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MINI Electric Featured In Fully Charged: Video

Let's take a look at the MINI Electric, which might become one of the best MINIs ever made.

MINI Electric (Source: Fully Charged)

Mark Kane

By: Mark Kane

Sep 8, 2019 at 2:49pm ET

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Fully Charged had a rare opportunity to see the upcoming MINI Electric at the Oxford plant, ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show in few days.

The first production all-electric MINI, that comes a decade after the MINI E pilot project, was not yet available for test drives, but just like in the case of the Vauxhall Corsa-e and new Renault ZOE, we can count on a detailed walkthrough.

Jonny Smith notes that MINI targets customers who opt for conventionally looking MINI with an electric drive - changes in design are minimal, and some of them (like yellow EV-related details or special wheel design) can be replaced when ordering.

The other thing is that pricing of the MINI Electric is comparable and in some cases (after incentives) lower than the gasoline-equivalent.

MINI Electric

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"Jonny goes to the iconic Cowley factory in Oxford, the home of the original Mini, to see their latest offering, the 100% electric Mini Cooper.

Good styling and aggressive pricing mean we could be seeing a lot of these cars on the road very soon.

It’s hard to believe that it’s taken nearly 10 years for this car to finally emerge, you can see a very early (2010) episode of Fully Charged where I drove the experimental version, MINI E."

MINI Electric (MINI Cooper SE) specs:

32.6 kWh (gross) and 28.9 kWh (net) battery pack (12 modules)
WLTP range of 200-232 km (124-144 miles), up to 270 km (168 miles) NEDC
WLTP energy consumption of 15.5-18.0 kWh/100 km
0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.3 seconds
0-60 km/h (37 mph) in 3.9 seconds
top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph)
power output of 135 kW (184 hp) and 270 Nm of torque (electric motor borrowed from BMW i3S)
front-wheel-drive
DC fast charging 0-80% in 35 minutes (at up to around 50 kW)
AC charging 0-100% in 3.5 hours using three-phase on-board charger
AC charging 0-80% in 2.5 hours using three-phase on-board charger
trunk capacity of 211 L
unladen DIN weight of 1,365 kg (some 145 kg heavier than the MINI Cooper S 3 Door with Steptronic transmission)
important equipment: heat pump

Gallery: MINI Electric at Plant Oxford

MINI Electric at Plant Oxford

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MINI Electric at Plant Oxford

Gallery: MINI Electric (MINI Cooper SE)

MINI Electric (MINI Cooper SE)

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MINI Electric (MINI Cooper SE)

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