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Ford introduces 2014 Transit Connect Taxi with CNG/LPG capability

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Ford unveiled the redesigned 2014 Transit Connect Taxi at the 2013 International Association of Transportation Regulators Conference in St. The 2014 Ford Transit Connect Taxi comes with a new powertrain—the 2.5-liter 2014 Transit Connect Taxi. 2014 Transit Connect Taxi. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla shipped 6,892 Model S units in Q4 2013, 22,477 full year; battery Gigafactory announcement next week

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Tesla Motors announced record deliveries of 6,892 Model S vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 22,477 vehicles in the full year. GAAP net loss per share for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2013 was $(0.32), and for Q4 of 2012, $(0.79). In 2013, Tesla pulled in almost $2.5 2014 Outlook. on a GAAP basis.

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Ballard terminates two fuel-cell license agreements with Azure in China; will not hit 2014 revenue and EBITDA targets

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The first license agreement, originally announced on 26 September 2013, is related to the assembly of Ballard’s FCvelocity-HD7 Bus fuel-cell power modules in China for the Chinese market. Azure’s breaches and the resultant contract terminations will negatively impact the Ballard’s 2014 financial performance. Earlier post.)

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Audi of America to introduce 4G LTE Audi connect service with A3 in Spring 2014

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Audi of America will launch its first 4G LTE service with the new Audi connect system in A3 models due Spring 2014. In a press conference at the 2013 Connected Car Expo at the Los Angeles Auto Show today, Audi officials detailed the services and long-term opportunities enabled by technology, which it had announced in January.

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New VW EA288 diesel to debut in 2H 2014 in the MY 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle; MDB comes to the US (updated with diagrams)

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liter EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, and Jetta, all of which are set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. Volkswagen of America announced that the new 2.0-liter The new EA288 engine will eventually replace all the 2.0-liter

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IPCC sends draft Synthesis Report to governments for comment

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It will integrate key messages from the three recent working group reports: the physical science basis (September 2013); impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability (March 2014); and mitigation of climate change (April 2014). The review period runs from 25 August to 10 October 2014.

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2014 Nissan Versa Note: 2013 Detroit Auto Show First Photos

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At the Detroit Auto Show—a day prior to a press conference revealing full details—Nissan took the wraps off the new-generation version of its low-cost Versa Hatchback.

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