New all-electric Mini E to launch in 2019 as halo for brand
Green Car Reports
MAY 17, 2017
The first Mini E, cobbled together by putting a battery pack where the rear seat used to be, was BMW's very first attempt at building a modern electric car.
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BMW ActiveE testing in Leipzig for longer-range commuting and recuperation strategies
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2013
BMW Group, TU Chemnitz and Stadtwerke Leipzig are launching an electromobility user study with long-distance commuters and 15 BMW ActiveE EVs in the Leipzig, Germany area. In recuperation, the electric motor functions as a generator to recharge the battery pack when the driver takes his or her foot off the gas pedal.
BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2011
BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle.
BMW ActiveE available for leasing in US in Fall 2011
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2011
BMW ActiveE. The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
AC Propulsion signs electric vehicle drivetrain and battery pack supply contract with Beiqi Foton Motor
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2011
AC Propulsion began work with Foton Motor in early 2010 developing an EV conversion using AC Propulsion’s advanced Drive and Recharge system, along with an AC Propulsion designed and built battery pack. AC Propulsion notes that this is the first deal where a US-based company will supply the major EV components for a China-built EV.
2010 Mini E Driven Like Any Other Car, U.K. Trial Shows
All Cars Electric
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Ask a non EV owner what life is like with an electric car and you’re likely to hear tales of range anxiety, slow motoring and constant recharging. But as the results of BMW’s Mini E trial in the U.K.
Recharging the Dream
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
You’ll see AC Propulsion’s electric drive technology powering eBoxes , the Wrightspeed X1 , Tesla Roadsters , and mention of BMW’s electric MINI E. In January of 2001 he visited the legendary AC Propulsion of San Dimas, CA to meet Alan Cocconi and test drive ACP’s phenomenal tzero electric sports car.
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