Photo: MINI
The first electric car for British brand MINI is presently only available to pre-order, with deliveries scheduled to begin later this year. The new wonder car made by the Brits is priced from $29,900 in the U.S., and promises to at least leave its mark on the segment.
Visually, there are not many things setting it apart from a conventionally-powered 3-door Cooper, as aside for the yellow paint used on the side scuttles, the tailgate, and now closed-off front grille, there are no other major differences.
But this doesn’t stop the carmaker from taking great pride in the premium car, and every chance it gets, it photographs it in extreme detail. This week, as a means to remind the world the SE is just around the corner, MINI dumped a huge gallery of 300+ photos showing the car in the most diverse of sceneries and uses. They’re all attached in the proper section above.
MINI’s first foray into the electric vehicle market is not expected to set sales records, but it is expected to break down barriers. The car is the first EV of the premium small car segment, a trendsetter that will to used to probe and see whether there’s enough interest for such products from MINI.
As such, don’t expect extraordinary performances. The car is powered by a BMW-supplied 32.6 kWh lithium-ion battery and an electric motor mounted on the front axle. The hardware develops 181 hp and 270 Nm of torque and can accelerate the SE to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds, on its way to the electronically limited speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
The estimated driving range is tiny compared to what else is out there. On a full battery, the SE can go as far as 110 miles (177 km), and charging times are not great either: 36 minutes to get to 80 percent from a 50 kW station.
But this doesn’t stop the carmaker from taking great pride in the premium car, and every chance it gets, it photographs it in extreme detail. This week, as a means to remind the world the SE is just around the corner, MINI dumped a huge gallery of 300+ photos showing the car in the most diverse of sceneries and uses. They’re all attached in the proper section above.
MINI’s first foray into the electric vehicle market is not expected to set sales records, but it is expected to break down barriers. The car is the first EV of the premium small car segment, a trendsetter that will to used to probe and see whether there’s enough interest for such products from MINI.
As such, don’t expect extraordinary performances. The car is powered by a BMW-supplied 32.6 kWh lithium-ion battery and an electric motor mounted on the front axle. The hardware develops 181 hp and 270 Nm of torque and can accelerate the SE to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds, on its way to the electronically limited speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
The estimated driving range is tiny compared to what else is out there. On a full battery, the SE can go as far as 110 miles (177 km), and charging times are not great either: 36 minutes to get to 80 percent from a 50 kW station.
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