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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

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Three out of four Berlin MINI E users advocated an exclusive use of renewable energy sources for electric vehicles in the future. The MINI E Fleet trials began in 2009 in the USA (New York, Los Angeles and in the state of New Jersey), UK (Oxford / London) and Germany (Munich and Berlin).

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9% California’s renewable generation increased 8.3% The state needs to increase renewable generation by 24% between 2017 to 2020.

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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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