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BMW building more MINI Es for European testing
MINI E - click above for high-res image gallery The popularity of BMW's MINI E test program in the United States has evidently prompted the company to expand production beyond the original 500 cars and add a smaller test fleet in Europe. The original plan, as announced last fall, was for 500 of the battery-powered MINIs to be made available in the U.S. and split between Southern California and the New York/New Jersey area. According to MINI USA spokeswoman Nathalie Bauters, there will be 450 of the cars in the U.S. with an additional 105 ... Read more →
BMW X1 coming to America in 2011, diesel a possibility, up to 45.2 mpg (U.S.) Sam Abuelsamid
2010 BMW X1 - click above for high-res image gallery After weeks of teasing and even letting some European media drive prototypes, the crew over at BMW's Munich headquarters finally released all ...
Plug In America criticizes CARB loophole that could help BMW with its MINI E Sebastian Blanco
MINI E - click above for high-res image gallery BMW has gotten a lot of press (some bad) for their MINI E project. Even though the all-electric car comes with a plug, the plug-in advocacy group ...
BMW launches low-CO2 316d: 118 g/km Xavier Navarro
BMW has decided to engage futher the European low-CO2 market segment with the launch of the BMW 316d. The 316d uses the same powertrain as the 116d and gets remarkably low CO2 emissions of just 118 ...
BMW plans "most advanced small engine ever" Jeremy Korzeniewski
Lending further credence to rumors that BMW will be launching a new engine line that will feature three and four cylinders and comparatively small displacements is a report from Channel 4 in the UK ...
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BMW adds upgraded diesels to 7-series, 730d rated at 34.6 mpg (U.S.) 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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BMW likely to use KERS hybrid on next generation M5 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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BMW to introduce more powerful and efficient version of twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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Spy Shots: BMW 755ih spotted undisguised 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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BMW gives up on KERS for the remainder of the 2009 F1 season 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept gets a steal of a deal on MINI E lease 16 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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UK paper gets to drive prototype BMW X1 xDrive 23d 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
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BMW's "Brake Energy Regeneration" technology 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
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