Ukraine December 2015 (Fleet Numbers)

Bio Auto, a chinese-based EV, now surfacing in the Ukraine

Nissan Leaf the EV Ambassador in the Ukraine

Despite economic difficulties, EV's are becoming all the rage in the Ukraine, thanks to import tax exemptions for electric cars. This allowed the Ukraine to leap several steps in EV-adoption ladder and be one of the fastest  growing market in the world, share-wise.

If in 2014 there were 115 EV's in this market, by the end of 2015 the number surged to 568 units, with the Nissan Leaf representing the bulk of units (383), with  Tesla in Second (42 units), followed closely by Ford (21 units) and Citröen (20).

Looking into 2016, the growth trend seems poised to continue, as people are deeply interested in this subject and charging infrastructure is said to grow exponentially, so i would say that probably the EV fleet will probably reach 2.000 units at the end of the 2016, although most of these units are imports, as many of the brands represented in this ranking haven't yet started to sell EV's oficially in the Ukraine, something that begs the question: "What are they waiting for?"

Pl	Ukraine	2015 Fleet
1	Nissan Leaf	383
2	Tesla Model S	42
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Ford Focus Electric Citröen C-Zero Bio Auto Renault Fluence ZE Renault Twizy Peugeot iOn Smart Fortwo ED Mitsubishi I-Miev Others	21 20 19 18 8 6 5 4 42
	TOTAL	568

Source: electrocars.com.ua

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“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring”

Patryk Fournier

The quote is from the now late but great David Bowie and is extremely prophetic when you apply it to autonomous driving. Autonomous driving is very much still uncharted territory. Investments in roadway infrastructures are being made, consumer acceptance is trending positive, and, judging by the news and excitement from CES 2016, the future if anything will not be boring.

CES 2016 stretched into the weekend this year and ICYMI there was a lot of compelling media coverage of QNX and BlackBerry. Here’s a roundup of the most interesting coverage from the weekend:

ARS Technica: QNX demos new acoustic and ADAS technologies
The crew from ARSTechnica filmed a terrific demonstration of the QNX Acoustics Management Platform and the QNX Platform for ADAS. The demonstration highlights the power and versatility of the acoustics platform, including the QNX In-Car Communication module, which allows the driver to effortlessly speak to passengers in the back of the vehicle, over the roar of an engine revving at high speed. The demonstration also showcases how the QNX OS can support augmented reality and heads-up displays:

Huffington Post: CES 2016 Proves The Future Of Driverless Cars Is Promising
Huffington Post highlighted BlackBerry and QNX as key newsmakers for advancements in driverless cars. The article notes QNX’s automotive leadership: “The software is actually installed in 50 per cent of the world’s automotive infotainment systems including Audi, Volkswagen, Ford, GM and Chrysler.”

Crackberry: Inside the QNX Toyota Highlander at CES 2016
The folks at CrackBerry filmed a demonstration of our latest technology concept vehicle, based on a Toyota Highlander. The demo focuses on the QNX In-Car Communication acoustics module, which forms part of the recently launched QNX Acoustics Management Platform:



HERE 360: QNX and HERE bring to life a multi-screen experience in vehicles
A blog post from our ecosystem partner mentions HERE navigation and its use in the Toyota Highlander and Jeep Wrangler technology concept vehicles.

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