumption. The positive part is that Spain is facing a conversion betting on electric mobility. Although in Spain cars with combustion and cheap engines continue to lead the market, European manufacturers need to start selling all the electric ones that can go to go compensating emissions for 2027. And that implies lowering prices and making them more competitive in front of gasoline cars. What is evident is that an economy in recession or stops only negatively impacts the sale of vehicles. And that sale of vehicles depends on the 10% of Spanish GDP. Photo | The White House and Volkswagen In Xataka | Trump tariffs have caused the Big Tech debacle in the stock market. And propose a slowdown in investment in AI

The best paid Spanish manager in the world does not work in a great technological: sells “sugary water”

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Maybe his name does not sound to you at all since, unlike Tim Cook, Jensen Huang or Satya Nadella, Ramón Laguarta does not direct a great technological. However, for seven years he has been the helm of one of the world’s largest brands in the world: Pepsico. Or as Steve Jobs would say: sell “sugary water“ According to the published data By Pepsico before his shareholders, the Catalan Ramón Laguarta, president and CEO of Pepsico, has established himself as the best paid Spanish manager in the world. The best paid Spanish CEO in the world. As you collect The environmental environment Five daysin 2024, the total remuneration of Laguarta reached 28.8 million dollars. This salary milestone positions it well above other executives of large corporations, both in Spain and globally. Despite having reached this milestone, 2024 has not been the most lucrative year for Laguarta. According to records From the AFL -CO union, in 2023, the manager charged 33.9 million dollars, which meant 648 times the average salary of its employees. However, Ramón Laguarta is not the only Spanish manager at the head of an American multinational who receives a millionaire remuneration. Joaquín Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, He received a salary of 24.3 million, seeing its compensation reduced in 2024 compared to the 28.4 million that was pocketed in 2023. For his part, Enrique Lores, first HP executive, received a Salary compensation total of 19.4 million dollars. Laguarta’s salary. Actually, Laguarta “only” received 1.76 million as a salary, which represents a 4% increase with respect to the same concept of 2023. In addition, the CEO received a bonus of 11 million dollars in company shares and metallic incentives of 6.8 million dollars. In this concept, the company has applied a significant cut with respect to 2023, when it received 13.4 million dollars. To this figure, we must add 8.7 million dollars more in pension plans and other deferred remuneration, as well as $ 500,000 for personal expenses. Among personal expenses, the Use of private plane of the company. The sum of all these amounts corresponds to the aforementioned 28.8 million dollars that the manager pocketed in 2024. Although their total income was reduced by 15% with respect to 2023, Laguarta continues to stand out as one of the best paid managers, and the Pepsian Board of Directors stood out in Its presentation of annual results The solid leadership of its Spanish CEO in turbulent economic times. A “sugary water seller”. Laguarta occupies the position of president of Pepsico since 2018 and assumed the presidency of the Board of Directors in 2019. However, his career within the company began in 1996, when he joined the Spanish subsidiary of the company after a stage in front of Chupa Chups. A decade before the arrival of Laguarta to Pepsico, Steve Jobs He told John Scullyat that time CEO of Pepsico, one of those phrases that have remained for posterity: “Do you want to sell sugary water for the rest of your life or do you want to come with me and change the world?” It should be noted that, in English, the expression ‘Sugar Water’ is also used to refer to something bland, without substance. As if being the Pepsi CEO was something unimportant. There is no doubt that, in the case of Laguarta, directing a “sugary water” company has turned out to be very lucrative. However, the Apple CEO salary It continues to be better: in 2024, Tim Cook received 74.6 million in retribution. Point for Jobs. In Xataka | In 1985 Coca-Cola changed her formula when Pepsi was about to defeat her. It went wrong In Xataka | The best paid CEO in the world is Elon Musk, but its salary is 1 dollar: the great bonus of the bonus Image | Unspash (Nikhil), Wikimedia Commons (Qwertyfry38)

The most fascinating adventure program is a Spanish Tiktoker who is traveling to Japan with a 1998 Fiat

