Creative Greenius
MAY 6, 2009
And we’ll have fun, fun, fun, till daddy takes the Min-E Away. Reliable sources inform your Creative Greenius that Manhattan Beach is about to be named the first Southern California city to be part of BMW’s test of the new plug-in Mini E, the EV version of the popular Mini Cooper.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2015
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.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2015
In the managed charge pilot program, select BMW i3 owners will allow PG&E to request a delay in the charging of their vehicles by up to an hour, when grid loads are at their peak. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries. BMW i Home Charging Services.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 1, 2008
Auto show and to tag along with the “Revenge of the Electric Car&# crew after winning an auction at the first Plug in America Fundraiser. Next day, the first order of business/pleasure was heading to the Tesla Store in West LA to test-drive the Tesla Roadster. But I came to LA to glimpse the future, not dwell on the past.
Creative Greenius
AUGUST 13, 2009
At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. They even had a real plug connected to their toy car on the exhibit hall. Luckily no one was really at Plug-In 2009 to hear the Three Car Stooges at this point, they don’t have any pleasant surprises in store for us.
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