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How MINI Changed Its EV Strategy and What It Means for the Brand’s Future

Dec 30, 25Dec 30, 25

In 2021, MINI made one of the boldest commitments of any legacy automaker, announcing it would become fully electric by 2030. Four short years later, those plans and the models that were...

EU Drops 2035 ICE Ban: How It Might Affect Future MINIs

The EU has effectively walked back its planned 2035 ban on new internal combustion engine sales, a cornerstone assumption behind MINI’s push toward an all electric lineup by 2030. With regulators now...

Dec 17, 25Dec 19, 25

How MINI Became the Most Successful British Car Brand of the Modern Era

The Improbable Story of How MINI Outlasted the Rest of the British Motoring Industry British automotive history is littered with proud names that lost their way. Some drifted until the market forgot...

Dec 11, 25Dec 10, 25

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The ICE MINI Countryman Will Continue Indefinitely – What It Means for MINI’s Future

“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never.” With that statement, BMW board member Jochen Goller made clear that petrol power isn’t going anywhere. And nowhere is that more relevant than at MINI....

Sep 27, 25Sep 29, 25

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Next MINI Countryman EV to Offer More Range, Tech, and Rear-Wheel Drive

The future of the MINI Countryman EV just got a lot more interesting. While the current U25 Countryman launched less than a year ago, we’ve confirmed that the next-generation Countryman EV will...

Sep 25, 25Sep 29, 25

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Official: BMW Confirms Combustion Engines Will Stay – What It Means for Future MINI Coopers

“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never.” It sounds like a comment in the MotoringFile comment section but it actually came from Jochen Goller, a key BMW leader on the BMW Group...

Sep 22, 25Sep 29, 25

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EU is Rethinking its EV Mandate – What It Means for The MINI Cooper’s Future

The EU has announced it will bring forward its review of the 2035 zero-emission vehicle target to the end of this year, two years earlier than planned. On the surface this is...

Sep 17, 25Sep 17, 25

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The All-New BMW iX3: A Glimpse Into MINI’s Rear-Wheel-Drive Future

BMW has been teasing the Neue Klasse for years. On MotoringFile, we’ve covered how it represents a full reboot for BMW Group, built from the ground up for electrification, digitalization, and sustainability....

Sep 5, 25Sep 5, 25

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BMW’s Solid-State Battery Breakthrough—How It Transform MINI EVs

BMW just hit a major milestone: it’s now actively testing all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells in a BMW i7 prototype. Developed in collaboration with Solid Power, these smaller, lighter next-gen batteries are finally seeing their first road testing—marking...

May 20, 25May 22, 25

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MINI Shifts Strategy – Will Make A New Combustion Powered Countryman

For years, MINI has prepared us for its ambitious plan to go fully electric by 2030. But recent developments mean that there’s a big shift in strategy: MINI will now continue producing...

Mar 24, 25Mar 24, 25

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BMW’s Gen6 EV Architecture Could be A Quantum Leap for MINI

Yesterday we talked about why a rear wheel drive MINI may not be such a bad thing. Today we’re going in-depth on BMW’s Gen6 EV Architecture that powers it and why it...

Feb 27, 25Feb 26, 25