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BMW building more MINI Es for European testing
autobloggreen.com - 7/3/2009
BMW building more MINI Es for European testing
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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 ...
1,000 miles in a MINI E, the review
autobloggreen.com - 7/8/2009
1,000 miles in a MINI E, the review
— autobloggreen.com — MINI E - Click above for high-res image gallery One of the most desired electric vehicles available... (somewhat) today is the MINI E. Short test drives can't duplicate what it's like to live with such a car, but there are a multiple blogs being written about the daily MINI E experience.  ... (more) 1,000 miles in a MINI E, the review

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Plug In America criticizes CARB loophole that could help BMW with its MINI E
autobloggreen.com - 7/1/2009
Plug In America criticizes CARB loophole that could help BMW with its MINI E
— autobloggreen.com — 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 Plug In America (PIA) has a problem with the way that the Bavarians might be able to get a ... (more) Plug In America criticizes CARB loophole that could help ...

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BMW X1 coming to America in 2011, diesel a possibility, up to 45.2 mpg (U.S.)
autobloggreen.com - 7/2/2009
BMW X1 coming to America in 2011, diesel a possibility, up to 45.2 mpg (U.S.)
— autobloggreen.com — 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 the goods on its newest and smallest crossover, the X1. The U.S. branch of BMW has also ... (more) BMW X1 coming to America in 2011, diesel a possibility, ...

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