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Title: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Mike Werner on May 11, 2015, 10:05:26 PM

A first...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153211311908467.1073742243.262447113466&type=1 (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153211311908467.1073742243.262447113466&type=1)

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Richard230 on May 12, 2015, 03:36:10 AM

Well you have to admit, BMW knows how to market their products - when they want to.   ;)

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: protomech on May 12, 2015, 05:27:04 AM

Engineers at Honda built an EV scooter prototype for marathons in Japan in the mid 2000s. Later they replaced the one-off prototype with a modified EV Neo.

http://world.honda.com/environment/face/2013/case24/episode/episode01.html (http://world.honda.com/environment/face/2013/case24/episode/episode01.html)

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Justin Andrews on May 12, 2015, 12:35:26 PM

Quote from: Richard230 on May 12, 2015, 03:36:10 AM

Well you have to admit, BMW knows how to market their products - when they want to.   ;)

To be fair to Zero, its my understanding they had approached the organisers of the London Marathon a few years ago, but nothing came of it possibly due to the pull out.

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Richard230 on May 12, 2015, 08:42:47 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that BMW paid the organization a few bucks for the privilege of a prominent position in the Marathon.  ;)

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Mike Werner on May 12, 2015, 09:23:20 PM

Quote from: Richard230 on May 12, 2015, 08:42:47 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that BMW paid the organization a few bucks for the privilege of a prominent position in the Marathon.  ;)

Guaranteed!!! Ditto for the story I'm publishing at 17:45 CET. Product placement,product placement and product placement.

Title: Re: BMW C-Evolution opens the path for the London Marathon.
Post by: Mike Werner on May 12, 2015, 10:01:46 PM

Here we go. Word Expo patrolled by C-Evolutions and i3 from BMW...

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/bmw-on-a-roll-supplying-electric-vehicles-to-milan-expo.htm (http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/bmw-on-a-roll-supplying-electric-vehicles-to-milan-expo.htm)

... and all that for free...