BMW ActiveE article in Consumer Reports auto blog.
The ActiveE is expected to be available for lease starting in summer 2011 as part of a "field trial." (The Mini E lease was a staggering $850 a month.) The company did not announce when the ActiveE program would be open for applications. After this field trial, BMW plans to produce its first in-house electric vehicle, the carbon-fiber hatchback Mega City EV by 2014.