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

Green Car Congress

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). The MINI E were charged mainly at night, using certified green electricity from Vattenfall.

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BMW Megacity EV to Launch in 2013; MINI E and Concept ActiveE Fleet Trials in China

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group will launch its Megacity Vehicle in 2013, said Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, on Thursday ahead of the Auto China 2010 show in Beijing. During the test phase some 50 MINI E cars are also being delivered to customers in China in 2010. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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BMW Brilliance Automotive presents prototype plug-in hybrid sedan based on 5 Series; targeted for China market in 2013

Green Car Congress

BMW Group and its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. The plug-in was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market and produced at the Shenyang site. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013. This also applies to field testing of the BMW ActiveE.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

presence in the world’s two largest passenger car markets (China and the. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price. Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market?

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Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

Everyone’s all excited that Ford just turned a profit, but they’re doing it with a fleet of uninspired crappy cars that they practically have to give away. One story I’ll be closely following and reporting on is China’s role as an EV car producer. Their brand names don’t mean anything any longer.

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