mini electric

MINI E races at Nurburgring-Nordschleife

A month ago, the MINI E Race became the first electrically-powered vehicle to tame the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife at race speed. Now the BMW Group is about to repeat this tour de force before the massed…

MINI E Drivers Delighted with Electric Vehicle Experience

MINI E Drivers Delighted with Electric Vehicle Experience

The BMW Group today announced at the Washington Auto Show the first results from a comprehensive study conducted in cooperation with the University of California (UC Davis) and consumers leasing MINI E electic vehicles as…

MINI E cars were handed over to UK test drivers

MINI E cars were handed over to UK test drivers

On 13 December 2009 at MINI’S Oxford plant, forty electric MINI E cars were handed over to their test drivers, who are all members of the public. This marks the start of two consecutive six-month…

MINI E - Second Time 'Round

MINI E – Second Time ‘Round

Speaking of BMW’s with electric motors and hybrids, we thought it might be a good time to revisit one of BMW’s most notable hybrids – the MINI E. We’ve already tried it once before when…

City of New York to use MINI E electric vehicles

BMW extends Mini E test drives in Berlin

BMW extends Mini E test drives in Berlin

BMW and Vattenfall, the Swedish electricity company, announced a new set of test drives that will take place in Berlin in Q1 2009. The joint project is being sponsored by Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for the…

Review: Mini E

One of the LA Auto Show’s main attraction was the worldwide debut of the first electric car manufactured by BMW under the Mini brand. The Mini E, short for electric, is powered by a lithium-ion…

Mini E Test Drive

Mini E Test Drive

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show was not just a big event for BMW fans, but also Mini nuts. BMW released the new, fully electric, 156 mile range, Mini E. The presentation was a big…

L.A Auto Show: Here is the silent Mini E

  If there is one thing that impressed me the most when it came to the Mini E, it was the absolute silence as BMW’s Board Member Dr. Klaus Draeger and the Deputy Mayor of…

Mini E – one year lease for over $500

Just a couple of weeks ago, BMW has unveiled their first electric car, coming from their Mini brand, E. A couple of weeks ago, we announced that 490 of these cars will be leased to…

Mini Electric car revealed. BMW's Project i next?

Mini Electric car revealed. BMW’s Project i next?

We don’t usually cover news on the other BMW owned brand, the Mini, but we couldn’t pass on these latest new. Mini E, short for electric, was featured on our blog in July, when we…