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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 on a non-GAAP basis and 25.8% 2014 Outlook.

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Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

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The plan will begin in September 2013. The Nissan LEAF, paired with the LEAF-to-Home power supply system, can be used as back-up power source in emergency situations if there are power outages and/or shortages by providing the stored electricity held in the Nissan LEAF’s onboard batteries. Nissan Motor Co.,

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VW Showcases Golf Blue-e-motion at Berlin E-Mobility Event

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The Golf blue-e-motion and the technically closely-related Jetta blue-e-motion will launch on the market in 2013, after the debut of the Up blue-e-motion (a new city electric vehicle). The electricity for driving the electric motor is stored in a 26.5 In the same timeframe, the Lavida blue-e-motion will also launch in China.

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Celebrating the Art of Code

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The Computer History Museum invites you to accompany us for a yearlong tour through our “Art of Code” exhibition, which will provide many opportunities to explore remarkable stories, events, and historical source code releases. A cassette containing the Apple II’s DOS source code, which CHM released in 2013.

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GreenGT to present H2 fuel cell racer on Paul Ricard Circuit

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In June 2012, the GreenGT H2 project was selected as an innovative project by the French Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and invited to participate in the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours event. Hydrogen is stored at 350 bar in two composite tanks; range is 40 minutes.

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BASF and Volkswagen present Science Award Electrochemistry to Dr. Karl Mayrhofer, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung

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The international Science Award Electrochemistry from BASF and Volkswagen ( earlier post ) goes in 2013 to Dr. Karl Mayrhofer at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf. 2013 is the key year for electromobility. However, the potential from this business segment is enormous. The Electro-Golf and e-up!,

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Renault Energy’s Sport F1 hybrid Power Unit; competing with intelligent energy management, not just power

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This year, the power unit is divided into six separate elements: Engine (ICE); Motor generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K); Motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H); Energy store (ES); Turbocharger (TC); and Control electronics (CE). Under acceleration, the MGU-K is powered from the Energy Store and/or from the MGU-H and acts as a motor to propel the car.

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