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Fabio Bell is a influencer That, under the nick Volatadipuca It has been specialized in publishing videos about cars and trips on their social networks. He has made routes through countries such as New Zealand or India, as well as by Route 66 North American, and on his channel combines from cars reviews to interviews with vehicle owners of very diverse characteristics. His last idea, however, is the one that is attracting more attention: to travel from Spain to Japan in a Fiat Marea of ​​98. Planazo. Camperize the car To make life in him, advance everything that can be (on day 1, from Barcelona to Monaco, for example), three months planned at the wheel to travel 14,500 kilometers. At the moment it has been (almost for Serbia) and every day a video summary is uploading that in some cases almost four million visualizations. The inaugural video of the trip, the most viral, reached almost 10 million visualizations. In it, he told his more than 411,000 followers how he withdrew the seats on the right side to install a bed, installed a baca and supplied 20 liters of diesel and a spare wheel. 11 tricks to dominate Tik tok I tell you my trip. For some years, travel Tiktokers have become one of the most famous content on social networks. From adventure to more urban environments, there are more specialized ones (@Racherrosargentinos They only make natural scenarios from South America) and more spectacular (@Jacktravelworld Use drones and film plans, which has won more than 400,000 followers), going through those who have a more practical and earthly approach (@Alanxelmundo It focuses on recommendations and advice for those who want to make their own trips). @volatadipuca I think we all wanted a second season with the tide. This time, a little more beast than the previous one. In total there will be 22 countries, 12 currencies and 25,000km, for 3 months. Good luck to all #Nippon #Coches #trips ♬ Original Sound – Fabio Belnome The travel tiktoks phenomenon. Tiktok has become one of the key media to show trips: the hashtag #tikToktravel, for example, has More than 23,000 million viewsbecause the creators who make content for this niche take, often, extreme views: trips linked to adventure, others very strict in the sustainable and ecological aspect (often out of reach of the average user) or, quite the opposite, luxury destinations and unique experiences. Travel Tiktoks offer the type of experiences that the common of mortals will not do, and in that section is, of course, go to Japan in a car. Out risks. Travel Tiktoks consumer can enjoy trips without assuming the risks of the most adventurous creators, such as Alpinisya @Nimsdaithe urban explorer @Shieyfreedom or the traveler to high -risk countries @drew_binsky. Recall that many of these Tiktokers, like @RemnigmaWang Yongning or Sofia Cheung died while recording extreme challenges and trips. However, we can share their emotions to the limit without any risk, which explains Gherem’s success as Belnome. That, but by car. What does Belnome do what distinguishes it from other travel Tiktokers? Without a doubt, the idea of ​​remodeling an old car and using it as a literal engine of its journey. In each video he remembers that it cost him 900 euros in Wallapop, and dedicated several deliveries to comment on how he was repairing and preparing for the trip, in addition to going through the corresponding reviews and ITVs. In addition, it gives a unique suspense touch to the trip: in the first video the engine is heated excessively, and in the second it is already removing the temperature sensor so that the fan works continuously. Each new installment is a “Will it stay lying today?” That they do not have the rest of the Tiktokers of their guild, which brings you closer to adventure Tiktokers than those of travel. The attractiveness of the car that nobody wants. However, we are not talking about a classic car or a car Vintageone of those models that, repaired, fascinate for their design or their benefits. We talked about a Fiat Marea, a car that the Italian brand began to manufacture in 1995 and that, in effect, is not especially attractive or sophisticated. Belnome’s message seems to be rather “I travel to Japan uploaded in the first thing that Pillo”, and given how the engine is heated, the vehicle seems a challenge rather than a real aid. Something that, without a doubt, Belnome also uses so that the risk plays in his favor and in that of his channel. Header | @volatadipuca In Xataka | The videos of AI have broken the Instagram and Tiktok algorithms. Welcome to the new “AI landscape”

What was from Barreiros, the Spanish automotive company that manufactured the Dodge “Made in Spain” in the second half of the twentieth century

