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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
BMW Group Publishes Results of first Mini E Trial
In collaboration with the British government, the BMW Group launched a trial program in the UK with 40 pure-electric MINI E cars given to 62 citizens and 72 pool users over two six-month periods, from December 2009 until March 2011.
Now that the trial period is over, MINI and the Oxford Brookes University, which undertook the research, have released their findings.
Here are the MINI E trial project results in numbers:
- 40 MINI Es
- 12 Months
- 138 Drivers (32 women, 106 men)
- 258,105 miles (415,380 km)
- 33,345 Journeys
- 80,282 kWh Electricity
- Highest mileage by an individual driver over six months: 7,954 miles (11,270 km)
- Average mileage per vehicle over six months, including fleet pool cars: 3,226 miless (4,830 km)
- Average single trip distance: 9.5 miles (15.3 km), compared to UK average of 7 miles (11.3 km)
- Average cost to charge over six months: £60, less than 2p per mile
- Virtually all recharging carried out at home.
- Almost all participants said they’d consider buying an electric car as a result of taking part in the program.
- 80% of the participants trips were made exclusively in the MINI E. With the addition of rear seats and a bigger boot, this number would increase to 90%.
The MINI E is powered an electric motor that produces 204HP and 204 Nm, while drawing energy from a 35kWh Li-Ion battery. It has a top speed of 95 mph (153 km/h) and an official maximum range of 149 miles (240 km), although the company admits that 112 miles (180 km) is a more realistic figure.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Smart Announces First All Electric Carsharing Fleet
The car2go program is already very successful in four cities with more than 40,000 members and 1,000 smart ForTwo vehicles with low-emission gasoline engines.
The announcement was made yesterday by the Mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders, the President and CEO of car2go, Nicholas Cole, and the CEO of ECOtality, Jonathan Reed. San Diego will be the first city in North America with a 100% EV carsharing program.
“The launch of an all electric vehicle fleet marks a new era in carsharing in North America,” said Cole. “San Diego is a forward-thinking city determined to meet future transportation demands of its residents. Our goal is to complement the existing transportation infrastructure by providing an emissions- free carsharing service for short one-way trips.”
The Smart ForTwo electric drive is powered by a 30 kW electric motor. In San Diego, the fleet’s lithium-ion batteries can be recharged at designated EV charging stations. On a single charge, the electric Smart is said to have a driving range of up to 84 miles (134 km).
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