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CEPSA and Datumize: How to close a gap of 50 years

By Nacho Lafuente, CEO at Datumize.

There is a gap of 50 years in this photograph. On one side, a modern CEPSA petrol station in Gavà (Barcelona, Spain), offering the latest innovations on fuel, such as Optima 95. On the other hand, a 1968 Lambretta 150 Special, a scooter manufactured in Northern Spain a quite while ago. The one you see in the photograph has been fully restored in 2018, so a 50-year gap has been closed.

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