The French Senate approved a bill requiring parking lots with between 80 and 400 spaces to install at least half of their area, roofs with solar panels. The government says the scheme, intended primarily for off-road and off-road parking, could generate up to 11 gigawatts, the equivalent of 10 nuclear reactors. In addition to solar parking lots, the French government is also considering building large solar parks on vacant land. next to roads, railways and agricultural areas. National rail operator SNCF also plans to install more than one million square meters of solar panels by 2030, in an effort to reduce energy purchases, which have become increasingly expensive today as much of Europe relies on Russian gas. The investment required for parking operato...
2 photos Enlarge CDA November 10, 2022 0 You can now watch the official trailer for the biopic about Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the Italian supercar brand. We’ve been talking a lot lately about movies related to the automotive world. In the coming months we will see the premiere of two long-awaited films within this theme, such as the one that narrates the life of Enzo Ferrari (played by Adam Driver) or a long-awaited film on Formula 1 starring Brad Pitt. Now it’s time to talk about another film that will be released shortly and for which we have already seen its trailer. Is about “Lamborghini-The Man Behind The Legend«, a film dedicated to the life of Ferruccio Lamborghini and the birth of the Sant’Agata Bolognese automobile company. Frank Grillo will be...
There is only one race left for Formula 1 to close for this season. And there is a seat that remains without an owner. It is that of Haas, the one that at the moment continues to occupy Mick Schumacher. The German driver has not been confirmed to continue, which gave an important clue of what was going to happen. Now the newspaper ‘Bild’ confirms that the young German has run out of space. The aforementioned media reports that Mick has not earned the team’s trust and will be left without a seat as soon as the Abu Dhabi race ends. His substitute, as had been reported, will be Nico Hulkenberg. Mick, the son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, has driven in F1 for two years. And he has not achieved the expected results. It is true that the Haas is by no means a fast car, bu...
5 photos Enlarge Miguel G. Puente November 14, 2022 0 Vice President of Product and Service Planning for Nissan Europe, Clíodhna Lyons spoke at a press breakfast to give a (necessarily brief) overview of Nissan’s hottest automotive topics. We tell you the most interesting part of her intervention. Cryptic and with a mischievous smile, Clíodhna Lyons expressed herself about micromobility, with her rich Spanish, during a conference on intelligent mobility in the cities of the future. Mechanical engineer born in Dublin, completed his university technical training in Spain, before entering the Nissan Technical Center. He praises the development work that is done here: “Engines are actually designed in few places in the world, and Barcelona is one of those few.”. Lyons did not resist givi...
technology So you can open an account on Mastodon if you want to leave Twitter Surely in the last few weeks you have seen portraits of both celebrities and contacts you have on Facebook and WhatsApp, with different styles, some imitating lions and others comic characters, but all with a very successful resemblance. The surprise is that these images are not painted or made by human beings, but rather an artificial intelligence (AI) that, in the style of Diego Velázquez, has immortalized these people. There are different applications that, with more or less skill, are capable of converting a descriptive text into an image, just as dalle-2, Open AI either midjourney. At first it can be a little difficult and requires some practice to achieve decent results, however, that of portraits is a gen...
Just two points away from being suspended. The situation of Pierre Gasley, now an AlphaTauri pilot and starting next year in Alpine, it seems complicated. The penalty for the super license is too close. Very dangerous considering that you could lose some races already driving the car of the French team. This so-called points card is not renewed when a driver changes teams, so in 2023 Alpine could be forced to use its reserve driver if Gasly is finally sanctioned. The reserve is the young Jack Doohan. otmar szafnauer, head of the Alpine team, referred to it during the Brazilian Grand Prix. He hopes that these FIA rules will change so that Gasly can complete all the races with the French team, where he will take the seat of Fernando Alonso. “It’s unfortunate that he’s on ...
7 photos Enlarge christian garcia November 11, 2022 0 The annual party for fans of sports Toyotas is consolidated in its second edition with the GR Yaris, GR Supra and the new GR86 as the main protagonists. Toyota is one of the leading brands and pioneers in electrification at a global level, but it also has in mind users who demand the most sporty and fun driving sensations that a car can offer. This has been shown to us with the launch of the GR Yaris, which is quite a homologation special taken from the stages of the World Rally Championship to circulate on the street, and with the return of a new generation of Supra. Even more recently it has made a big splash on the table with the GR86 which represents the absolute purity in terms of driving: light car with naturally aspirated engine,...
Max Verstappen disobeyed Red Bull orders in Brazil. The team, by radio, asked him to let pass Sergio Perez to be able to continue fighting for the runner-up with Charles Leclerc. But the current Formula 1 champion paid no attention. A reaction that caused Pérez’s anger. After the race he told the media that if Verstappen had two World Cups he was “thanks to him”. A few words that he qualified this morning on the team’s website. Now Christian Horner wanted to be very clear: nobody is above the team: “Verstappen It’s not bigger than the team.” “We have spoken as a team and it is clear for Abu Dhabi. ‘Checo’ is tied with Charles and as a team we will do everything to help him. The reasons have been discussed behind closed doors,̶...
The first encounter with fashion Elisabetta Franchi (Bologna, 1968) It was as a shop assistant, where she learned to be attentive to what customers wanted. This proved to be a fundamental lesson in running the successful business that would come after her, when she made the decision to design under her own name creating the eponymous brand. In 2019, the firm generated €120 million in revenue thanks to a strong network of retailers around the world, including flagship stores located in Paris, Milan, Madrid, Moscow and Dubai, among others. The last one has opened its doors this Thursday in Madrid, surrounded by red light bulbs, like the sumptuous designs of the shop window. “It’s a very Spanish color,” defends the designer. It is her second store in the Spanish capital, but...
Enlarge ACD November 14, 2022 0 Toyota repeats as the most valuable automobile brand on the planet. Mercedes-Benz and Tesla accompany her on the podium. Interbrand has published its list of the most valuable companies of 2022in which Toyota once again heads the list of automotive brands, with a value of 59,540 million euros. Toyota, whose value has increased by 10 percent compared to the previous year, it is placed in sixth place in the list of the 100 best world brands, compared to seventh place last year. Ferrari and Tesla, the fastest growing brands The Japanese brand is closely followed by Mercedes-Benz, which ranks as the second most valuable car brand, after the company saw a 10 percent increase to 58.899 million euros. Tesla rounds out the podium in third position with an increase o...
In Red Bull they have already won everything: Constructors’ Championship, Drivers’ Championship (Max Verstappen) and have several shot records. What can happen so that the situation dreamed of by all becomes a nightmare in the box of energy drinks? The ego and rancor between its two pilots (Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez and Max Verstappen) has blown up a season that until the last lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix seemed perfect. You want to know more? It’s 3 min. The context. The first positions seemed defined. Only Fernando Alonso He had sneaked into the party of the three leading teams (Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes). On lap 67 of 71, Verstappen advanced to Perez in his attempt to reach a fifth place that Fernando Alonso kept as a treasure that only the alpine reliab...
Background The first time the world heard the name of nissan pathfinder It was in the mid-1980s when the brand presented a vehicle for work and recreation in the US market that was built with the old formula called “Body on Frame” that consists of a ladder chassis with the body mounted on it. The 2nd Generation arrived in Mexico in the 90s when the borders were opened to import new vehicles. Many years have passed, and some generations of Pathfinder have paraded through the market, some have been successful and others not so much, because at some point the focus of the product was lost and its creators dedicated themselves to softening the exterior lines and they gave it a smooth and much more comfortable handling, they added a CV...