Save $263,000 by Driving an EV Charged by Solar
By Eric Loveday ·
February 21, 2012
Electric vehicle enthusiast Peder Nordby estimates that owners of gasoline-burning automobiles will shell out $275,000 over a 50-year period. On the flip side, Nordby suggests an electric vehicle driver that installs a 2-kW solar photovoltaic system will only pay $12,000 in "fuel" costs over the next half-century.
How to Reserve Your BMW ActiveE All-Electric Coupe
By Brad Berman ·
January 24, 2012
German automaker BMW is now officially accepting applications for the electric ActiveE coupe to be leased by 700 drivers in Boston, Hartford, New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Here's how to get on the first-come, first-serve list.
2012 London Olympics to Go Green with BMW Electric Cars
By Eric Loveday ·
January 20, 2012
German automaker BMW revealed that at least 200 of the VIP vehicles headed to London for the 2012 Olympic games will be of the electric-only variety. According to BMW, the key focus is to make London's Olympic Games the "greenest ever."
Discussions
Saw an ActiveE in the wild (Boston)
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MFong says:
Saw this car when I was making a detour I quickly stopped and did a circle to stop to take a...
The Top 11 Discoveries From the BMW i3 and i8 Unveils
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Nick Chambers says:
The BMW i subbrand represents a paradigm shift of everything from how cars are built, to what materials they use, to...
Save $263,000 by Driving an EV Charged by Solar
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Eric Loveday says:
Electric vehicle enthusiast Peder Nordby estimates that owners of gasoline-burning automobiles will shell out $275,000...
How to Reserve Your BMW ActiveE All-Electric Coupe
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Brad Berman says:
German automaker BMW is now officially accepting applications for the electric ActiveE coupe to be leased by 700...
The Mini-E's True Believer Gets the Keys to the First BMW ActiveE
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Jim Motavalli says:
Tom Moloughney has put more than 70,000 miles on his EV in 2.5 years, and now he's trading it in--for BMW's Series-1...
2012 London Olympics to Go Green with BMW Electric Cars
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Eric Loveday says:
German automaker BMW revealed that at least 200 of the VIP vehicles headed to London for the 2012 Olympic games will be...
First Drive: BMW ActiveE Electric Coupe
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Tom Moloughney says:
This week, I participated in the BMW ActiveE press event at BMW headquarters in Munich. It was the first time anyone...
The Secret to a Great Electric Car? How It Brakes
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Brad Berman says:
What's the secret sauce of electric cars? In a speed-obsessed society, you’d expect it to be acceleration—which most...
Will BMW Produce the Ultimate (Electric) Driving Machine?
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Brad Berman says:
The jury of electric car enthusiasts is split over the significance of BMW’s unveiling last week of an entire brand...
Mini Moves Beyond EV "Experiment"
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Michael Coates says:
MINIUSA VP of Marketing Jim McDowell told a group of automotive journalists that the Mini-E project was a "great...
The Basics
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