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BMW Megacity EV to Launch in 2013; MINI E and Concept ActiveE Fleet Trials in China

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This vehicle will radically alter the motor industry as we know it. The BMW Group has been gathering insights into the day-to-day use of electric vehicles since mid-2009, when it launched a global field test involving more than 600 MINI E models. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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

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BMW i has worked with universities, national laboratories, utilities and industry partners to maximize residential energy efficiency. In 2011, batteries which were previously used in the MINI E test fleet were successfully implemented in a stationary project. BMW i 360° Electric.

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Siemens Building 100-Unit Electric Car Fleet for Employee Use and Testing

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Siemens expects there will be more than one million electric cars on the road worldwide in the foreseeable future, when they will form part of a smart grid. In the final stage, which is to start in fall 2011, the vehicles will be fitted with drive systems from the Industry Sector. The entire project is being managed by CT.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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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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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

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incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases.

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MINI E joins Government electric vehicle announcement

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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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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. It has also outlined targets for the National Grid to increase the amount of electricity that comes from purely renewable sources.