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BMW and the SCHERM Group have unveiled an all-electric truck that will be used to transport components between their plants in Munich. BMW says it is the first automaker in Europe to use a 40-ton electric truck for material transport on public roads.
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- Video: All-electric Mini 'e' Laps The Nurburgring Circuit In Under 10 Minutes
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- Bmw To Test Electric Powered Minis
Over the next year and a half, BMW will test a series of electric-powered MINI models in real life conditions, the company announced today. The MINIs will be built in the company’s Oxford plant in the U.K. without engines and transmissions and...
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This 40-Ton Electric Truck Will Supply Components To BMW's Munich Plant
BMW and the SCHERM Group have unveiled an all-electric truck that will be used to transport components between their plants in Munich. BMW says it is the first automaker in Europe to use a 40-ton electric truck for material transport on public roads.
Read more »
- Freightliner Supertruck Study Averages Just 12.2mpg Or 19l/100 Km [w/videos]
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has unveiled a concept truck under the Freightliner brand called Super Truck. According to the maker, it demonstrates “a wide range of possibilities for significantly improved efficiency of road freight transport...
- Report: Mitsubishi To Launch Electric Light Truck And Plug-in Hybrid Outlander In 2013
According to a report from Japan's Nikkei business daily, Mitsubishi is developing a pure-electric light truck that will be launched onto the market in the second quarter of 2013. Mitsubishi has been one of the first carmakers to enter the EV market...
- Audi To Begin Fleet Trials Of A1 E-tron Electric Supermini
Just six months after the presentation of the A1 e-tron concept car at the Geneva Salon this past March, and Audi has announced plans to begin fleet testing of it extended range electric premium hatchback. The Ingolstadt-based automaker said that by...
- Video: All-electric Mini 'e' Laps The Nurburgring Circuit In Under 10 Minutes
A lightly modified race-spec version of the all-electric MINI 'E' completed a lap of the legendary 20.8 km-long "Green Hell" in a time of 09:51.45 minutes recording a top speed of 187 km/h or 116mph, the BMW Group announced today. At...
- Bmw To Test Electric Powered Minis
Over the next year and a half, BMW will test a series of electric-powered MINI models in real life conditions, the company announced today. The MINIs will be built in the company’s Oxford plant in the U.K. without engines and transmissions and...