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| BMW plans '09 launch of electric car - CNN Money BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) -- BMW's Mini brand plans to have electric cars on U.S. roads by next summer. Mini USA Vice President Jim McDowell said Tuesday that the company is deciding whether to lease or sell the vehicles and electric mobility scooter where they'll be available Source: money.cnn.com BMW to Offer Electric Mini Cars in U.S. by Mid-2009 (Update2) - Bloomberg July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG , the world's largest maker of luxury autos, plans to offer battery- powered Mini cars in the U.S. by mid-2009 to meet demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. ``There will be electric Minis driven by Source: www.bloomberg.com GM, utilities study electric car impact - Detroit Free Press SAN JOSE, Calif. -- General Motors Corp. has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the United States to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years. The Source: www.freep.com GM, utilities join to study electric car impact - BusinessWeek SAN JOSE, Calif. General Motors Corp. has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years. The Detroit automaker Source: www.businessweek.com Tenn., Nissan to try to get electric cars on roads by 2011 - USA Today NASHVILLE (Reuters) Nissan Motor (NSANY) has formed a partnership with Tennessee to study the infrastructure needed to support the roll-out of electric cars starting in 2011, Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday. "We are forming a Source: www.usatoday.com Panelists at electric car conference say lithium-ion batteries are - International Herald Tribune SAN JOSE, California : The lithium-ion battery, already a fixture in personal electronic devices, soon will become the answer to high oil prices and electric mobility scooter environmental concerns as it bulks up to power rechargeable electric vehicles, government, university Source: www.iht.com |