Posted in Auto News on Apr 1st, 2010
Two southern California residents are going off the grid, but staying on the road.
To meet their electrical energy needs, Peder and Julie Nordby, installed solar panels on the rooftop of their home. They also got a BMW Mini E.
Their home’s rooftop solar panels generate 12,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year — enough to power their [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 27th, 2009
Just 70 Mini Rally Edition Clubman S models will be built for distribution in the U.S. That’s about one Rally Edition Clubman S per U.S. Mini dealership.
The midnight black Rally Edition Clubman will feature silver racing stripes and matching black JCW aero kit. It also will have 17-inch black wheels and a roof rack and [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 14th, 2009
During the next year, the University of California Davis will be asking volunteer drivers of BMW’s all-electric MINI Es how they use the cars and how they like them. The answers will be collected in online surveys, during interviews, and collected from information in travel diaries.
UCD, which has a dedicated Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) [...]