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Volkswagen Group and SEAT will invest €10B in electrification in Spain given PERTE VEC acceptance

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Last week, the 62 national and international companies and benchmark firms that form the project applied to the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation program (in Spanish, PERTE) for the Electric and Connected Vehicle (in Spanish, VEC). This is the biggest industrial investment ever made in Spain.

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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. Andalusia has world-class port infrastructure, connected to the main ports of Europe and the world.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. SEAT is also participating in the joint venture between Volkswagen Group China and JAC by contributing its technical support and know-how in R&D and design. billion (US$4.1

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

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In March, Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, had signed an agreement at the Geneva International Motor Show pledging to work together to deliver a mass-market V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology. Earlier post.). Endesa 10 kW bidirectional charging point for EVs. Click to enlarge.

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

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This significant announcement coincides with International Women’s Day, a momentous occasion that not only empowers women but also acknowledges the connection between personal autonomy and automobiles in many countries. No other vehicle has taken the same risks and pushed the design and engineering boundaries to the same limit.”

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

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Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? Torres Quevedo’s design for the Whirlpool Aero Car, which offers a thrilling ride over Niagara River, debuted in 1916. Fortunately, a number of scholars are working to tell a more international, and more complete, history of computing. It is still in operation today.

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