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BMW & MINI Show Off Early Electric Prototypes at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Sep 23, 24Sep 22, 24

BMW and MINI’s rich history of early EVs is being shown off for the first time in the US at an exhibit Titled “Alternating Currents: The Fall and Rise of Electric Vehicles.”...

Every Electric MINI to Eventually Have Two Variants

BMW’s Chief Development Officer Klaus Fröhlich has a German language interview in a recent AutoGazzette where he openly discusses the future of electric MINI and BMWs. One of the more interesting nuggets...

Nov 27, 18Dec 1, 21

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MINI Electric and JCW GP Concept to be Displayed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

MINI is planning a large display at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The brand is displaying both of its recent concepts – the MINI JCW GP Concept and the MINI Electric Concept....

Jul 3, 18

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BMW’s Strategic Partner Toyota to Release Solid State Batteries That Recharge in Minutes

The problem with most electric cars isn’t the range, it’s the time it takes to charge the batteries. Toyota, BMW’s technical partner in hybrid technology, is aiming to solve that problem with...

Jul 27, 17Dec 1, 21

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Electric MINI Confirmed as F56 Hatch – Will Be Built at Oxford Plant

News that many of us have been waiting for is here – an electric MINI is launching in 2019. MINI will turn it’s existing F56 hatch into a full electric car and...

Jul 25, 17Jul 25, 17

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BMW May Build Eelctric MINI Outside the UK

According to the Automotive News, BMW is considering basing production of MINI’s upcoming electric car outside of the U.K. due to Brexit. Due to uncertainty around trade agreements between the U.K. and...

Feb 2, 17Dec 1, 21

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Which MINI Do You Want to See Become the Electric MINI?

MINI is on record saying that they are preparing to release an all electric MINI in 2019. Based on interviews and sources this electric car will be based “an existing model” and...

Dec 5, 16Dec 5, 16

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Confirmed: BMW Will Build an Electric MINI by 2019

In just over two years you will be able to buy an electric MINI. According to a Bloomberg interview with BMW Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger specifics like range and cost haven’t...

Sep 30, 16Dec 1, 21

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Revolutionary VW ID Electric Car Debuts – Should MINI Be Worried?

The VW ID Electric car is here and MINI has some work to do. Roughly the length of a four door Golf (and subsequently the length of the MINI Clubman and Countryman)...

Sep 29, 16Sep 29, 16

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BMW Close to Approving an Electric MINI

BMW is in a bit of a quandary. Eight years ago they made the choice to invest billion in the radical carbon fiber constructed all electric BMW i3. It was a major...

Sep 12, 16Sep 11, 16

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BMW is Working in an All Electric MINI

BMW is working on an all electric MINI model according to Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW board member in charge of the MINI brand. We’ve heard rumors for over a year now that MINI...

Feb 23, 16Feb 23, 16