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To Eduardo Barreiros the automotive was in his blood. With just 12 years he worked already in the workshop of the small bus company that his family had constituted in Ourense shortly before, in 1929, and it is said that over time he came to develop such an expertise that he could mount a truck with scrapping pieces. His other great inheritance was The businessa facet that his father had already deployed as an emigrant in the Canary Islands, where he created A CEDAZOS FACTORY. With such a cocktail running through its veins, a mixture of mechanics and entrepreneurial pulse, it does not surprise that Eduardo Barreiros ended up becoming one of the great magnates of the automotive of the Spain of the twentieth century. And rightly. Perhaps the passage of the decades and memory has not done justice, but there was an era, there for the third quarter of the twentieth century, in which his last name became one of the most popular brands in the sector and he in one of the most admired entrepreneurs, inside and outside Spain. Still in 2023 there are those who present it as “The Spanish Henry Ford”. And also in that there is enough. A logo for memory The emblematic Dodge-Dart Barreiros. The company that constituted in Madrid in the 1950s, along with his brother, Valerian Its characteristic logo In the form of eight, sum of its initials “E” and “B”. Thanks to his business alliances, towards the mid -60s of his factories even a Dodge came out “Made in Spain”the emblematic Dodge-Dart, a high-end car launched to compete against the SEAT-1500. The brand would end up becoming popular for an episode that has little to do with mechanics: when he suffered the attack that ended his life, on December 20, 1973, the Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco traveled aboard a Dodge 3700 GTsuccessor of those Dodge Dart, today Property of the Army Museum. To learn about the origins of your company, baptized not without controversy as diesel sweeps, it is necessary to go back a few years before, to the Spain of the 50s, on horseback The autarkic and developmentalism. It was then, in 1954, when Galician Eduardo Barreiros decided to constitute his own automotive company with his father and brother in Madrid. It was the result of an intuition that had been maturing since the previous decade: the business that could be created with the conversion of diesel gasoline engines, which allowed lower consumption and the use of a fuel cheaper. Simca 1000, with the Barreiros brand logo. As the Spanish Patent and Brands Office (OEPM) A detailed essay Dedicated to the company, Barreiros did not lack experience in the matter: he had accumulated it with the transformation of the engines of his own trucks and those of other transporters. Several years before founding Barreiros Diesel, in fact, he had had the good tino to protect his system with two patents. The business started on a plot of almost 16,000 m2 of Villaverdesouth of Madrid, and a capital of 10 million pesetas. Enough to make diesel engines, tractors and trucks. The young Barreiros soon demonstrated his good eye for the sector: at the months of constituting the company he made an intelligent movement that –Remember the OEPM– It allowed it for practical purposes to introduce the Perkins P-6 engine in Spain without the need for its manufacturer’s license. Boom and fall Throughout the following years the company experienced considerable growth, with the constitution of different societies related to its activity and an increase in personnel, facilities and of course production capacity. From the factory, emblematic creations came out, which even today place in the second -hand market, such as the TT-90 trucks, Goshawk and Super Azorthe Tempo van or the tractors Hanomag Barreiros R-335 and Barreiros 5500. Barreiros 4045. Barreiros also sought alliances with other companies, such as Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werk GmbH either Hanomag. The most relevant, due to its impact, contribution of funds and – I live in perspective – business repercussions would be the agreement with the European subsidiary of Chrysler, closed in 1963 and that allowed the Spanish firm to clear its future and take a decisive step for the manufacture of cars. It did not go free, of course: the multinational was done with 40% of the capital. A few years later from the Villaverde factory, the first Dodge-Dart of Barreiros, also known in the national market-how “Dodge Barreiros” came out. The remarkable injection of resources that accompanied the pact with Chrysler also allowed him to manufacture the popular Simca 1000launched in the early 60s in France by Simca with a commercial approach other than that of Dart. The Barreiros brand was popular, had an interesting catalog, manufactured emblematic models and had even managed to face SEATdriven by the powerful National Institute of Industrybut Not everything was good news in the offices of Villaverde. By the end of the 60s the firm faced a financial crisis that allowed Chrysler to reinforce his control and gain even more weight in the capital of the company, which soon derived in Chrysler Spain. The family that had captained the beginnings of the project, back in the 50s, ended up ceasing its activities in the company. His last name, yes, still survived as a commercial brand for years, proof of the success he achieved. The old Barreiros business project, cemented on their ideas for the conversion of gasoline engines for use with diesel then employed more than 20,000 people directly, generated a considerable business flow and, above all, had earned a prominent place in the history of Spanish automotive. The very New York Times It came to include to the Galician tycoon in his list of entrepreneurs most influential in Europe. The veteran businessman would still continue with his career, betting on the livestock sector and with an adventure on the other side of the pond, in Cuba, where he promoted the creation of Taíno engines. There, in Havana, … Read more

