Plugs and Cars
JULY 1, 2009
The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. Barely one year ago, word surfaced that an electric Mini was in the works. More money was probably spent advertising the car than went into the electric Mini program. Part of a green full court press has included placing the car with celebrities for a short while.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2013
The project is funded as part of the showcase “Electromobility Connects” Bavaria-Saxony by the federal government. The test will run in 5 phases of 12 weeks each, with users sought with a daily commute of 40–100 km (25-62 miles). Another focus of the project is on the application of different recuperation strategies while driving.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
The results of the study, which also suggested that assistance systems could reduce the size of that buffer, were based on more than 400,000 km (249,000 miles) of user experience gathered in the research project “MINI E Berlin powered by Vattenfall”. During the field study a total of 79 users drove the MINI E for six months.
Green Cars News
MAY 11, 2009
A leasing program of 450 Mini E model cars is set to begin in the US. Over the next few weeks a select number of customers in New Jersey, New York and California will take delivery of a fully electric version of the Mini Coupe as part of a trial program. At a high voltage 240v charge, the Mini E takes just 4.4
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2011
When running purely on electrical power, it is possible to travel for up to 75 kilometers (47 miles) at a constant speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). 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.
Green Car Congress
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. mile course beginning at the 2,862-meter level. Racing to the 4,301-meter summit, participants cover a 12.4-mile
Green Car Congress
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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