BMW ActiveE
Want To Lease A 2009 MINI E? If You Live In Delaware, You Can
One of the earliest electric-car prototype test fleets of the modern day was made up of several hundred MINI E two-seaters, which hit U.S. roads on two-year leases from 2008 through 2010. MINI E drivers who loved driving electric--which is to say, many of them--were offered replacement BMW ActiveE... read more
Not All BMW ActiveE Drivers Moving To BMW i3, Poll Finds
A new car's biggest competitor is sometimes the one that came before it. That wasn't supposed to be the case with the upcoming 2014 BMW i3 electric car and its predecessor... read more March 4, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein
BMW ActiveE Motor Failures: The Price Of Leasing A Test Car?
It's become increasingly common for carmakers to solicit volunteers to lease new-technology cars for a year or two, to gather real-world data about how the cars are actually... read more February 5, 2013 by John Voelcker 5
What Cars Get Traded In For The Electric BMW ActiveE?
Much of the discussion around electric cars centers on their cost: high initial purchase price, low per-mile running costs. But electric cars don't just compete against... read more January 22, 2013 by John Voelcker 18
BMW Celebrates 40 Years Of Electric Cars, From 1602 To i3
Think BMW, and your first thoughts may turn to sports sedans, luxury cars and sports cars. None are known for being particularly green, but BMW is set to change that when it... read more December 13, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Electric Car Trip From SF To LA? Take Note Of King City
It's no surprise that California is becoming the heart of electric car ownership. Its weather, state incentives and even public attitudes make for an ideal environment in... read more September 11, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4
BMW Launches ActiveE DriveNow Electric Car Sharing In San Francisco
We quite like the BMW ActiveE. It's a good-looking, comfortable, quick electric car, and its existence will help develop BMW's first true electric production car, the 2014... read more August 23, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
BMW ActiveE Safety Recall For Possible Power Steering Failure
BMW is recalling its ActiveE electric cars to replace a potentially faulty component whose failure could leave drivers without power steering. According to the text of the... read more July 6, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
Want To Know What An Electric-Car Only Race Sounds Like?
Visit any major race track on any day of the week and there’s bound to be a cacophony of noise as professional race teams or enthusiastic amateurs drive lap after lap... read more July 3, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
BMW ActiveE Electric Car Drivers Compete In East Vs West Battle
New York or San Francisco? Bagels or Sourdough? East or West? If you’re from the east or west coasts of the U.S., you’ll know that there’s a (mainly)... read more May 30, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 0
BMW ActiveE Drivers To Benefit From Cheaper Solar Power
"Yeah, but where does the electricity come from, huh?" comes the oft-sneering question when the subject of electric cars is brought up in polite conversation. Sneery it may... read more May 9, 2012 by Antony Ingram 6
BMW ActiveE: Extended Drive Report (Video)
BMW’s 1,000-strong fleet of ActiveE electric cars are stationed around the world, with the largest number of test cars concentrated in the U.S. Earlier this year, we... read more May 4, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 15
BMW: We've Been Making Electric Cars Since The 1972 Olympics
BMW might be more than a year away from bring its first production electric car -- the 2014 BMW i3 -- to production, but the German automaker wants you to know that it... read more March 22, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
Electric-Car Buyers: Free Home Charging Stations Offered By ChargePoint
If you're thinking about applying to lease a BMW ActiveE--or of buying one of several other electric cars now on the market--you may be eligible for a nice freebie. Coulomb... read more February 15, 2012 by Michael Thwaite 4
BMW Opens Registration For ActiveE Electric Car Leases
Want to boldly go where few have gone before? If so, you might just have what it takes to become an "Electronaut", BMW's term for the select few who'll be piloting the 2012... read more January 23, 2012 by Antony Ingram 0
BMW ActiveE First Drive: At The Wheel (Video)
Yesterday we reviewed the BMW ActiveE electric car after spending an afternoon in the first ActiveE delivered in the U.S. Now, we have a brief video clip to take you inside... read more January 19, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
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