The Spanish car will be unscathed from US tariffs for a very simple reason: we manufacture cheap models

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25% of tariffs on all cars that enter through the borders of the United States. That is the last major measure announced by Donald Trump that, if nothing changes, will enter into force on April 2. A new economic decision that has evident winners and losers. How does Spain affect you? 25% tariffs. It had been rumored for a long time and Donald Trump has ended up confirming it: the United States will tax with 25% tariff to all cars that enter through its borders. If the car has been manufactured outside the United States, the importer will have to disburse 25% more through the car. The announcement has a small print that was later clarified by the White House, they collect in The country. For cars manufactured within the economic space of Canada-Mexico-United States (which have a special treaty) only the tariff will be applied to the pieces that are not produced in the United States, which should partially mitigate the norm. The latter is important since it is estimated that tariffs will raise the purchase cost of a car in the United States between $ 4,000 and $ 10,000 Since half of the cars bought in the country come from abroad and, from those assembled there, 60% of the components are also manufactured outside their borders, they point out in Motorpasion. And a threat. “If the European Union collaborates with Canada to economically harm the United States, they will be imposed on a large -scale tariffs, much greater than expected, to protect the best friend that both countries have had,” Donald Trump threatened in words collected by The country. The words of the president of the United States are a notice for a European Union that had threatened to reactivate tariffs that were already in force during Donald Trump’s first mandate and even go one step further, as reported The New York Times. Germany is especially vulnerable to US policies. It is the country that exports the most cars to the United States. According to Bloombergin 2024 they exported 446,566 cars worth 24,800 million dollars. In addition, its main manufacturers produce a good part of the cars that sell in the United States in countries such as Mexico or Canada. So, 80% of cars that Volkswagen sells in the country come from outside the United States. Mercedes does the same with 63% of its cars and BMW with 52%. What about Spain? According to the Data from the Department of Commerce collected by The country. Spain only exported 8,316 light vehicles that added a value of 178.5 million dollars. Both figures are, obviously, minimal if we take into account those that we have been renovating previously. According to Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)the main shipments from Spain to the United States represented Volkswagen and Ford. Despite this, those 178.5 million dollars contrast with the more than 8,000 million dollars that Spain exports in cars to France or Germany, the main markets for the Spanish industry. Small and European. If the Spanish industry will not suffer with the tariffs raised by Donald Trump it is because the cars we manufacture here are focused on the European market. Most of them are Compact and utilitarian vehicles of relatively low prices that are manufactured in Spain because the labor is cheaper and, therefore, allows to better adjust the benefits margins. The data pointed out that Ford was one of the most affected companies in Spain because it produced in Almussafes (Valencia) the Ford Transit Connect. This vehicle was exported to the United States because it was used as a taxi in New York. However, It does not occur since 2024. To this we must add that the country has been taking positions in recent years to reposition its industry in the electric car. And production plans for this type of cars also indicates that They will be small carsdestined for a European public. Consumers. So far we have talked about the industry but, obviously, a European response will touch sectors outside the car. While in the United States half of the cars that are bought are manufactured outside the country, only 12% of cars imported to Europe come from the United States, According to Acea. If Europe decides to respond by raising more commercial barriers to the cars that come there, the main damaged will be the Tesla Model S and, above all, the American sports models such as the Ford Mutang or the Chevrolet Corvette. Models that, like the Ford Broncothey arrive at droppers and are especially expensive to compensate for the European Emissions Standards. Therefore, if the European Union decides to answer we can expect an increase in the prices of other products. For example, it was already valued to impose Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | Europe wants to complicate things to China but Spain has other plans: go for free to attract MG and Byd factories

It has rained 143% more than normal and Spanish agriculture has suddenly entered into crisis mode. They do not lack reasons

