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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 Group: ActiveE Field Trial Fleet in the US Will Be At Least As Large as MINI E Fleet

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group today issued a statement in response to published reports that have incorrectly stated that the size of the fleet of BMW ActiveEs ( earlier post ) that will be deployed during the BMW Group’s second-phase field trial in the US will be limited to 200 vehicles. Let me reassure you that nothing could be further from the truth.

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Want To Lease A 2009 MINI E? If You Live In Delaware, You Can

Green Car Reports

One of the earliest electric-car prototype test fleets of the modern day was made up of several hundred MINI E two-seaters, which hit U.S. MINI E drivers who loved driving electric--which is to say, many of them--were offered replacement BMW ActiveE electric cars, and the electric MINIs were taken.'

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

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The BMW Group has been gathering insights into the day-to-day use of electric vehicles since mid-2009, when it launched a global field test involving more than 600 MINI E models. During the test phase some 50 MINI E cars are also being delivered to customers in China in 2010. Earlier post.)

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Will There Be Another Electric Mini E Within A Few Years?

Green Car Reports

Back in 2009, the MINI E electric car was BMW''s very first attempt at building a battery-electric vehicle. The fleet of several hundred electric MINIs was leased out to volunteer test drivers in the U.S., Europe, China, and the U.K. Now it appears that BMW.'

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What’s up with the BMW MINI E?

Plugs and Cars

The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. Barely one year ago, word surfaced that an electric Mini was in the works. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." They produced a small fleet for the Munich Olympics in 1972.

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BMW MINI E trial enters second phase

Green Cars News

The trials of the MINI E aren’t over yet, with BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe now entering a second phase of testing in Berlin. A total of 70 MINI E electric cars have been transferred to private customers (30 units) and fleet users (40 units). Around 20 users will also be able to take advantage [.].

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