BMW to Test Electric Mini in California

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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:39:12 +0000

German luxury carmaker BMW has announced that it is preparing to launch a test series of electrically-powered Minis. If they pass muster, the vehicles would reportedly be bound for the green US state of California.

Many automobile manufacturers, including Volkswagen, Daimler and GM, have already said they plan to build electric vehicles. But up to now BMW has favored hydrogen-based technology.

The Munich-based group has now said that it would produce "several hundred cars in the Mini...

BMW to Test Electric Mini in California