Day three of CES: Almost too exciting

Day three was interesting in that we had too many VIPs to see the Bentley at the same time: Tanner Foust, Thorsten Heins, and high-level execs from both Mercedes and Porsche. All had a good long look and chat inside the Bentley. I won't tell you which ones had to wait. ;-)

Nice problem to have, I know... but a little stressful nonetheless. (You never want to turn people away.) Of course everything worked out just fine. Better than fine, really.

Thorsten was very gracious and took the time to shake hands with all QNX employees. Tanner Foust (whom I did not know before the show) patiently posed for pictures with those QNX employees who were more informed than me about his star status.

Thorsten Heins (RIM CEO) had a good long chat with his buddy, Dan Dodge (QNX CEO).

Race car driver, Tanner Foust, drifted into the booth to see what QNX was all about. Here he is with Justin Moon from the concept development team.

Kerry Johnson, manager of automotive product management, pinch hit between meetings with customers, press, and analysts.


Victor Marques took his job on the show floor as seriously as he does when in the office.

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Czech Republic Full Year 2012

Speaking of unexpected places, sometimes EV sales come from where you least expect like is the case of Estonia or Israel.

EV sales in the Czech Republic isn't that unexpected, but it isn't also one of the first countries that comes to mind when you think of electric cars, but it has a small one.

With only 98 units sold this year, the EV phenomenon is still in its infancy, but it could grow significantly in the next years, especially if local manufacturer Skoda joins the Plug-In offensive that their VW bosses are planning in the next two to three years. For now, the I-Miev family dominates thanks to their Peugeot and Citröen sisters, respectably #1 and #2 in the ranking.

Czech Rep.	YTD	%
Peugeot iOn	52	53
Citröen C-Zero	26	27
Opel Ampera	9	9
Skoda Octavia EV	10	10
Fisker Karma	1	1
TOTAL	98	100

Source: sda-cia.cz

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