Second phase of the fleet trial started with Mini E

BMW and Vattenfall have today launched for the continuation of the test fleet with the Mini E in Berlin, where. As part of the field trial will be by September 2011 a total of 70 of the electric vehicles tested with selected fleet customers and private users. The goal of the Federal Ministry of Environment funded research project is to optimize the charging strategy.

For the second trial had received more than 1,800 private candidates. 30 Mini E will be handed over to private users in 40 other fleet customers. For the first time home users were as conscious-called lantern Parker chosen that have no private charger and use only the public charging infrastructure in Berlin.

Mini E for British Ambassador in Berlin

The BMW Group at the British Ambassador in Berlin, Simon McDonald passed, now a mini-E. Mc Donald said: "Britain is, together with BMW on future technologies. The Mini as a British invention designed by a German car manufacturer - that's the sort of bilateral partnership that has proved its worth "McDonald will come up as a private person for costs incurred..

He is the first ambassador to Germany, will be in the future with an electric vehicle on the road. Fittingly, the MINI E, whose life has finally begun in Great Britain. With the Mini E is the revival of the Mini will be forwarded to the front.

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