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BMW Group and Sixt SE extend DriveNow car sharing program to Brussels; 20% of DriveNow fleet electric

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Car-sharing service DriveNow is extending its service to Brussels—the tenth European city where the premium car sharing joint venture from BMW Group and Sixt SE will operate. In this context, the BMW Group introduced ReachNow in Seattle in April. In Germany, DriveNow records an average of over half a million journeys every month.

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe have begun a second phase of the Mini E test fleet in Berlin, with the transfer of 70 MINI E electric vehicles to private customers (30 units) and fleet users (40 units). This fleet tests subsequently expanded into France (Paris), Japan (Tokyo) and China (Beijing and Shenzhen).

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BMW launches operations at Center of Urban Mobility Competence; boosting electromobility through EV sharing

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BMW Group has officially launched operations at its Center of Urban Mobility Competence, which it established earlier this year. At the same time, BMW also announced that 100 all-electric BMW i3 cars are now available for DriveNow car sharing customers in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. BMW i3 at DriveNow Berlin.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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With support from Scottish and Southern Energy, a fleet of prototype Ford Focus BEVs will be used by both the energy company and evaluation drivers based in Hillingdon, Middlesex. London South East Bid. Individuals can apply to participate in these research trials across the London South East and West Midlands regions.

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BMW Group and Daimler Mobility gear up for profitable growth at mobility joint ventures

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Following the successful launch of the YOUR NOW joint ventures in February 2019, BMW Group and Daimler are gearing up for the joint ventures’ next phase of expansion, which will be focused on profitable growth. —Rainer Feurer, Senior Vice President Investment of BMW Group. FREE NOW; 2. SHARE NOW; and 3.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

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However, earlier this year a BMW Group-led consortium was awarded part of a £25m fund by the Technology Strategy Board, the Government-backed organisation that promotes technology innovation across the UK. Firstly, customers must reside in South East England, within a triangular geographical area joining Andover, Oxford and West London.

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Electric cars back on track?

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Even stories that got much wrong, such as The Independent of London, England, here , concluded "the electric car is probably the [alternative] with the greatest potential." Every single element of our environment is negative," said Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who also heads the automaker's French partner Renault.