The MINI Electric concept was previewed last week in heavily rendered imagery that, while promising left a little realism behind. Today we get that back with the first video of the new concept.
For a full view of the concept and what it could mean for the future MINI E electric car (due in late 2019) read more of our coverage in MotoringFile’s F56 MINI E section.
<p>I might be one of the few but I love it, I think it’s a great part of the evolution of mini I can’t wait to be able to trade mine in.</p>
<p>I just saw the beautifully simple design of Honda’s Urban EV over on Autoblog and I think it makes the MINI look like it’s really trying way too hard.</p>
<p>I want a retro looking EV MINI like that!</p>
<p>I think it needs more letter E’s on it so that we know it’s an electric vehicle .</p>
<p>That said, am hopeful that EV tech will help the brand. Based on this video I think it will.</p>
<p>Very tempting. If they made a JCW version of the MINI that was electric, I’d be very tempted to trade up.</p>
<p>Using the B28 turbocharged two-cylinder modular engine driving the front wheels, and an electric motor driving the rear wheels, effectively providing two-wheel/four-wheel drive on demand.</p>