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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 →
New 90 hp MINI One D debuts in Europe this fall with 60.3 mpg (U.S.) on EU test Sam Abuelsamid
MINI One D - click above for high res image gallery In North America, the Cooper represents the entry point to the MINI lineup, but Europeans have always had the option of the MINI One. Until now ...
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 ...
UK will spend £25 million ($40 million U.S.) on huge electric car test program Sebastian Blanco
Mitsubishi iMiEV - click above for high res iamge gallery The electric vehicle money is flowing everywhere. Following the U.S. DOE's announcement yesterday, the UK has announced it will spend ...
BMW gets approval for UK MINI E test fleet Sam Abuelsamid
MINI E - click above for high-res image gallery Ford isn't the only automaker involved in a new EV test program being funded by the Technology Strategy Board in the UK. BMW will also be a part of ...
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MINI E recipient starts a blog about his electric adventure 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Pasadena, California resident Mark Winkworth is one of the 450 individuals in Southern California and the New York/New Jersey areas that made it through the MINI E screening process. After having received the word that he had been accepted back in May, he'd been waiting (im)patiently until this past ...
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept gets a steal of a deal on MINI E lease 16 days ago on AutoblogGreen
MINI E- Click above for high-res image gallery The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is getting in on BMW's MINI E action in a big way. The LA County Board of Supervisors have given their approval to a deal that will see a squadron of 17 of the AC Propulsion-electrified retro-cutes ...
Meet a MINI E that will only use solar power 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
MINI E - Click above for image gallery The all-electric MINI Es are starting to be delivered, and AutoblogGreen reader David VM. will do something a little extra with his new ride: power it completely by solar power. David has started up a new blog called MINI E 19 (his car is #19) and the ...
Spy Shots: Rolls Royce Mini one-off 28 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Park Lane Rolls Royce MINI - click for gallery People love to imagine bigger and better things for the long-running MINI. Whether it's a new Speedster version or a revived MINI Moke, the platform inspires daydreaming. Apparently, it aspires, too, to a more pimed out existence. Rumors of a ...
Underwriters Lab holdup means some MINI Es will take all day to charge 28 days ago on AutoblogGreen
With MINI Es finally being delivered to the 450 test drivers in New York and California, a problem has cropped up that will limit the ability of many of those people to actually use the car. When MINI USA was taking applications for leases on the new EV, among the requirements were a garage with ...
First MINI E delivered to customer 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
MINI E - Click above for a hi-res gallery Despite thousands of people signing up for a chance to lease the MINI E, only 500 are being produced at this stage, with 50 of those destined for Berlin. Now, after months of winnowing down the list, the very first car has been delivered to one very ...
Rendered Speculation: MINI Speedster, chop the windshield, drop the back seat! 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
One of the few brands to show any growth in 2008 was MINI, thanks to a combination of high fuel economy and fun to drive characteristics. The MINI convertible, in particular, is a fun sunny day conveyance. However, the back seat of the MINI is so small that it's virtually useless. What better way ...
Spy Shots: Could this be the face of BMW's Project i? 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Take a good look at the spy shot above. The car you see is obviously a MINI of some sort, though nobody seems quite sure what to make of it. There's certainly a possibility that it's nothing more than a clay mock-up of a possible design direction that didn't make it into production, but it could ...
Hydrogen-powered salt flat racer concept fleshed out, complete with goldfish 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
BMWDesignworksUSA Hydrogen Salt Flat Racer - Click above to enlarge Remember the 5th Annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge from a few months back? Designers put pen to paper (or, probably more accurately, mouse to mouse pad) in an effort to imagine what eco-friendly racecars would be like in the ...
Spy shots: MINI non-Crossman hits the Nurburgring 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The promised fourth variant of the MINI is coming soon, likely at the 50th anniversary celebration this August. This new, larger crossover is getting closer to production and that means it needs to go through the now de rigueur prove out on that toughest of all race tracks: the Nurburgring ...
High performance MINI D could get BMW diesel engines 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the John Cooper Works MINI Clubman Recently we heard that MINI was likely to develop a John Cooper Works version of its high-mileage MINI D. AutoCar is now reporting that the car is likely to eschew the Peugeot-sourced engine from the standard model in ...
A MINI hauling a trailer? The little guys team up with Airstream 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click above to enlarge The last time we saw Airstream involved in a concept vehicle was two years ago when Ford unveiled it's trailer inspired concept van with a HySeries drive powertrain. This time around, Airstream is providing an actual trailer with propulsion coming from a new MINI Cooper S ...
Will MINI build a John Cooper Works diesel? "Good Idea" 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the MINI Cooper D for a high res gallery Last summer we had a ball driving the MINI Cooper D in the ABG Garage. The torquey little 1.6-liter diesel proved to be a willing yet thrifty performer in the engine bay. While we still can't get the MINI D in the U.S. market, BMW is reportedly ...
VIDEO: Jay Leno's Garage welcomes the MINI E 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to watch the video Jay Leno is no stranger to electric vehicles, having owned or driven EVs as wide ranging as the 1909 Baker Electric to the Vectrix motorscooter, Zero X motorcycle and the Tesla Roadster. The latest EV that seems to have caught the denim-clad celebrity's attention ...
