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Electric Minis only weeks away from delivery

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Bill Nye the science guy will put aside his gas-guzzling Prius for twelve months. Tags: bmw mini e ev1. The leasees, who will have the car for one year, are chomping at the bit. Ex-EV1 drivers will be among those taking advantage of their first opportunity to get back in an electric car.

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News from Detroit

Plugs and Cars

BMW has recognized that they simply teed up GM and Nissan to benefit from the MINI E experience. Today they announced officially that MINI E "pioneers" will be able to extend their leases until 2011. Will MINI E drivers be so loyal to BMW they'll forgo the opportunity to actually purchase a plug-in car?

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Guest blogger: Andrew Grin - From Kansas to LA

Revenge of the Electric Car

My father and I picked up our rented Prius and drove off to our hotel. The performance was unlike anything I’d ever felt and it was hard to return to the Prius rental car. After our Tesla morning, we got back in our Prius and headed over to the L.A. We arrived late Thursday night November 20th ( my 16th Birthday ! ).

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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MINI E Research Project. Funding provided by the Technology Strategy Board is supporting a 12 month field trial of 40 MINI E models. Toyota intends to lease the vehicles to existing Toyota Prius fleet customers including a mix of public bodies and private companies. The Allied Vehicles Project.

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What is in the pipeline for plug-ins?

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An electric Rolls Royce Phantom for example, was only mentioned by the company’s executives last year because they are said to be considering adapting the same technology used in the MINI E. Meanwhile others, such as the Chevrolet Volt, Tesla Roadster and the Toyota Prius Plug-In, are clearly on their way.

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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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Chevy Spark, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan LEAF, Toyota Prius), with the major exception of Tesla Motors, which uses an AC induction motor in the Model S (as it did in the Roadster as well), and Toyota, with its Tesla-designed electric powertrain.

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