BMW launches the Electric Mini
- BMW unveiled the production version of the electric Mini, which will be produced at the British site in Cowley (Oxford) as of the fourth quarter of 2019 and marketed starting the first half of 2020.
- In 2008, BMW had previously designed an electric Mini, the Mini E, and 450 were manufactured, with the objective of testing the batteries and collecting feedback from selected customers.
- Today, the Electric Mini is based on the current internal combustion engine, Mini, and benefits from the progress made over the past ten years on batteries and electric motors, as well as from the experience acquired on the BMW i3 launched in 2013.
- The Electric Mini was launched 60 years, almost to the day, after the launch of the first Mini which at the time was marketed under the Austin and Morris brands.
- The electric Mini advertises a range of 235 to 270 kilometers (WLTP cycle). By way of comparison, the new Peugeot e-208 claims a range of 340 kilometres (WLTP cycle).
- Inovev estimates that BMW could sell 50,000 electric Mini cars each year.
- In response to the launch of the Electric Mini, the FCA group announced the upcoming launch of the Electric Fiat 500, scheduled for the first half of 2020. This model will be manufactured exclusively at the Italian Mirafiori site, which has been operating at a slower pace for decades. FCA's objective is to sell 80,000 Fiat 500 electric vehicles per year.
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