MiniELease

BMW has handled its Mini E test program quite differently in the United States and Europe and at least one British test driver isn't happy. In America, people who signed up for the program were given one-year leases at the start of the program ...

Mini made a bold decision to offer its electric prototype to consumers for a year-long trial. Sure, there were a few issues here and there, but the overall experience was reportedly quite enjoyable. As BMW gets ready to mass produce electric ...

So, how many miles can you put on an electric vehicle (EV) in eight months? If you're Mini E driver Tom Moloughney, the correct answer is more than 21,000. Moloughney, who owns a restaurant in New Jersey and drives back and forth in his Mini E ...

BMW released some of the findings of a study conducted with University of California – Davis yesterday about how participants in the Mini E test program adapted to their small electric vehicles (EVs). The BMW message was ...

When the BMW launched the Mini E lease program a year ago, many potential drivers were dissappointed that they would only get to drive the cars for 12 months. Today at the Detroit Auto Show, Mini USA announced an extension to the program and ...

There are reasons to criticize the Mini E leases that BMW is offering – for example, that BMW is using the program to game CARB's Zero Emission Vehicle credit system – but one of the undeniable problems on the ground was some trouble ...

Apparently drivers in the UK were not as enthralled by the prospect of leasing the battery-powered MINI E as Americans. While some 10,000 drivers were reported to have applied for the privilege of paying MINI to beta test the EV, only 515 wanted in ...

Good news for southwest England residents who are fans of EVs and/or the MINI: BMW is now accepting applications for an allotment of 20 MINI E leases. Why is it good news that a company will take your money? Because these leases will be offered ...

BMW is all set to debut its electric MINI E at the LA Auto Show next month and has already laid out plans to offer the machine in California (of course), New York and New Jersey, where the company's American headquarters are located. We feel pretty ...