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UC Davis study highlights results of MINI E field trial in US; MINI E met 90% of daily driving needs

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The University of California, Davis and the BMW Group released the largest publicly available study of electric-car users yet conducted, including more than 120 families who drove the fully electric MINI E automobile more than 1 million miles in California, New York and New Jersey from June 2009 to June 2010.

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MINI E charge station initial site inspection

Revenge of the Electric Car

Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one.

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Greenius On The Scene: Plug-In 2009

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Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California. The Greenius checking out the J1772 connector plug for the BMW Mini-E with Mini-E driver and EV advocate Stefano Paris. His own EV runs on sunshine from the solar panels on his roof.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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In the managed charge pilot program, select BMW i3 owners will allow PG&E to request a delay in the charging of their vehicles by up to an hour, when grid loads are at their peak. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries. Program participation.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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The benefit to PG&E of more efficient use of existing power grid resources through EV charging management is passed on in the form of monetary incentives to program participants. At the end of a vehicle’s life, these batteries still have at least 70% of their original storage capacity available, making them suitable for re-use.

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

So you can see that Climate Change , Environment , Standards , Solar and other such terms all relate heavily to Obama according to what people talk about. * Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. Plug-In, Turn-On, Ride-Clean. The top of the page has the latest posts. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls.

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