Recent Posts Tagged With 'bmw'

• BMW MINI-E Test Drivers Hitting the Road in Southeast England

  Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 09:00 in news, bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, alternative transportation

  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-vehi...

• BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Discussed Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 10:00 in news, bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, hybrid

  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 ...

• BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition to Premiere at Frankfurt Motor Show

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 in news, bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, hybrid, alternative transportation

  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...

• BMW Announces Battery Supplier, Further Details About Megacity EV

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 10:00 in news, bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, alternative transportation

  (Photo by wolfwhite99 on Flickr)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 prod...

• Zipcar and Westminster Commit to Car Club Franchise with Hybrids

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 10:00 in news, toyota, bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, hybrid, alternative transportation

  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 revolutiona...

• MINI EVS Loaned to New York City by BMW Group for One-Year Feasibility Study

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 09:00 in bmw, alternative fuel, electric, alternative transportation

  (Photo by dailymatador on Flickr) 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 ...

• Germany Plans to Create One Million Green Cars by 2020

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 07:30 in bmw, Volkswagen, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, alternative transportation

  (Photo by Aaron Michael Brown on Flickr) 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. T...

• Outlook for Electric Cars in the United States

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 07:30 in bmw, alternative fuel, hybrid cars, electric, nissan, Chevrolet, infrastructure, tesla, alternative transportation

  (Photo by internets_diary on Flickr) 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...