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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round

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Generation Investment Management LLP, a long-term, sustainability focused investment firm led the round, which was joined by BMW i Ventures, the corporate venture capital team founded by BMW Group in 2011. —Zach Barasz, partner at BMW i Ventures.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

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MINI is on the hunt for willing test drivers to drive its electric MINI cars as part of a Government-backed scheme to get electric cars on the roads. All applicants to the research trial will have to meet certain criteria to be eligible to take part. Pioneering drivers are wanted to partake in MINI E UK research project.

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BMW Delivers 40 Electric MINI E Cars for UK Trial

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BMW handed over forty electric MINI E cars to their test drivers on Sunday—all members of the public—in the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods which will evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of living with an electric car. Components of the MINI E powertrain. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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