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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. Cepsa is already working on the engineering and administrative processing of the project.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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Mercedes-Benz will run the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric vehicle through hot weather trials in Spain. —Michael Kelz, Chief Engineer for the EQC. Optimum management of these physical characteristics is the aim of the extreme tests in Spain. Unlike in a combustion-engined car, there is hardly a sound from the powertrain.

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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

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Nebrija University and ArcelorMittal apply steel 3D printing technology in a Dakar Rally vehicle

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Nebrija University (Spain) students undertook the redesign and technological improvement of a car of the Sodicars team that took part in the 2023 Dakar Rally in the top-class category (T1).The The collaboration focused on the development of the parts supporting the car’s sidepods.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. Select Engines. dCi engines. Specific engine-mapping aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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Study shows nearly half of Europeans text while driving

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An average of 48% of motorists surveyed from Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia confessed to checking their texts while driving, with 61% of Italian motorists saying they had done so compared with 55% in Russia, 49% in France and Germany, 40% in Spain and 33% in Great Britain. Earlier post.).

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

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The EV launch comes as part of a product offensive, in which SEAT will launch one new car every six months until 2020. In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. From 2013 to 2017, SEAT invested more than €3.3 billion (US$4.1

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