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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

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MINI E customers, based primarily in Los Angeles with a few in the New York City-area, will participate in the study. With the US field trials of the MINI Es already underway for two months, BMW is already gathering data from the 450 drivers of MINI E electric-powered vehicles. miles on a single charge.)

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Mini E Makes LA Debut

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BMW’s just held an event for the lessees of their Mini E at the Science Center, next to the University of Southern California, a really stellar venue when you consider the product they were showing. orders of magnitude faster than the 95 mph Mini E. This sleek, titanium marvel can travel at mach 3.2,

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BMW ActiveE testing in Leipzig for longer-range commuting and recuperation strategies

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A prerequisite for applying as a test driver for the research project is the ability to install at home or work a charging station. Researchers at Chemnitz University also jointly developed with BMW special data logger for the vehicles and will conduct with each user a subjective assessment.

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BMW announces partners and services for 360° Electric portfolio for BMW i drivers

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BMW says it is situated to branch into complementary electric vehicle markets because of its experience with the MINI E and ActiveE field trials. This wall-mounted charging station features an SAE J1772-compliant connector, a weather-resistant NEMA 3 enclosure for indoor and outdoor installations, and with an output capacity of 7.2

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BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations

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More than 150 charging stations for EVs are now being installed in the State through Coulomb’s $37-million ChargePoint America Department of Energy program. Ongoing field tests involving more than 600 MINI E cars, including 450 in the US, have already provided knowledge about the demands on future electrically powered production vehicles.

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BMW ActiveE available for leasing in US in Fall 2011

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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. Intensive use of this recuperation of energy via the motor also results in a range increase of up to 20%.

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BMW’s hybrid motor design seeks to deliver high efficiency and power density with lower rare earth use

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The motor offers linear power delivery extending into high rev ranges, with maximum revs of 11,400 rpm. Notably, in its first experimental dip into electrical vehicles with the Mini-E, BMW also used an AC induction motor, provided by AC Propulsion. Reluctance motors include no magnet material on their rotors.

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