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After more than 20 days of continuous rainfall and four huge high impact stories, peninsula floors They are practically saturated. And it should not be a surprise: the amount of water that has fallen has been 143% above Normal. And, although it may seem good news, it doesn’t always rain to everyone’s taste. Isn’t it good news? At the agroganadero level, there are many farms to which this Borrascas festival has been very good: vineyards, olive groves, nuts, dryland cereals and, in general, the livestock that feeds on pastures. But the field is much bigger. Andalusia It’s a good example. Only in the province of Seville, sunflower, chickpea, pea, cabbage and grelo have been affected. But there are more: the red fruits of Huelva, the pepper, the cucumber, the watermelon and the melon Almeria or the lettuce, the broccoli and the Murcian cauliflower. This is going to add the Granada asparagus if the situation is maintained. But why? For a concatenation of factors, of course. Floods have drowned many sown (with “root, gangrene and fungal asphyxiation problems”); The low temperatures are slowing down the development (when not burning) numerous crops; and the lack of labor (or the impossibility of working on lands) prevents the necessary works – or even collection. In figures, According to news four“Farmers find only 15% production.” So much so that a few days ago the Andalusian farmers sighed for just 15 days of sun. And what will happen? If everything goes well (that is, if everything goes as expected) nothing should happen. It is true that the situation has been harmful, but if the time is normalized and without water restrictions, the campaign is in time to save. If the “anomalous” situation lengthens, we will have a problem. However, whatever it is, it is very possible that we notice the break in the supermarket. A couple of years ago, Europe He ran out of red pepper For a cold wave. What has happened is very similar. Right now, there are a dozen products that play with the breakage of the supply. In case climate change I would not assume enough problemsnow it is stubborn to mess up the stations. And that, of course, is a challenge for one of the key sectors of Spain. Image | Markus Winkler | CHANDLER CRUTTINGE In Xataka | “Not a crop is saved”: Spain is about to discover in its flesh the effects of water scarcity

The Spanish invention that already interests in the industry

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We have been doing decades Combustion engines more efficient, but always with the same basic principles. Now, a Spanish startup has a radically different idea: an engine designed from scratch for hybrids of the future. It is called E-Rex and has captured the attention of two giants: Renault and Geely. And the tests will begin to see if the fiance “Spanish revolutionary engine” becomes the heart of the new electrified cars. The e-rex. Juan Garrido Requena He is an engineer and co -founder of Innengine. In 2020, a video With a striking holder. “E-Rex: The real engine for extended range.” In it, he told us about his vision for the creation of a combustion engine that would revolutionize hybrid mobility. Such an engine should be compact, light, that did not have vibrations or emit a remarkable noise and, in addition, that it was efficient. His e-rex He met these conditions and claimed that he was the first designed specifically for the cars of the future, since the hybrid motors then, and now, were modifications of traditional combustion motors. Like a 2,000 cc of gasoline. The key of the e-rex is not only its size and weight of about 35 kilos, but the power. It is an engine of a time that, according to Garrido, is twice more powerful than one two -stroke and four times more powerful than one four -stroke. The consumption is low, also the emissions of CO₂ and NOX and is comparable in potential at a four times of 2,000 cc. Its confrontated piston design and a variable compression relationship system is what makes it possible to adapt to different needs (power or efficiency) and what eliminates vibrations, since the strength of the pistons is compensated naturally. Extended autonomy hybrids. This engine is not designed, apparently, to retire the current combustion engines, since Juan Garrido refers to its creation as what the future of something more concrete will define: extended range vehicles. These are like a hybrid, but vice versa: instead of having a main combustion engine with the support of an electric motor, the electric motor is the main and the combustion is to feed a generator, which is the one that gives energy to the electric to move the wheels. In summary accounts: the combustion engine becomes the ‘pile’ of the electric motor, which also has a battery of which to ‘throw’. It is an electric in theory, but a hybrid in practice. Horse enters the equation. These Extended range vehicles They were not the most popular hybrids five years ago. Nor are they now, but things can change because a giant has entered the room. Horse is one Joint Venturewhich becomes a company created by two or larger companies that join forces to achieve a common goal. Like the loss in combat NorthvoltOh. In this case, those two large are Renault (45%), Geely (another 45%) and Aramco (the remaining 10%). Among the company’s objectives, is the development of new hybrid engines, batteries and other elements for that vehicle of the future. They have plants in various parts of the world, being Spain one of them and cradle of the engine of Renault Rafale E-Tech HybridFor example. Above, a conventional engine. Below, the e-rex. They claim that it is 40% cheaper to manufacture without the need for new techniques or materials Evidence. In that search to get new generation engines, Horse began this year to produce New 49 kW engines that are capable of feeding hybrid cars at speeds of 130 km/h, but the next steps point to the E-Rex’s e-rex. In a releaseboth companies have confirmed an agreement to prove two of the E-Rex prototypes. These tests will be carried out in the Laboratory of the Department of Clean and Thermofluid Mobility of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and these results will be used to see if the Group licensed exclusively by the INNENFINE technology. If this occurs, the next step is to produce them in mass. Revolution. Julien Faure is Horse’s director of Technology and has commented that “revolutionary technology and architecture could completely change the dynamics of combustion technology with implications for automotive, navy, aviation, drones and energy generation.” Faure ensures that these tests “potentially are of historical importance.” For his part, Roberto Leandro, Executive Director of Innengine, says that collaboration is more than a milestone: “a bold step towards a more sustainable future.” It is clear that you have to be with an eye on this Spanish engine that, if it meets these tests, can be an important impulse for electrified cars while we are still waiting for solid state batteries. Images | INNENGINE In Xataka | Hyundai and Kia want to save combustion by burning hydrogen. And they have a very promising engine.

