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BMW-Sixt car-sharing JV DriveNow launches in London; 30 i3s coming in 2015

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DriveNow, the carsharing joint venture between the BMW Group and Sixt SE ( earlier post ), has launched its flexible carsharing service in London. Initially, 210 BMW 1 Series and MINI Countryman models will be available for spontaneous hire. The standard one-off registration fee for London will be £29 ($45).

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Ilika leading £8M project on high silicon content electrode SSBs for EVs

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BMW Group and WAE Technologies will join the project’s steering committee. At BMW Group we have more than 13 years of automotive battery cell development experience. —Georg Steinhoff, Head of R&D at BMW Motorsport Ltd. Ilika will receive a grant of £2.8

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Classic 1975 BMW Lives New Life In London As An Electric Vehicle

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Driving an internal combustion-engined vehicle in London is expensive even classic car owners are now looking at EVs.

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€26M ZEFER project to introduce 180 fuel cell electric vehicles into fleets in Paris, Brussels and London

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The European ZEFER (Zero Emission Fleet vehicles for European Roll-out) project will deploy large fleets of 60 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in each of three European capitals (Paris, London and Brussels). One hundred seventy FCEVs will be operated as taxi or private-hire vehicles, and the remaining 10 will be used by the police.).

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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. The company has revealed that the first cars in its huge fleet have now been delivered to London.

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First BMW i Store Opens in London, i3 Concept Gets New Interior

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If you’ve ever visited central London in England and visited its famous Hyde Park, the chances are you’ve also seen one of BMW’s most prestigious showrooms, located along the highly-expensive and exclusive Park Lane.

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BMW launching i Genius in UK; AI software to assist in promoting i3 and i8

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BMW has launched “BMW i Genius”—a software system employing artificial intelligence technology to interact with potential customers of the BMW i3 EV or i8 PHEV in a live question and answer format that works on a mobile platform in the UK. Subsequent questions can be asked allowing an informative, real-time conversation.

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