MiniETest

The gents over at Autocar set out on a mission that would've been all but impossible a few years back. The mission: drive across England in an electric car with nothing but a length of electrical cord. Seemed simple enough, but the task of ...

The adorable, yet not entirely practical, Mini E was one of the the first electric vehicles (EVs) produced by a major automaker to grace our roads. Unfortunately, it may also be Mini's last attempt at an electric ever, or at least for a good ...

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 ...

The Mini E Field Trial Last time, I reported on a BMW "One Day University" put on for selected media at the company's Woodcliff Lake, NJ, U.S. Engineering Center. Among the things I learned that day was how BMW has been executing an "EfficientDynamics" engineering philosophy to continuously ...

The 13-mile long Nürburgring-Nordschleife is one of the most treacherous race tracks in the world, even on the best of days. Taking it on in the fog seems like a recipe for disaster. Nonetheless, that's exactly what a BMW engineering ...

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 ...

Over the last several years, many of the fans of battery-powered vehicles here on ABG have asked quite vociferously why it's taking companies like General Motors so long to bring cars like the Volt to market. Many of you seem to think you can ...

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 ...

BMW has officially announced a partnership with the E.ON utility company to test drive 15 MINI Es in Münich, Germany. E.On will provide electricity for the cars in 13 special charging stations near the Museumislen area of town. The juice for ...