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Fjords, Pharaohs or Koalas? Time to Plan for Your Next Eclipse.

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12, 2026, will start above Greenland, then strafe the west coast of Iceland and move along the Atlantic Ocean and over Spain. Last week, as Victoria Sahami , the owner of Sirius Travel , was preparing to guide a group of tourists in Mazatlán, Mexico, for Monday’s big event, she was also planning for these other upcoming eclipses.

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Mercedes-Benz to showcase pre-production version of coming GLC F-Cell fuel cell PHEV at IAA

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The GLC F‑CELL received its aerodynamic finishing touches in the wind tunnels in the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen: Even the most extreme weather events can be moved indoors here. The vehicles were driven on the proving grounds in Spain (IDIADA near Barcelona), Sweden (Arjeplog) and Germany (Boxberg), among others.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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The event was abrupt and unceremonious, its time kept secret to prevent crowds from gathering amidst the first wave of Covid-19. Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. The obvious answer might be solar and wind. A demolition crew brought both down on an overcast day in early 2020.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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The study therefore provides a much-needed European-wide assessment and further identifies the risks and opportunities in seven major production countries for automotive components (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Czechia, Poland, and Romania). CLEPA’s policy recommendations.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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—Wolfram Thomas, at the solar park launch event. SEAT in Spain, with an 8MW solar array, generates 56% of its own power. Some €600 million is to be invested in expanding the use of renewable energies such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power. (At 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

Old Monterey The oldest part of Monterey — an outpost of Spain and then Mexico dating back to the 17th century — lies just over a mile south of Cannery Row in a pedestrian-friendly downtown where signs flag historic adobe buildings. Atop vertiginous cliffs, a trail wound bravely through the wind-sculpted trees.

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DRIVE C2X presents results of large-scale connected vehicle field testing in Europe

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The operational tests took place in seven test sites in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. This alert prepares the driver for the impending event so that the driver can already start to slow down the vehicle, if appropriate. In total, more than 200 vehicles drove more than 1.5 million km (932,000 miles).

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