Wired.com: BMW has revealed the early results of field tests of its electric Mini which it leases to 450 people for nearly $900 per month. Displaying considerable candor, BMW North America manager of electric vehicle operations and strategy Rich Steinberg...

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Nobody cares about BMW because (1) noone wants a lease unless it can eventually become a purchase (2) electric cars have been around forever; so we know that they work - so who cares about testing unless it involves the output of a battery and its recharge and storage capacity? (3) Nissan's new Leaf smells like it will be far cheaper and most likely just as efficent if not more so than BMW's car. (4) How is THIS related to general physics?