The Mexican canoes that challenged Spanish brigs

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The big cities of the past are the foundations of many current cities. And a perfect example of this is Mexico City. In pre -Columbian era the territory that now occupies was dominated by two prosperous cities: Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. They were the so -called ‘twin cities’, and something they had in common was a Powerful and developed channel systeman advanced hydraulic and, above all, a domain of waters thanks to nautical technology. This technology was underestimated by the Spanish invaders and led the Mexica to the maximum audacity: face their canoes against the elderly and well armed Spanish brigs. Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. To talk about this story, we must understand the situation of the cities. Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325 by the Mexica. Was “The American Venice”, But the Tenochcas and the Tlatelolcas separated and, near there, founded Tlatelolco. Each had their culture, but there were elements that shared, as a strategic location to be isolated and protected naturally by lakes. The way the two societies had contact with the outside, and they had it, was through a sophisticated Ports and channel system. Channels. In recent years we have learned more about this channel system, when finding ports and new ‘streets’ that allowed both Tenochcas and Tlatelolcas to have an exit to the sea. This favored trade with other cultures, as well as a accelerated nautical developmentbecause its subsistence depended on this technology. Two canoe models. It was something that caught attention, because Asian and European civilizations are known for their maritime history, not the Mesoamerican. However, that need was what allowed The rapid lake development of the Mexica, having Two types of boats as a banner for civil, commercial and military activities. On the one hand, the rafts. They were built through the use of flat surfaces that could float. The most common thing was to use thin trunks that joined each other with natural fiber networks. They served to float, transport people and goods … and you couldn’t ask for much more. It is the image of ‘raft’ that we all have in our heads, go. Monoxila Canoa Example The second guy was a monoxy canoe. These were directly carved into a tree trunk, using fire to facilitate the process of ahuecamiento and, in addition, the bow had an sharp shape that allowed not only a higher speed, but an advanced maneuverability. They had about eight oars and surprised the Spaniards thanks a very intelligent mexic maneuver. Chapopote. The monoxilated canoes were made by trunks of Ahuehuete, Ceiba or Pino and, once carved and hardened thanks to the fire, they were smeared with an oil residue known as Chapopote/Chapaote. This caused the canoes to move like fish in the water, since they were waterproof and improved their benefits in the waters. So much that surprisedeven to the Spaniards. “They are not ships that depart a lot from land, because as they are low, they cannot suffer large sea. And with all that they are safer these canoes than our boats and canoes even if they flood and swell with water, they do not go to the ground or sink, and remain oversupply. No boat walks as much as the canoe, although the canoe goes with eight oars and the boat with twelve, ”wrote the Spanish Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedopraising these canoes. And an example of bergantin Canoas vs bergantines. Some of the canoes discovered They measure about six meters long and are 61 centimeters wide and used to, among other things, fight against Spanish ships. Less than 200 years after the foundation of both cities, the Spaniards attacked with the intention of appropriating them. They were besieged and the channels were key so that the Mexicans could supply during that period. Using the canoes, they could introduce goods, but they also led them to battle. Its little draft and high maneuverability allowed the Mexicans to tend to the Spaniards, but when the situation was less conducive because it fought in more open waters, no matter how much technology they had, they remained canoes from which the crew launched arrows and stones at much larger ships armed with cannons and strongly defended. In it Tenochtitlan final site 400 war canoes participated in front of 13 brigs. 300 were Sunkbut there are those who point out that, throughout the conflict, Thousands of canoes They were used. Both Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco They fell In 1521, so the naval cunning and expertise of the Mexicans could not against the brute and upper strength Spanish technology. Even so, the Spaniards would underestimate the canoes and their technology, the one that surprised Fernández de Oviedo and that allowed through the skirmishes and the movement of goods that the cities resisted the siege for a few months before claudicar. Images | INAH, History of the Indies of New Spain and islands of the mainland, CPFG (SP) Mariano Sánchez Bravo In Xataka | Google Earth has found an immense treasure under wetlands: the trap network that launched to the Mayan civilization

