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Hummer EV Edition 1, BMW i3 milestone, New Jersey might ban gas cars: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

New Jersey is mulling the phaseout of gasoline cars. And BMW reaches 200,000 i3s. With more than 350 miles of range, 0-60 mph acceleration in 3 seconds, and the kind of off-road performance promised by a. GM has officially revealed the Hummer EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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BMW MINI electric car gets boost from AC Propulsion in San Dimas

Revenge of the Electric Car

The web was buzzing last week with stories about BMW’s MINI E. To recap, BMW will be leasing 500 MINI Es from dealers in New York, New Jersey and Southern California starting some time early in 2009. This is great news since the ACP 150 is the gold standard for EV motor/controller drive trains.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Its crisp lines and origami folds recall the ’80s models of Giorgetto Guigiaro , among the 20th century’s most influential car designers—from the Lotus Esprit (007’s favorite underwater conveyance) and rallying Lancia Delta to the BMW M1 supercar, Saab 9000, and VW Scirocco. second rips to 60 mph. With their modest size and 77.4-kWh

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Wally Rippel drives the Mini E

Revenge of the Electric Car

AC Propulsion, the San Dimas, CA, company that birthed the modern-day EV with its AC-150 drive train, was tapped by BMW last year to provide drivetrains for an initial run of 500 Minis. Dubbed the “Mini E,&# these fully-electric cars are just weeks from being deployed on the streets of Southern Californai, New York, and New Jersey.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

We turned 0-60 mph times of about 4.9 The G80 EV will be available sometime in fourth quarter 2022, initially in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Smile-inducing torque at any speed is what makes driving an electric car so special, and thankfully the G80 EV did not disappoint.

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BMW to Premiere the Concept ActiveE at NAIAS 2010 in Detroit; Electric 1 Series Is The Second EV Project Under i Megacity Vehicle Initiative

Green Car Congress

The BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW has introduced the Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known—the i Megacity Vehicle initiative.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Click here to see more photos of the BMW MINI E. ].

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