Comments on: Mini E: Technical Specifications

By: SickOfOil.com » Battle of the EV’s- Mini E

SickOfOil.com » Battle of the EV’s- Mini E — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:40:00 +0000

[...] As for specs, the Mini E is packed to the brim with electronic goodness. It has a 150 kW electric motor, which equates to 207 horse power. Like all EV’s, it is powered by a high capacity Lithium-Ion battery pack that can be charged from home. With a full charge and regenerative braking, the car can travel about 156 miles. BMW really wanted to get the Mini E out on the market as soon as possible and and ran into some issues. They have been running a pilot program since June, and have been able to iron out most of the bugs. For one, the 220 volt recharge cable included with the car was not UL certified and therefore couldn’t be used. That meant that testers of the vehicle would have to wait a full 23 hours for the battery to be completely charged (if completely depleted). As of now though it is looking like a successful soft launch of BMW’s first EV. Read more impressions and details on BMWBLOG. [...]

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:42:51 +0000

@Jim Efstathiou: Hi Jim, yes we did. I drove it for about 90 min in L.A. BMW has a private test drive session. Very cool indeed, but it did manage to break down on me in the middle of the road. The BMW guys had to come and reset it.

By: Jim Efstathiou

Jim Efstathiou — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:54 +0000

Has anyone applied to lease the electric Mini? I test drove it yesterday in Manhattan. Very Cool!

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:04:43 +0000

@Lee: It is a little bit heavy but you don't really feel that. It has a lot of shortcomings and I will post an article on that soon. It was quite an experience, both positive and negative

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:26:51 +0000

@Lee: Indeed, on all points. It's surprising the sheer volume/mass required for this powerplant.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:59:34 +0000

Tradition aside, I’m really disappointed to see that they kept this FWD. A mid-engined electric Mini would have been absolutely awesome. It’s pretty heavy, too, at 3200+ lbs.