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JULY 13, 2011

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. Integration between the power grid and electric vehicles will become essential and beneficial as EV numbers increase over the next decade.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The electrical motor draws its energy from a high-voltage battery pack, housed in the luggage compartment, which can be charged via the grid. The worldwide MINI E fleet trial was extended to China at the beginning of the year, involving the sites of Beijing and Shenzhen.

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Plug-in BMW China Plug 218

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JULY 22, 2011

For this reason, the drive components and battery technology that will be used in the i3 are being tested in the BMW ActiveE. Ongoing field tests involving more than 600 MINI E cars, including 450 in the US, have already provided knowledge about the demands on future electrically powered production vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Boston BMW Mini E Charging 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

The drive components and battery technology that will be used in the MCV are being tested in the BMW ActiveE. The feedback from customers testing the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE will be fed directly into series production of the MCV, which the BMW Group will be launching under a new sub-brand in 2013. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Siemens expects there will be more than one million electric cars on the road worldwide in the foreseeable future, when they will form part of a smart grid. A total of 40 electric MINI E cars have so far been issued to test drivers, who will use the vehicles in the Munich area for ten months. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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JUNE 27, 2011

lithium-ion batteries. The Pikes Peak AC-180 motor, rated at 268 hp (200 kW) at 6000-7000 rpm and 258 lb-ft (350 N·m) of torque from zero to 5000 rpm, is a high-performance version of the AC Propulsion AC-150 motor found in the BMW MINI E. It used fuel-efficient Yokohama BluEarth tires and SANYO Electric Co.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Click here to see more photos of the BMW MINI E. ]. second range.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Components of the MINI E powertrain. BMW handed over forty electric MINI E cars to their test drivers on Sunday—all members of the public—in the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods which will evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of living with an electric car. The MINI E.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

The BMW Group released the data from the MINI E field trial in the UK. With 62 members of the public and 76 pool users running the battery-powered hatchbacks over two six-month periods, the Government-supported trial is the most in-depth of its kind in the UK to publish its findings. MINI E Trial in numbers.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Both ministers drove a MINI E electric car at the event as they announced plans to support motorists by providing help worth £2000-£5000 towards buying their first electric or plug-in hybrid car when they hit the showrooms. And what better time to do this than in the year we celebrate the 50th birthday of MINI.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

The BMW Concept ActiveE follows the all-electric MINI E as the second large-scale electric vehicle test program to be conducted in the hands of interested customers. The field tests with the MINI E as part of Project i in the US and Europe have already provided insights into the demands required of future production electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Last week, Nissan announced plans to make electric car batteries at its plant in Sunderland, creating 350 new jobs in the process (see ‘ Nissan to make electric car batteries at Sunderland plant ’). It has also outlined targets for the National Grid to increase the amount of electricity that comes from purely renewable sources.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Same truth of engineers who have actually talked to real drivers is in evidence with the BMW Mini-E. The eBox above from AC Propulsion is sending power to and from the grid right there on the Long Beach Convention Center floor. He was the lead guy on the EV1 battery team and now he’s the head honcho of Bright.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Silicon Valley’s third entry in the race to electrify vehicular travel will never be as sexy as a Tesla Roadster, or seem as futuristic as Better Place’s battery-switching robots. Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range.

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