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Electric Mini Test Mule Spied Charging Up
It looks a whole lot like the three-door Mini Hardtop but can plug in. There's a reason for this though. It's just a mule. The photographer catches the little EV while it's charging at a picturesque spot in the Austrian Alps, and there's even a glimpse inside the cabin. %related-news title="More Mini E" ids="282830,266319,242931"% Mini still covers this test mule in camouflage, but the c...
Jul 11, 2018
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MINI Exec Says Going Electric Is Proving To Be A Challenge
It comes as no surprise that MINI is finding it difficult to fit batteries into its upcoming electric variant. Finding suitable space for the larger battery pack in an electric MINI is next to impossible. However, the automaker is moving forward as planned.
Jun 18, 2018
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157,000 Electric Miles Driven - A Look Back & Forward Into The Future
It’s been a little over five years since my electric journey began. I couldn’t have possibly imagined where this was going back in 2009 when I was accepted into the MINI-E trial lease program. I knew I was interested in alternative fuel vehicles, and I knew I wanted to reduce my personal consumption of oil, but I really had no idea if I’d like driving electric or if the industry would actually be making and selling electric cars anytime soon.
Jan 22, 2015
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Mini E Returns - Now Available For 2-Year Lease To General Public In Delaware
The UD Electric Vehicle research and development program, working with BMW and AutoPort in New Castle, is offering a small number of Mini-E electric vehicles (EVs) for two-year lease agreements. Previously, the cars were available only to businesses and UD departments.
Jun 23, 2014
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Mini E Being Used to Train Emergency First Responders at University of Delaware
"First responders need to know that with a wreck involving an electric vehicle, they should first make sure the power has turned off," says Willett Kempton, professor in the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. Back in the Day, the Mini E Was Often Seen on Public Roads Today, Mini E electric vehicles are being used at the Univ...
Sep 01, 2013
Video: InsideEVs Contributor Tom Moloughney Discusses Electric Vehicle Ownership; Says Range Anxiety is "Real," But Not an Issue
Tom's Well-Known License Plate Debuts Briefly a Few Times in This Here Video InsideEVs contributor Tom Moloughney guides us through the ins and outs of electric vehicle ownership in this here clip presented by BMW. Moloughney, a former Mini E lessee and current BMW ActiveE lessee certainly knows what it's like to own and drive and electric vehicle. We'd say Tom is an exper...
May 21, 2013
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Because It's Earth Day: We Revisit 40 Years of Electric Mobility at BMW
Back in 1972, BMW envisioned a future ripe with electric vehicles. The German automaker used the Olympic Games in Munich to display two of its first-ever converted 1602 electric-powered vehicles. At the time, BMW was likely unaware that it would still be developing prototype electric vehicles 40 years later, but the now almost forgotten early electric Bimmers serve as research and development ...
Apr 22, 2013