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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The second generation of MINI, introduced in 2000, optimized the relationship between fun driving and fuel consumption, including the introduction of diesel engines. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. New MINI models in the crossover and premium compact segment.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

In 2005, AC Propulsion established a subsidiary manufacturing operation in Shanghai, which provided components used in the BMW Mini-E program. San Dimas remains as the company's headquarters, engineering center, as well as limited production.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The parallel hybrid system consists of a 160 kW (215 hp) BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and an electrical motor with a maximum output of 70 kW. Use of the combustion engine provides a minimum additional range of 400 kilometers (249 miles), which is in line with the driving profile of Chinese customers in the premium segment, BMW says.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

—Julia Sohnen, Advanced Technology Engineer - Sustainable Mobility at the BMW Group Technology Office USA. The program also includes a “second life” for used MINI E batteries, repurposing these batteries into a stationary solar-powered electric storage system located at the BMW Technology Office in Mountain View, California.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

The Megacity vehicles, with a pure electric drive or an extremely efficient combustion engine, are to be the first of a whole family of very-low-emission vehicles, Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Management Board of BMW, said during the annual meeting in Munich in May. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The MINI E. As the second half of the twelve-month MINI E field trial begins in the UK this week, BMW has released an overview of the outcome of interviews and objective data collected from the first three months of the December to June 2010 phase of the trial. The MINI E is a two-seat development of the MINI Hatch.

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JUNE 27, 2011

The Pikes Peak AC-180 motor, rated at 268 hp (200 kW) at 6000-7000 rpm and 258 lb-ft (350 N·m) of torque from zero to 5000 rpm, is a high-performance version of the AC Propulsion AC-150 motor found in the BMW MINI E.

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OCTOBER 25, 2008

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. ]. second range.

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MAY 18, 2010

The public perceives hybrid as a sign of eco-friendliness, despite the fact that diesel engines are often much more efficient. Based on responses so far from the international MINI-E test program, he said, BMW has concluded that: Many enthusiastic customers for e-mobility already exist today.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

As with the BMW MINI E , what is stunning, if not surprising, is how quickly a decent fully electric vehicle can be put on the road. Lisa Drake, Ford's chief engineer for hybrid programs was extremely impressed with the electric focus Magna dropped off. But there's a hint of the possibility of delay. "We

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APRIL 19, 2011

The feedback from customers testing the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE will be fed directly into series production of the MCV, which the BMW Group will be launching under a new sub-brand in 2013. Unlike the MINI E, the BMW ActiveE features a distinctive “intermediate position” of the accelerator pedal, allowing the vehicle to “glide”.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Gerry’s pursuit of renewable energy and electric drive began in the summer of 1997 when he spent time with some engineering students preparing a solar electric race car for the World Solar Challenge. Watch the video to learn more about Gerry’s positive outlook for a renewable and electric future.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. MINI E Research Project. Funding provided by the Technology Strategy Board is supporting a 12 month field trial of 40 MINI E models. The Allied Vehicles Project.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Pioneering drivers are wanted to partake in MINI E UK research project. Each MINI E will be available to lease for six months from December this year. A second round of applications will then be invited in 2010, allowing a further twenty drivers to lease an all-electric MINI for a six month period. charging cable.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Components of the MINI E powertrain. BMW handed over forty electric MINI E cars to their test drivers on Sunday—all members of the public—in the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods which will evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of living with an electric car. The MINI E.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

I’d had engineering friends at GM who’d been hinting for a few months before that they were working on something even I “would approve of”- but I was dubious enough that when a journalist called on the last day of our Who Killed the Electric Car? …read the rest of her blog post here.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

The family of cars is scheduled to be introduced in the first half of the next decade and will feature pure electric drive or an efficient combustion engine - all will be very low emission vehicles. Its first output was the MINI E, which is currently undergoing a large scale field trial in the US, the UK and Germany.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Notably, in its first experimental dip into electrical vehicles with the Mini-E, BMW also used an AC induction motor, provided by AC Propulsion. In a 2012 paper published in the Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology analyzing a hybrid motor structure, Beser et al. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Cars set to be used in the trial include the Mini E, the Mitsubishi iMiEV and the electric smart ed. TSB describe the trial as a ‘hugely important step’ to move away from relying on petrol and diesel based engines and to meeting the government’s target of an 80 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2050.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

It makes optimum use of the potential of both engine and chassis. BMW conducted fleet trials as part of its research activities into electric mobility, collecting valuable experience with the MINI E and BMW ActiveE. The system can also reliably detect if another vehicle has come to a sudden stop.

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APRIL 17, 2009

Both ministers drove a MINI E electric car at the event as they announced plans to support motorists by providing help worth £2000-£5000 towards buying their first electric or plug-in hybrid car when they hit the showrooms. And what better time to do this than in the year we celebrate the 50th birthday of MINI.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

The BMW Concept ActiveE follows the all-electric MINI E as the second large-scale electric vehicle test program to be conducted in the hands of interested customers. The field tests with the MINI E as part of Project i in the US and Europe have already provided insights into the demands required of future production electric vehicles.

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JULY 29, 2011

With a value-added chain designed to be sustainable all along the line, life cycle emission figures for the BMW i3 are at least a third lower than for a highly efficient combustion-engine car, BMW says. For more dynamic driving or out-of-town routes, a high-performance 1.5L, three-cylinder gasoline engine comes into play. i3 Concept.

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JULY 2, 2010

Powering a vehicle electrically means more than just replacing the combustion engine with an electric drive system, BMW said. Based on its development work on the MINI E and BMW ActiveE concept projects, BMW concluded that “conversion cars”—i.e., The battery is the chief culprit here. Life module.

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JUNE 29, 2011

27 features lower energy consumption per mile that other EVs: the Smart EV uses 29% more energy per km, the Mitsubishi iMiEV uses 36% more energy per km, and the Mini-E uses 86% more energy per km, according to the partners. I must congratulate Gordon Murray Design and their partners for developing the T.27

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Same truth of engineers who have actually talked to real drivers is in evidence with the BMW Mini-E. Tags: electric cars environment greenwashing plug-in cars politics AeroVironment BMW Mini-E ChargePoint Chevy Volt Coulomb Gridpoint J1772 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Plug-In 2009 Plug-In America.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Coulomb’s engineers may be accustomed to working out of the limelight. While Lowenthal ordered a Tesla, he has since opted for the Mini E, an all-electric Mini Cooper made by BMW. For Coulomb, the question is whether there will be enough EVs for its ChargePoints.

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