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MINI E: Looking for drivers to test the UK's first electric MINIs
(27/05/2010)

The search is on for 20 drivers to take part in phase two of a trial to test the UK’s first ever electric MINIs. Phase one of the trial is currently underway, the first 20 MINI E pioneers took ownership of their electric MINIs in December 2009 and are due to hand them back in June. People living in a triangular geographical area between Andover, Oxford and West London will be able to take part in the project. The Government-backed trial, run by a BMW Group-led consortium including Southern E... [more]

MINI E: The search is on for drivers to take part in trials of the electric MINI
(14/04/2010)

A Government-backed trial, run by a BMW Group-led consortium including Southern Electric and regional development agency SEEDA, aims to evaluate the technical and social aspects of living with an all-electric car in every day life. The search is on for 20 drivers to take part in phase two of a pioneering trial to test the UK’s first ever electric MINIs. Phase one of the trial is currently underway, the first 20 MINI E pioneers took ownership of their electric MINIs in December 2009 and are du... [more]

Mega e-City: Adding electric vehicles to a fleet will enable much larger savings than petrol and diesel management policies alone could achieve
(08/02/2010)

According to Petrol Retailers’ Association forecasts, unleaded petrol prices are predicted to reach 123p per litre by the end of 2010. The news will put fuel management back on the agenda for fleet managers under pressure to cut costs. Aixam Mega argues that adding electric vehicles into the fleet will enable much larger savings to be achieved than petrol and diesel management policies alone could hope to achieve. Savings on fuel are further boosted by reduced costs for vehicle servicing, ins... [more]

Mitsubishi Assistance Package MAP: Mondial Assistance chosen by Mitsubishi to support the launch of the i MiEV fully electric city car
(04/02/2010)

Mondial Assistance has been chosen by Mitsubishi Motors UK to support the launch of the i MiEV, its fully electric city car. The cars hit the road in December last year and through this new agreement i MiEV owners will benefit from a national network of i MiEV trained technicians, provided by Mondial Assistance. This service builds on Mondial Assistance’s long-standing relationship with Mitsubishi through its Mitsubishi Assistance Package (MAP), enabling it to expand its expertise into the elect... [more]

Mitsubishi i-MiEV : CABLED begins trial of electric and ultra low emission vehicles
(14/12/2009)

The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles has begun in the West Midlands. The keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) were given to independent drivers – including automotive expert Quentin Willson – to test over the next 12 months by the CABLED (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators) consortium in Centenary Square, Birmingham. The CABLED consortium will manage the project aft... [more]

Mega e-City: GoGo Electric customers hire electric cars to try out the technology
(27/11/2009)

GoGo Electric, London’s first non-membership electric car hire company, says that the bulk of its customers are private motorists living on the outskirts of the city who want to try out electrics as potential ‘early adopters’. The company, which offers short-term rentals of the all-electric Mega e-City from its base in Brixton, says that the petrol and diesel price hikes during the summer, and the government fuel duty increase in September, have made people look again at the cost of motoring ... [more]




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