Spanish men are developing a peculiar obsession with swamps

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There is nothing written about tastes. Nor about obsessions. There are people aware of the LaLiga classificationfans of cars who do not escape any presentation, in love with literature or cinema to the removal of any novelty … and people, increasingly And that is also seen more clearly In networksthat shares a peculiar fascination: follow the evolution of the swamps. They are the ‘reservoir boys’. How are the reservoirs? The question may seem bland, especially in winter, with a good part of the country passed through water and without any specific reason to be aware of the Spanish reservoir network or some special swamp. However, more and more people (men above all) seem to ask that question every week. How are the reservoirs? Do they go up? Do they go down? His obsession is measured in a very precise unit: cubic hectometers. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to the message. Click on the image to go to Tweet. “Spain in vilo”. A quick search arrives in X either Bluesky To confirm the interest aroused by reservoirs. In fact it is so clear that something else is found: who jokes on the subject Or comment, no longer the data of the swamps themselves, but the obsession around the data of the swamps, pulling humor. “Going to look at reservoirs.net is the greatest male urgency there are,” He wrote yesterday A user in X. and is not the only one. “Spain in vilo before the imminent update this Tuesday”, Add another. In Bluesky They can also be read A good handful of messages About swamps, including those who use The sneer. A name: reservoirs.net. All obsession has its axis. And that of the reservoirs has its own name: Reservoirs.neta website with updated information on embalmed water nationwide, weekly and annual variation and a data rosary by hydrographic basin. All well seasoned with graphics (infinity of graphics) and an arsenal of figures capable of delighting people who when the window appears on the days of Borrasca does not see rain but HM3 and double axis graphics. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Are there more sources? Of course. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has its Hydrological Bulletinthere is also information about Confederations Hydrographic and Other websites that are responsible for collecting data from swamps. However, a search in X or Bluesky arrives to confirm that when obsession with the reservoirs, the looks are usually directed to Emblasses.net. To find data … and (too) to pull irony. “You do not know the desire that I have to take out the updated data of reservoirs of the week @reservoirs.net. It is being my drug,” He published yesterday In bluesky Fran Lamadrid. He profile of the web on the old Twitter is around 43,500 followers and there are those who, pulling more sneer, speaks of “data porn”. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Where does that interest come from? The million dollar question. The reservoirs are not the first obsession that flies free on the old Twitter. Before they have already been such disparate issues as The Roman Empire either The menu of the University dining room of Almería, between a long, very long etcetera. Obviously it is not the only obsession that is extending on the social network. Another topic supported by data that also gives rise to a good number of messages is demography and, specifically, birth. That there are so many people pending the reservoirs, however, with some issues that have been under the media focus in recent months. The main one, drought. The Rain scarcity has led several regions of Spain to look With concern Your swamps and water reserves. Another is the tragic Dana that hit Valencia and focused the focus, among other points, on The Foraata Reservoir. Images | Jacinta Lluch Valero (Flickr) and Miteco In Xataka | Batmancito: the disturbing baby “Reborn” to which his parents are becoming a viral phenomenon giving him life with ia

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