MINI News
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The JCW performance upgrade goes electric on the Cooper EV and the forthcoming Aceman.
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2020-2024 Mini Cooper SE recalled because battery may short out
Some 2020-2024 Mini Cooper SE owners will need to make a trip to their dealership.
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2025 Mini Countryman SE ALL4 has 212 miles of range for $46,195
The new electric Mini Countryman will arrive in the U.S. this fall as originally promised.
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Mini Aceman urban EV fits between Cooper, Countryman
The Aceman can fast-charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes; it also gets the Mini Cooper's circular screen, voice controls, and digital key functionality.
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2025 Mini Countryman Electric crossover set for fall 2024 US arrival
This is the first time the Countryman will be available with an all-electric powertrain, although a plug-in hybrid version is currently offered.
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2025 Mini Cooper, Countryman EVs lead brand's electric remake
But both the Cooper and Countryman will still be offered in gasoline form, as the brand starts to shift to electric.
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The EV kit is designed to drop into the existing vehicle's structure and may be the simplest and cheapest way to achieve an electric classic Mini.
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Redesigned 2025 Mini Cooper Electric adds driving range, space
Mini has boosted performance, range, and interior space for this affordable electric hatchback. Even as Mini shifts electric, its U.S. future remains unconfirmed.
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Mini Cooper SE Convertible is a production reality—for Europe
Mini plans to make just 999 Cooper SE Convertibles for Europe. Is America a possibility?
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One of the cheapest US-market EVs now starts $4,325 higher due to supply-chain woes
The base-model $30,750 Mini Cooper SE is on an indefinite hiatus due to supply-chain issues, but you can still order one of the upper-trim versions.
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Affordable electric convertibles: Could Mini be working on one?
A Cooper SE Convertible could be a great niche electric vehicle and a minimalist effort, aimed at evening cruises and quick blasts out on country roads.
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2023 Mini Cooper SE holds the line on $30,750 price and 114-mile range
Like other Mini models, the Cooper SE gets standard Apple CarPlay for 2023, while its 114-mile range carries over.
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Each conversion includes a 90-kw (120-horsepower) motor and 6.6-kw onboard charger, and original engines are marked and stored.
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Mini is developing its Urbanaut electric van: A rival to electric VW Bus?
Mini has confirmed that it's developing a production vehicle based on its Urbanaut electric van concept; look out VW ID.Buzz.
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Mini Strip electric concept shows simplicity is important to sustainability
Embracing a stripped-down and minimalist approach could help Mini make a more sustainable EV that delivers more with less.
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Mini Urbanaut electric van concept gets a step closer to reality
The Mini brand is going all-electric by the mid 2030s. Could this be one of the models that makes getting there an adventure?
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2022 Mini Cooper SE efficiency and range boost: Now 114 miles EPA
A retest of EPA ratings for the Cooper SE yields better results this time around—to a figure that's likely more than enough for the commute.
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2022 Mini Cooper SE preview: 110-mile “fun” EV gets a subtle update
Mini hasn't given the Cooper SE any more range for 2022, but it gets a bigger standard screen and downplays the yellow accents.
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With some used parts as well as some off-the-shelf ones, Rich Benoit built an electric Mini Cooper for less than $3,000, not counting very many labor hours.
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Kit can help convert any classic Mini to all-electric—but it's not cheap
The conversion kit and battery alone—not counting labor—could cost more than a brand-new Mini Cooper SE electric car.
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Mini electric crossovers coming, whole family of EVs to coexist with gas and diesel
Mini says that it's making much of its range available as electric vehicles alongside gas and diesel, but it hasn't given a timeframe for the remake.
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First drive review: The 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car realigns how I see EVs
We drove the new all-electric Mini Cooper SE around Downtown Denver to see how the future of Mini could be.
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Mini Cooper Hardtop to go electric, maybe get mini again
The combination of a fully electric powertrain and the modern Mini driving experience may come together yet.
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Report: Next-generation Minis to go all electric
According to a report, the next-generation Mini lineup will include just three vehicles and all will feature electric propulsion.
Eric C. Evarts