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BMW plans to unveil its Concept ActiveE EV in January 2010 just as its worldwide road test of the MINI E is kicking into high gear. The Concept ActiveE, based on the design profile as the BMW 1 Series Coupe, is slated for a big presentation at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January. BMW notes that the Concept ActiveE and the MINI E form two pillars of its i Megacity Vehicle Initiative, a long-term plan to develop electric vehicles for urban mobility.

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BMW expanded its global testing of the MINI E to the United Kingdom with the delivery of 40 units on December 13th. The MINI E test is being subsidized by the British Department of Transport and the Technology Strategy Board as part of a 340-vehicle nationwide test. Half of the test vehicles were delivered to individual drivers who will maintain diaries of vehicle performance along with their feelings about the MINI E. The remaining vehicles will be used by the Oxford City Council, the Southeast England Development Agency ...

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BMW released a long list of details last week to flesh out the Vision EfficientDynamics concept vehicle to be presented at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is a plug-in hybrid car capable of hitting a top speed of 155 miles per hour. This concept car balances a miserly fuel mileage rate of 62 miles per gallon with low carbon dioxide emissions to meet European Union regulations. The details to follow built off ...

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As the Frankfurt Motor Show approaches, automakers worldwide are scrambling to release information on models featured at the show. Frankfurt will be the launching pad for BMW’s latest vehicle, the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition. BMW is making waves ahead of the Frankfurt event by stating that it will price the EfficientDynamics Edition of the 320d the same as the traditional model. If this version of the 320d lives up to the hype, it would ...

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Dr. Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board at BMW, spent an entire conference call last week trying to talk investors and insiders off the proverbial ledge. Reithofer highlighted decreases in pre-tax revenue and production in the first two quarters of 2009 without offering an updated revenue projection. BMW’s head executive front loaded the bad news and used the company’s green-vehicle efforts as an exclamation ...

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The rent-a-car premise has been turned on its ear by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zipcar. The company allows city dwellers to reserve cars online for hourly and daily use without the hassles of a rental car center. Zipcar has spread its revolutionary approach nationwide from Atlanta to Seattle with additional lots available at 100 college campuses. The company’s recent agreement with Westminster City Council to create a Zipcar lot in the London borough shows intentions to take this ...

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BMW Group is ready to unleash the first product of its Project i initiative in major cities around the world. The MINI E, an electric-drive vehicle with a body similar to the Mini Cooper, will be used in a one-year study to test if electric vehicles are viable in major urban areas. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in his recent State of the City address that BMW Group is loaning 10 MINI Es to the city’s Street Condition ...


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During a recent national conference on electric mobility in Berlin, federal government representatives unveiled a plan to add one million green cars to Germany's civilian fleet within the next decade. The plan was created by department heads in Economics, Transportation, Environment and Education and Research to reflect the government’s desire for eco-friendly transit. Government representatives noted that the plan will be worked into legislation by the beginning of 2009 to ensure time ...


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For the casual motorist, the advent of electric cars may seem distant and unrealistic. This motorist may see the Nissan NuVu, the BMW Mini-E and the Chevy Volt as pipe dreams that will be pushed off by decreasing fuel prices and an unstable global economy. We don’t have to wait anymore for electric vehicles; we just need to wait for charging stations and inexpensive batteries to catch up with EV technology.

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The Los Angeles Auto Show in November will feature a number of hybrid and all-electric cars at early levels of development. BMW’s MINI E two-seater is ready for testing by a small number of customers as it gets ready for its debut in Los Angeles. The MINI E will be distributed to 500 corporate clients after assembly in BMW’s Munich and Oxford plants at the end of 2008. The time line for the pilot program starts in early 2009 with a lease program giving drivers the option to keep their vehicles for years.

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