When is a road trip not a road trip?

The über-cool modified Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG that QNX unveiled at CES is on its inaugural road trip. Well, sort of. It's actually winging its way to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2014.

For those that didn't have a chance to see it at CES, the car incorporates state-of-the-art voice recognition; navigation from Elektrobit, Here, and Kotei; smartphone connectivity based on Miracast and on MirrorLink from RealVNC; advanced multi-media streaming, including iHeartRadio; and a reconfigurable digital instrument cluster, all delivered in a user-centric, multi-modal experience.

For those that have seen it, it is still worthwhile taking the time to check it out because this time around it's powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S602A Automotive Solution. We announced the relationship with Qualcomm at CES and just over a month later we're showcasing the relationship in the Mercedes. Imagine what we'll do by Telematics Detroit.

You can check it out in the Qualcomm booth, Hall 3, Mobile World Congress 2014

Now powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S602A Automotive Solution: the latest QNX technology
concept car, based on a Mercedes CLA45 AMG.

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Russia December 2013

A little treat dedicated to our many readers in Russia, here are the sales ranking for plug-ins for the full year of 2013:

P............Model...................2013....2012
1.  Mitsubishi I-Miev.............211.......49
2.  Lada EL Kalina.................13.......N/A
3.  e-mobile............................11.......N/A
4.  Mit. Outlander PHEV.........6........N/A

Source: autoblog espanol

As we can see, sales jumped fivefold from one year to the other to a total of 241 units and with Nissan and Renault joining the ranking this year, it seems that sales will continue to grow exponentially.

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