Head to the polls and vote for your favorite CES Car of Fame

Over the last couple of months we have recapped the stars of the QNX garage – our technology concept cars and reference vehicle — in the CES Cars of Fame series. And now, we are opening the floor to you!

Starting today through February 14 you can vote for your favorite vehicle that we have featured at CES. Did the eye-catching Bentley strike your fancy or did the updated Jeep put you into another gear? It’s all up to you. We will announce the fan favorite on Tuesday, February 18.

So once again here is the full list of our CES Cars of Fame blog posts. Have one last look and cast your vote:

• The latest — technology concept car based on a Mercedes-Benz CLA54 AMG
   
• The sound machine — technology concept car for acoustics based on a Kia Soul
   
• The ultimate show-me car — technology concept car based on a Bentley Continental GT
   
• The most jazzed-up Jeep ever to hit CES — reference vehicle based on a Jeep Wrangler
   
• A Porsche you could talk to — technology concept car based on a Porsche 911 Carrera
   
• A true production car — BMW Z4 Roadster with QNX-powered ConnectedDrive
   
• The first-ever QNX technology concept car to hit CES — LTE Connected Car based on a Toyota Prius
   

Cast your vote here.

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Sweden January 2014

Outlander Rules Edition

With 136 units sold, the Swedish EV Market sold less 34 than a year ago, that in a month where the overall market beated the January '13 numbers.

Now that most of the dutch order backlog is satisfied, other markets are getting their hands on the Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Sweden got 35 units and reached the top spot in January. After the December #1, the japanese carmaker is off to a flying start in Sweden.

In #2 we've got a bit of a surprise, with the VW e-Up! selling 23 units and beating the usual best-sellers.

Volvo had a horrible month, ending #3 in the manufacturers ranking, behind Mitsu and VW, with the star model, the V60 Plug-In, selling just 8 units and even staying behind its older brother, the C30 Electric (10 units). A hiccup or something to worry about?

Pl	Sweden	Jan.	YTD	%	'13Pl
1	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	35	35	26	6
2	Volkswagen e-Up!	23	23	17	8
3	Nissan Leaf	15	15	11	3
4	Toyota Prius Plug-In	14	14	10	2
5	Renault Kangoo ZE	12	12	9	4
6	Volvo C30 Electric	10	10	7	7
7	BMW i3	10	10	7	11
8	Volvo V60 Plug-In	8	8	6	1
9	Opel Ampera	4	4	3	9
10 11 12 14	Peugeot iOn Citröen C-Zero Tesla Model S Ford Focus Electric	2 1 1 1	2 1 1 1	1 1 1 1	N/A 12 14 15
	TOTAL	136	136	100

Source: bilsweden.se; manufacturers.

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