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How Do Automakers Handle Politics?

The Truth About Cars

It's not as fun to read about as a well-written car review of some sexy sports car being tested in Spain, but it matters a lot. You can find our podcasts at these links:& Spotify , Apple , Google , Amazon , and iHeart Radio. As regular readers know, the regulatory side of the automotive industry is hugely important.

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Porsche expanding Charging Service in Europe; more than 49,000 charging points

Green Car Congress

Alongside Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland, the charging service is now also available in Norway, France, Spain, Great Britain and Italy. The platform now has more than 49,000 charging points in twelve countries. A new feature offered by the Porsche Charging Service is a rating function.

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Tesla’s open Supercharger program extends to more countries in Europe

Teslarati

In an announcement on its official @TeslaCharging Twitter account, the electric vehicle maker revealed that non-Tesla vehicles could now charge at selected Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK via the Tesla app.

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Renault Rafale midsize SUV to have as much as 300 hp, four wheel drive

Baua Electric

Just like the Austral and Espace, it is going to be inbuilt Palencia, Spain. Its 4 settings – together with the power to darken best a part of it — will also be voice-controlled by way of Google Colleague. It is going to achieve the marketplace in spring 2024. The bottom front-wheel force style produces 200 hp from a 1.2

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

When the 2015 migration surge to Europe began, Spain employed one of the most technologically advanced border-control systems in Europe: the Integrated External Vigilance System, or SIVE (the Spanish acronym). Jacob says he spent somewhere between three and four years trying to migrate from Guinea to Spain. Meantime, the E.U.

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MIT team develops semi-autonomous system as ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars

Green Car Congress

The group presented details of the safety system recently at the Intelligent Vehicles Symposium in Spain. who was not involved in the research) says the system has several advantages over fully autonomous variants such as the self-driving cars developed by Google and Ford. —Sterling Anderson.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

It’s not due to reach Australia until late 2023, but I drove it at its international media launch in Spain in early 2022. Powered by Google’s Android Automotive operating system, its responsiveness is superior to just about anything else on the market today. Including much more expensive EVs.