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0Mini E driver offers electric vehicle critic some real life experience 1296762840
Washington Post writer Charles Lane recently wrote an article called "Cold truths about electric cars' cold-weather shortcomings." The piece was inspired by his experience being stuck in traffic for six hours due to last week's snowstorm. During the ordeal, he found a silver lining – he ...
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Autocar discovers the Mini E is long-haul capable, provided you aren't in a hurry 1277211720
MINI E – click above for high-res image galleryThe 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 ... -
Mini USA VP says company has no electric or hybrid plans beyond Mini E "experiment" 1276625040
MINI E – click above for high-res image galleryThe 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 ... -
British Mini E driver upset that he has to give back car 1275775560
MINI E – Click above for high-res image galleryBMW 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 ... -
Half of Mini E lessees renew for another year, price dropped to $600/month 1273845660
MINI E – Click above for high-res image galleryMini 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 ... -
20 UK drivers will get free leases of the all-electric Mini E 1271773260
MINI E – Click above for high-res image galleryIt seems that most of the Mini E drivers in the U.S – who are paying $850 a month to lease the all-electric prototype vehicles – really love their vehicles. This is what we hear from the drivers themselves and from BMW. While U.S. ... -
Video: Race-spec Mini E laps the Nürburgring 1271246460
Mini E Race – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 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 ... -
Mini E driver pushes his electric car to 20,000 miles in eight months 1266350220
MINI E – Click above for high-res image gallerySo, 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 ... -
DC 2010: BMW says Mini E drivers "delighted" with their electric cars 1264614900
BMW Concept ActiveE – Click above for high-res image galleryBMW 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 ... -
Determining state of charge of lithium batteries problematic for Mini E 1264601640
Mini E – Click above for high-res image galleryOn the same day that BMW released the results of a study conducted by University of California - Davis on driver's experiences with the Mini E, the New York Times takes another look at the disappointing cold weather performance experienced by ...
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