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The first of the electric Mini Coopers (called the Mini E) from BMW have been hitting the streets throughout the U.S. in recent weeks. One of the most notable of the first rollouts is the ones leased by the LA County Sheriffs Office.

Read More: Electric Mini E’s Hitting the Road…and Blogs

The World Car of the Year Awards (WCOTY) is a program organized and conducted by automotive journalists from around the world. Every year, they select their favorite vehicles in various categories, including Green (environmental).

Read More: World Green Car of the Year Finalists

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just announced that the City of New York is set to receive a fleet of Mini Es from BMW as part of a feasibility study for electric vehicles. And New York isn’t the only city set to receive electric Mini’s - BMW has also announced that several other cities will be participating in the study and receiving vehicles, including Los Angeles, London, and Berlin.

Read More: Los Angeles, New York City to Receive Fleet of Mini Es

While many electric concept cars are funny-looking (to say the least), most of them have two things in common: they run on electricity and they are aerodynamic. One thing they rarely talk about is safety, since the focus is always on innovation in design and propulsion.

Read More: Lynx Electric Vehicle Concept Focuses on Safety

The Field Trial for the Mini-E electric car is the only time you’ll see this little EV in production. Many were extremely excited about this little car going electric and it generated a lot of hype. BMW decided to deflate that hype and show everyone that the Germans are not at all interested in actually selling a car people want. So the technology the Mini E is testing will be used, instead, in another BMW model and a Mini-E production car will not be made available.

Read More: Want a Mini-E? Too Bad