MINI - 2020

The MINI Electric is already available for pre-order in the US. However, the MINI USA website states that the estimated EPA range of the model is 110 miles which equals to 177 km. For comparison, the WLTP range is 225 - 232 km (depending on the trim level). The official EPA rating is yet to be unveiled but comparing the ratio of EPA/WLTP ranges, it might turn out MINI is right in its expectations. Otherwise, unlike...

17 December 2019

BMW has announced the pricing and trim levels for the all-electric MINI Cooper SE. To "keep things simple and iconic", you should go for the MINI Cooper SE Level I with a starting price of £24,400. This trim level includes: MINI Navigation including Apple Car Play, MINI Connected and public charging locations Digital Cockpit Customise your vehicle with a selection of paints and wheels AC / DC Charging Cruise control...

18 September 2019

BMW announced the MINI Cooper SE on July 9th and pre-orders for the vehicle were open 10 days later on July 19th. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on August 6th, Elena Eder, project manager for the new MINI Cooper SE, said that there are 45,000 registrations for this vehicle. She has also confirmed that production of the car will begin on November 1st in Oxford, where the ICE MINIs are produced as...

12 August 2019

If you're eyeing the MINI Electric to be your next car, the following information might be useful. The model is up for pre-order on MINI's UK website (check out the source link). Once you deposit GBP 500, you get a production slot ahead of its official release in March 2020. While production develops in Plant Oxford, you will receive exclusive, insider updates. Later on in the year, you will be contacted by MINI to...

19 July 2019

Mini has announced that the all-electric Mini Cooper SE will be announced on July 9. Currently, the vehicle may be pre-ordered in five European countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and France. Spain, Italy, the UK and the US will follow.Mini Cooper SE will use the electric motor that powers the current BMW i3s - a permanent-magnet unit with 135 kW output and 270 Nm torque. Whether the Mini electric...

20 June 2019

Autocar reports that Mini's first electric model - the Mini Cooper SE is caught without camouflage during what appears to be an official photo shoot event in the US and confirms that the EV will closely follow the standard Mini design. The vehicle will be based on the original three-door hatchback's UKL1 platform from Mini but adapted to the needs of the all-electric powertrain. Some of the elements are preserved...

30 May 2019