Posts with the tag of BMW MINI E

MINI E Makes LA Debut

May 6, 2009 – 3:45 pm

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.
I arrived at the same time as Stefano Paris, Plug In America’s documentarian, and as we walked from the parking lot, [...]

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Wally Rippel drives the MINI E

May 1, 2009 – 12:59 pm

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AC Propulsion, the San Dimas, CA, company that birthed the modern-day EV with its AC-150 drive train, was tapped by BMW last year to provide drivetrains for an initial run of 500 Minis. Dubbed the “MINI E,” these fully-electric cars are just weeks from being deployed on the streets of Southern Californai, New York, [...]

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MINI E arrives in US

March 20, 2009 – 12:08 pm

The first batch of MINI Es has arrived in the US.
A sharp-eyed ‘Revenge’ fan sent us these exclusive pictures from a holding facility in Central California, where the cars are being prepped for delivery.
BMW have promised 500 cars for the US market – and judging by what we saw, most of them are already here [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in Production News | Comments (5)

BMW MINI E electric car gets boost from AC Propulsion in San Dimas

October 27, 2008 – 5:56 pm

The web was buzzing last week with stories about BMW’s MINI E. To recap, BMW will be leasing 500 MINI Es from dealers in New York, New Jersey and Southern California starting some time early in 2009. To be considered for one of these cars, you have to go to http://www.minispace.com/en_us/projects/electric-mini-e/ and sign up, but [...]

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

October 25, 2008 – 10:07 am

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Chris Paine’s docudrama “Who Killed the Electric Car” has raised awareness that [...]

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