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Fully electric MINI confirmed as MINI 3 door variant

Fully electric MINI confirmed as MINI 3 door variant

Today, the BMW Group announced that the new battery-electric MINI will be a variant of the brand’s core 3 door model. This fully electric car will go into production in 2019, increasing the choice of…

MINI says electric car is in the planning stage

MINI says electric car is in the planning stage

Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW board member in charge of MINI says the British-born brand will launch a plug-in hybrid in the next two years. Schwarzenbauer would not say which car would get the plug-in hybrid variant,…

First BMW electric car was built 43 years ago

First BMW electric car was built 43 years ago

The BMW i3 is BMW’s first, real, mass produced all-electric car. But it is definitely not their first attempt. BMW has been making electric cars for 40 years. They weren’t always any good, but they…

40 years of electric mobility at the BMW Group. From the BMW 1602 to the BMW i3

After 2 years, MINI E trial is nearing its end

In 2009, BMW launched their first electric vehicles trial in the United States. More than 1,800 people and organizations applied to be part of the field trial of 450 MINI Es. From that, 450 were…

Mini E fleet trials enter phase two in Berlin

In the US, the MINI E pilot continues ended last year and the North American market is preparing to welcome the ActiveE this summer, a similar field trial that takes place in selected cities around…