BMW Fleet Oregon Stimulus 
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases. In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill. The third phase will be released around 2015.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. A gasoline-powered car that gets 20 miles to the gallon - say, a Chevy Impala or a BMW X3 - will have annual fuel costs of $1,200 and generate about 6.6 The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov. tons of carbon dioxide.
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