After a year of gathering field experience with the MINI E pilot in Germany, it is time for an interim conclusion. With 15 electrically driven MINI vehicles, the Munich field test was the smallest one…
MINI is planning to have heaps of fun at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 1st to 4th. Apart from displaying the full range of the current MINI models, the quintessentially British MINI…
A month ago, the MINI E Race became the first electrically-powered vehicle to tame the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife at race speed. Now the BMW Group is about to repeat this tour de force before the massed…
Taking on the infamous Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit at race speed with an electrically powered car is an ambitious project, but the BMW Group has just become the first car manufacturer to make it happen. Today the…
On 13 December 2009 at MINI’S Oxford plant, forty electric MINI E cars were handed over to their test drivers, who are all members of the public. This marks the start of two consecutive six-month…
Speaking of BMW’s with electric motors and hybrids, we thought it might be a good time to revisit one of BMW’s most notable hybrids – the MINI E. We’ve already tried it once before when…
The MINI E has just received a huge endorsement from the City of New York. BMW Group will loan a fleet of 10 MINI E electric zero-emissions cars to the City of New York for its…
BMW and Vattenfall, the Swedish electricity company, announced a new set of test drives that will take place in Berlin in Q1 2009. The joint project is being sponsored by Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for the…
One of the LA Auto Show’s main attraction was the worldwide debut of the first electric car manufactured by BMW under the Mini brand. The Mini E, short for electric, is powered by a lithium-ion…
The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show was not just a big event for BMW fans, but also Mini nuts. BMW released the new, fully electric, 156 mile range, Mini E. The presentation was a big…
