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BMW's Low-Emissions Olympic Fleet Lands In London

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London is making big claims that its Olympic games held this summer will be the greenest yet. To that end, it was announced last year that BMW would be supplying 4,000 of its low-emissions cars to the event, including 200 electric cars. BMW is having.

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BMW Uses Siri-like Tech to Promote Electric Car

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service will be promoted across BMW?s s advertising for the BMW i3, which is due to go on sale in the UK in late 2013. d much rather talk about the new BMW i3?. BMW group UK marketing director Chris Brownridge says the platform will help ? Consumers can text their questions for free and the system will instantly respond.

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US MSRP for BMW i3 EV will be $41,350, before incentives

Green Car Congress

BMW announced that the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (without Destination & Handling) for the i3 electric vehicle in the US will be $41,350, before any federal or state incentives. The BMW i3 will offer interior space comparable to the BMW 3 Series on a shorter overall body.

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BMW i Ventures invests in UK's leading provider of EV charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

BMW i Ventures has made a strategic investment into Chargemaster Plc, the UK’s leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. In addition to this investment, Chargemaster and BMW i have entered into a wide ranging cooperation agreement whereby Chargemaster will provide a range of E-mobility services.

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BMW i3 electric car to debut at London’s free-to-visit motor show

Green Cars News

BMW''s highly anticipated electric car will be just one of the highlights of the forthcoming free-to-attend London Motorexpo, which opens later this month. It will be the first time the BMW i3 has been seen at a UK motoring event and the battery-powered model will be joined by other debutees incl[.].

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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

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Overall winner of the second annual Brighton to London RAC (Royal Automotive Club) Future Car Challenge on 5 November was former Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray and his T.27 27 electric vehicle. Last year we won with our petrol car the T.25 25 entry and this year our electric car the T.27. Earlier post.).

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BMW selects London for first electric dealership

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BMW opened its very first dealership in the world dedicated to its ‘i’ brand electric cars in London yesterday.

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