# Electric BMWs Supported the London 2012 Olympics Fleet

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2013/05/electric-bmw-london-2012-olympics/
- Published: 2013-05-19T01:02:02-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

**Electric BMW Olympics** vehicles were part of the London 2012 Games transportation
fleet, where BMW supplied ActiveE and MINI E models alongside efficient conventional
vehicles.

## BMW Used EVs to Help Meet Fleet Emissions Targets

txchnologist:

> ![image](https://i0.wp.com/media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbqwmxvBfe1rpydpj.jpg?w=780&
> quality=52)
> by Jim Motavalli
> The London Organizing Committee for the 2012 Olympics issued a challenge to official
> automotive sponsor [BMW](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307041952/http://www.prleap.com/pr/186553/bmw-activee-to-take-center-stage-at-london)—
> provide a vehicle fleet that emits an average 120 grams of carbon per kilometer
> traveled, a full 18 grams less than the mean produced by the rest of the cars 
> in Britain.
> The task demanded that zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) be part of the picture
> for the company, which is providing 4,000 cars for the event that runs from July
> 27 to August 12.
> And BMW—which has already begun plugging in its fleet—says that 200 of the cars
> will indeed be electric, including 160 flagship 1-Series ActiveEs and 40 [Mini E](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/02/mini-cooper-e-finally-gonna-get-ev/)
> two-seaters. Clean diesels and a 5-Series hybrid will make up the rest of the 
> automobiles. There are motorcycles and 400 bicycles, too.
> [Read More](https://txchnologist.com/post/33381381009/electric-bmws-to-pace-the-olympics#_=_)

## Major Events Can Accelerate Clean-Vehicle Visibility

Large international events create an opportunity to put emerging technology in front
of millions of people while also testing vehicles in demanding real-world operations.

For more BMW EV history, see our [BMW i3 worldwide debut coverage](https://greenlivingguy.com/2013/07/bmw-i3-worldwide-debut/).

## Conclusion

The London fleet showed how electric vehicles were beginning to move from small 
trials into high-profile transportation programs.

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