UK next in line for MINI E testing? 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the MINI E It's no surprise that there is a lot of demand for the all-electric version of the MINI. We heard that London might get some of the limited-supply MINI E's last fall, but now the Telegraph is saying that a plug-in version of the MINI could be "on ...
German agency names BMW/MINI most fuel efficient premium brands 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible The Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany has declared BMW and MINI as the most fuel efficient premium brands available in that market. The agency has calculated fleet average fuel economy for all new cars registered ...
Which cars in Europe have Stop & Start technology? These do 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Stop & Start technology, also known as mild hybrization, is a relatively simple technology that can easily reduce fuel consumption in vehicles. Regular readers already know how it works. Basically, in most instances, the engine shuts down instead of idling, for instance at traffic lights, and ...
BMW plans to hold course with larger cars 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Being BMW has its advantages. Just the other day, we heard news that Renault's future large cars were in trouble due to the prevailing winds in the automotive sector pushing new car buyers towards smaller, more fuel efficient cars. BMW, on the other hand, is set to launch at least one relatively ...
Better Late than Oily: America will have to wait for diesel MINI 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the MINI Cooper D in the ABG Garage While the new electric MINI E is proving even more popular than expected and the Cooper D continues to sell big across the pond, MINI has been contemplating bringing the diesel hatch Stateside. However, the current diesel ...
MINI E delayed? Not exactly, but it is perhaps too popular 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the MINI E's unveiling The new MINI E is proving once again that there is a significant pent up demand for electric vehicles. Apparently, BMW is grappling with roughly 1,800 applicants and only 450 cars to deliver. Sounds like a good number of electric MINI ...
Times of London looks at half a century of the frugal Mini 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
1959 Morris Mini Minor - Wikimedia Commons One of the most iconic and recognizable shapes on the road is the Mini, and 2009 marks the golden anniversary of the original. The brainchild of Sir Alec Issigonis, the Mini was created in response to the 1956 Suez crisis which strangled the supply of ...
MINI succumbs to the green labels trend and introduces MINIMALISM 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
BMW has announced a new green label for MINI cars. It's called, wait for it, MINIMALISM. Similar to many other eco labels in other European markets, MINIMALISM can be found on cars that would otherwise be the base model with a few additional improvements that reduce fuel consumption. The first MINI ...
Because we can't all get an EV, MINI offers a frugal Clubman 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image for a high-resolution gallery of the Mini Clubman ONE Since it will be rather difficult for most people to obtain one of the new MINI EVs, fans of the iconic car who want to use less fuel will have to be content with the most frugal liquid fuel engine option currently available ...
Five electric cars you can buy in 2009 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Are you looking for an electric car that you can buy this year? For all the excitement surrounding battery-powered automobiles, there are precious few actually available for purchase right now. While we could have made a top 50 list that included concepts or vehicles only available in other ...
New York City to get 10 MINI Es for road test 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the MINI E for a high res gallery New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that MINI USA will be providing ten of its MINI E electric cars to the city for the next year. The cars will be used by the Street Condition Observation Unit which prowls the city in search of potholes and ...
Visiting AC Propulsion, Tom Hanks with Current TV 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to watch video A crew from Al Gore's Current TV was able to chat up Peter Scolari's better half (that'd be Tom Hanks, above) about driving his all-electric eBox, the converted Scion xB and visit the AC Propulsion headquarters for an interview with CEO Tom Gage. Current host Kristen ...
BMW brings Hydrogen 7 fleet, MINI E to UN Climate Change conference 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Hydrogen 7 in Poland 21 of BMW's Hydrogen 7s are serving as shuttle vehicles during the UN Climate Change conference this week in Poznan, Poland. A pair of all-electric MINI Es are also on hand to show off the German automaker's zero emission skillz. To ...
Rendered speculation: Could MINI revive the Moke? 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Do you remember the Mini Moke? It was basically a naked version of the original Mini, with no roof and no doors (there's a pic after the jump) that made sensation through the mid-80s at all sorts of beach resorts around the globe and was enjoyed by some fancy people in dry climates. With the recent ...
BMW to use MINI E platform for future electrics 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the MINI E We've spent plenty of time going over the design of the new MINI E electric car since it was formally unveiled at the LA Auto Show. We've been inside, underneath and even behind the steering wheel a few times, and we can therefore say with ...
MINI E regenerative brakes will turn on brake lights without hitting the pedal 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the MINI E for a high res gallery An interesting question came up the other day regarding my quick drive review of the new battery powered MINI E. I noted that the MINI uses much more regen than other electrically-driven vehicles that I've tried, with deceleration on the order of about 0.4 ...
50 MINI E vehicles bound for Berlin 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Did you think that MINI would leave Germany without a MINI E test? No way. Perhaps because SMART is doing something similar, Berlin is going to get 50 MINI E vehicles for testing. MINI has partnered with Swedish energy company Vattenfall so that the electricity powering these cars will be ...
